Magna Announces Senior Notes Offerings
- Diversified funding sources through both Euro and USD denominated notes
- Long-term debt maturities (2031 and 2035) providing financial stability
- Potential debt refinancing could optimize capital structure
- Additional debt burden on the company's balance sheet
- Interest expenses will increase due to relatively high rates (3.625% and 5.875%)
Insights
Magna's €575M and $400M senior notes offerings will restructure debt at higher rates, potentially impacting future profitability.
Magna International's dual-currency senior notes offerings represent a significant debt management move that merits close attention. The company is issuing
The stated use of proceeds "for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of existing indebtedness" signals this is likely a debt refinancing initiative. This approach to liability management suggests Magna is potentially extending debt maturities while accepting higher interest costs in today's elevated rate environment.
The significant spread between the Euro and USD notes (
The extensive syndicate of underwriters for both offerings—including major banks like BNP PARIBAS, BofA Securities, and Citigroup—indicates strong institutional support. However, the higher interest rates compared to the ultra-low rates available in recent years will increase Magna's debt servicing costs, potentially impacting profitability metrics.
As a major automotive technology supplier with 167,000 employees across 342 manufacturing operations in 28 countries, Magna's debt decisions affect its financial flexibility to invest in mobility technology innovation. While this offering provides immediate liquidity and potentially extends maturity profiles, it comes with the long-term cost of higher interest expenses that will persist for the next 6-10 years.
AURORA, Ontario, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) has announced that it has entered into underwriting agreements in respect of the offering of one series of Euro denominated senior notes (“Euro senior notes”) and one series of U.S. dollar denominated senior notes (“U.S. dollar senior notes”), as follows:
| Principal Amount | Maturity | Annual Interest Rate | ||
| Euro Senior Notes | May 21, 2031 | |||
| U.S. Dollar Senior Notes | June 1, 2035 | |||
Magna intends to use the net proceeds from the offerings of the Euro senior notes and the U.S. dollar senior notes for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of its existing indebtedness.
The offering of Euro senior notes is expected to close on May 21, 2025 and the offering of U.S. dollar senior notes is expected to close on May 22, 2025, in each case, subject to customary closing conditions. The Euro senior notes and U.S. dollar senior notes will each be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and a short form base shelf prospectus and prospectus supplements filed with the Ontario Securities Commission.
BNP PARIBAS, BofA Securities, Citigroup, Commerzbank and ING are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering of Euro senior notes, and BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, BNP PARIBAS, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, TD Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering of U.S. dollar senior notes.
This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The Euro senior notes and U.S. dollar senior notes are not being qualified for distribution in Canada but will be offered in Canada on a private placement basis to certain accredited investors as defined under Canadian securities laws.
The offering of each of these securities may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Copies of the prospectus supplements and the accompanying prospectus can be obtained for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or from:
In the case of the offering of Euro senior notes:
| BNP PARIBAS 10 Harewood Avenue London, NW1 6AA United Kingdom Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate Tel: +44 (0)20 7595 8222 Toll Free: +1 (800) 854-5674 | Citigroup Global Markets Limited c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions 1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, NY 11717 Toll Free +1 (800) 831-9146 prospectus@citi.com | Merrill Lynch International NC1-022-02-25 201 North Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 Attn: Prospectus Department dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com |
In the case of the offering of U.S. dollar senior notes:
| BofA Securities, Inc. NC1-022-02-25 201 North Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 Attn: Prospectus Department dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions 1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, NY 11717 Toll Free: +1 (800) 831-9146 prospectus@citi.com | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com |
INVESTOR CONTACT
Louis Tonelli, Vice-President, Investor Relations
louis.tonelli@magna.com │ 905.726.7035
MEDIA CONTACT
Tracy Fuerst, Vice-President, Corporate Communications & PR
tracy.fuerst@magna.com │ 248.761.7004
OUR BUSINESS(1)
Magna is more than one of the world’s largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team of approximately 167,000(2) employees across 342 manufacturing operations and 103 product development, engineering and sales centres spanning 28 countries. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, the expected closing date of the offering for the U.S. dollar senior notes and Euro senior notes and the intended use of the net proceeds from the offering of U.S. dollar senior notes and Euro senior notes, and are subject to, and expressly qualified by, the cautionary disclaimers that are set out in Magna’s regulatory filings. Please refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the notes, as well as Magna’s most current Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Position, Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 40-F, as replaced or updated by any of Magna’s subsequent regulatory filings, which set out the cautionary disclaimers, including the risk factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.
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(1) Manufacturing operations, product development, engineering and sales centres include certain operations accounted for under the equity method.
(2) Number of employees includes approximately 155,000 employees at our wholly owned or controlled entities and over 12,000 employees at certain operations accounted for under the equity method.
UNITED KINGDOM (“UK”) NOTICE
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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”) NOTICE
No EEA PRIIPs KID – No EEA PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the securities described herein are not available to retail in the EEA.
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