Dow Announces the Early Results of its Cash Tender Offer

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Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has announced the early results of its cash tender offer for specific debt securities from Dow Chemical, Rohm and Haas, and Union Carbide The tender offer received $1,101,175,000 in U.S. dollar-denominated securities and €504,493,000 in euro-denominated securities before the Early Participation Date.

The withdrawal deadline was March 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. NYC time, and previously tendered securities cannot be withdrawn. The early settlement date is expected to be March 13, 2025, when accepted securities will be purchased, retired, and canceled. Due to exceeding the Tender Cap, Dow does not expect to accept additional tender offers.

The pricing determination is scheduled for March 11, 2025. Holders of accepted securities will receive the Total Consideration per $1,000 or €1,000 principal amount plus accrued interest. All conditions for the tender offer have been satisfied or waived.

Positive

• Successfully executed debt tender offer with significant participation
• All tender offer conditions have been satisfied or waived
• Structured debt management across multiple subsidiaries

Negative

• Tender Cap reached, limiting additional participation opportunities

Insights

Financial Analyst

Dow's tender offer represents a significant liability management exercise, with the company repurchasing $1.1 billion of USD-denominated debt securities and €504 million of EUR-denominated securities from itself and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (Rohm and Haas and Union Carbide).

The tender offer reaching its cap during the early participation window indicates strong bondholder interest, likely due to attractive pricing. Dow has exercised its option to accept and settle these securities on March 13, 2025, when they will be purchased, retired, and canceled.

This type of debt restructuring serves several potential purposes: optimizing the company's debt maturity profile, potentially reducing interest expenses, or enhancing balance sheet flexibility. The announcement mentions that all conditions have been satisfied, including the "Financing Condition," suggesting Dow has already secured the necessary funding to complete this transaction.

While the pricing details are scheduled to be determined on March 11, 2025, the scale of this transaction makes it noteworthy from a capital structure perspective. For context, Dow's market capitalization is approximately $27 billion, making this tender offer for approximately $1.6-1.7 billion equivalent to about 6% of the company's market value.

This appears to be a standard but substantial liability management exercise that demonstrates proactive financial stewardship by Dow's management, though the specific financial impact (potential interest savings or changes to debt ratios) remains to be seen until complete pricing details are available.

MIDLAND, Mich., March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Chemical Company ("TDCC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW), today announced the early results of its previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase for cash certain of its debt securities and certain debt securities of Rohm and Haas Company ("Rohm and Hass") and Union Carbide Corporation ("UCC"), each a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC, listed in the table below (collectively, the "Securities"). The Tender Offer was made pursuant to TDCC's Offer to Purchase, dated February 25, 2025 (the "Offer to Purchase"), which sets forth a more comprehensive description of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

According to information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the depositary and information agent for the Tender Offer (the "Depository and Information Agent"), $1,101,175,000 aggregate principal amount of the Securities denominated in U.S. dollars and €504,493,000 aggregate principal amount of the Securities denominated in euro were validly tendered prior to or at the Early Participation Date and not validly withdrawn. The table below provides certain information about the Tender Offer, including the aggregate principal amount of each series of Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Participation Date.

Title of Securities	Security Identifier(s)	Original Issuer	Principal Amount Outstanding	Acceptance Priority Level	Purchase Consideration Acceptance Sublimit	Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered as of the Early Participation Date(1)
0.500% Notes Due 2027	ISIN: XS2122485845	TDCC	€1,000,000,000	1	€500,000,000	€504,493,000
7.850% Debentures Due 2029	CUSIP: 775371AU1 ISIN: US775371AU10	Rohm and Haas	$595,078,000	2	None	$284,030,000
7.375% Debentures Due 2029	CUSIP: 260543BJ1 ISIN: US260543BJ10	TDCC	$778,773,000	3	None	$235,733,000
6.300% Notes Due 2033	CUSIP: 260543DG5 ISIN: US260543DG52	TDCC	$600,000,000	4	None	$241,704,000
9.400% Notes Due 2039	CUSIP: 260543BY8 ISIN: US260543BY86	TDCC	$557,943,000	5	$100,000,000	$291,179,000
7.750% Debentures Due 2096	CUSIP: 905581AS3 ISIN: US905581AS39	UCC	$135,172,000	6	None	$48,529,000

(1)   As reported by the Depository and Information Agent.

Pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer, TDCC will accept for payment up to the Tender Cap Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as shown in the table above and in accordance with the Acceptance Priority Levels and subject to the Acceptance Sublimits. Because the aggregate purchase price of the Securities validly tendered at or prior to the Early Participation Date exceeds the Tender Cap, TDCC does not expect to accept any further tenders of Securities.

The withdrawal deadline for the Tender Offer was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 10, 2025 and has not been extended. Accordingly, previously tendered Securities may not be withdrawn, subject to applicable law. The pricing of the Total Consideration for each series of Securities is expected to occur at or about 10:00 a.m., New York City time (3:00 p.m., London time), on March 11, 2025 (the "Reference Yield and FX Determination Date").

Pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer, TDCC has exercised its option to accept for payment Securities that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date promptly after the Early Participation Date. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, holders whose Securities were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date, and are accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer, will receive the applicable Total Consideration for each $1,000 or €1,000 principal amount of such Securities in cash on the early settlement date, which is expected to be March 13, 2025 (the "Early Settlement Date"). In addition to the applicable Total Consideration, such holders will be paid the Accrued Interest. Interest will cease to accrue on the Early Settlement Date for all Securities that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date, and that are accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer.

Securities that have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or before the Early Participation Date and are accepted in the Tender Offer will be purchased, retired and canceled on the Early Settlement Date.

Our obligation to accept for payment and to pay for any of the Securities validly tendered in the Tender Offer is not subject to any minimum amount of Securities being tendered, but is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions, described in the Offer to Purchase, including the Financing Condition. All such conditions to the Tender Offer have been satisfied or waived. TDCC reserves the right, subject to applicable law, to amend, extend or terminate the Tender Offer at any time in its sole discretion.

In connection with the Tender Offer, TDCC has retained Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. to act as joint lead dealer managers (together, the "Joint Lead Dealer Managers"), and RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC to act as co-dealer managers (together, the "Co-Dealer Managers" and together with the Joint Lead Dealer Managers, the "Dealer Managers") in connection with the Tender Offer. Questions and requests for assistance regarding the terms of the Tender Offer should be directed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at +1 (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at +1 (888) HSBC-4LM (toll-free). Copies of the Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements to the foregoing may be obtained from the Depositary and Information Agent, by calling (212) 430-3774 (for banks and brokers only) or (855) 654-2014 (toll-free) (for all others) or via contact@gbsc-usa.com.

None of Dow Inc., TDCC, Rohm and Haas, UCC, the Depositary and Information Agent, the Dealer Managers or the trustee under the indentures governing the Securities, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Securities in response to the Tender Offer, and no one has been authorized by any of them to make such a recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender their Securities and, if so, the principal amount of Securities as to which action is to be taken. Holders should consult their tax, accounting, financial and legal advisers regarding the tax, accounting, financial and legal consequences of participating or declining to participate in the Tender Offer.

The Tender Offer is only being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. This press release is qualified in its entirety by the Offer to Purchase. This press release is neither an offer to purchase or sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any Securities in the Tender Offer or any other securities of TDCC, Rohm and Haas or UCC. The Tender Offer is not being made to holders of Securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the Tender Offer is required to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of TDCC, Rohm and Haas or UCC by the Dealer Managers, or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world's leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

Rohm and Haas is a chemicals and polymers company and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC since its acquisition on April 1, 2009.

Union Carbide Corporation is a chemicals and polymers company that has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of TDCC since February 6, 2001.

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Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements 

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements." Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and include statements describing the completion of the Tender Offer, and often contain words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "would" and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases.

Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond Dow's control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date the statements were made. These factors include, but are not limited to: sales of Dow's products; Dow's expenses, future revenues and profitability; any sanctions, export restrictions, supply chain disruptions or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; capital requirements and need for and availability of financing; unexpected barriers in the development of technology, including with respect to Dow's contemplated capital and operating projects; Dow's ability to realize its commitment to carbon neutrality on the contemplated timeframe, including the completion and success of its integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada; size of the markets for Dow's products and services and ability to compete in such markets; failure to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; the rate and degree of market acceptance of Dow's products; significant litigation and environmental matters and related contingencies and unexpected expenses; the success of competing technologies that are or may become available; the ability to protect Dow's intellectual property in the United States and abroad; developments related to contemplated restructuring activities and proposed divestitures or acquisitions such as workforce reduction, manufacturing facility and/or asset closure and related exit and disposal activities, and the benefits and costs associated with each of the foregoing; fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; management of process safety and product stewardship; changes in relationships with Dow's significant customers and suppliers; changes in public sentiment and political leadership; increased concerns about plastics in the environment and lack of a circular economy for plastics at scale; changes in consumer preferences and demand; changes in laws and regulations, political conditions or industry development; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, market uncertainty, interest and currency exchange rates, and equity and commodity prices; business, logistics, and supply disruptions; security threats, such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East; weather events and natural disasters; disruptions in Dow's information technology networks and systems, including the impact of cyberattacks; risks related to Dow's separation from DowDuPont Inc. such as Dow's obligation to indemnify DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and/or Corteva, Inc. for certain liabilities; and any global and regional economic impacts of a pandemic or other public health-related risks and events on Dow's business.

Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" contained in Dow's and TDCC's combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. These are not the only risks and uncertainties that Dow faces. There may be other risks and uncertainties that Dow is unable to identify at this time or that Dow does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. If any of those risks or uncertainties develops into an actual event, it could have a material adverse effect on Dow's business. Dow assumes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.

 

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FAQ

What is the total amount of securities tendered in DOW's tender offer?

The tender offer received $1,101,175,000 in U.S. dollar-denominated securities and €504,493,000 in euro-denominated securities.

When is the early settlement date for DOW's tender offer?

The early settlement date is expected to be March 13, 2025.

Will DOW accept additional securities after the Early Participation Date?

No, due to exceeding the Tender Cap, Dow does not expect to accept any further tenders of Securities.

What happens to the securities accepted in DOW's tender offer?

Accepted securities will be purchased, retired, and canceled on the Early Settlement Date.

When was the withdrawal deadline for DOW's tender offer?

The withdrawal deadline was March 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time.