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Bell Canada’s abbreviated cash tender offers of USD844.4 million

Bell Canada's abbreviated cash tender offers of USD844.4 million
Published Date
Mar 28 2025
A&O Shearman represented the dealer managers in connection with Bell Canada’s abbreviated tender offers to purchase for cash any and all of its 3.200% Series US-6 Notes due 2052, 3.650% Series US-7 Notes due 2052, 3.650% Series US-4 Notes due 2051, 2.150% Series US-5 Notes due 2032 and 4.300% Series US-2 Notes due 2049. Notes in aggregate principal amount of USD844,352,000 were accepted for purchase by Bell Canada.

Bell Canada concurrently but separately offered to purchase for cash two series of its CAD-denominated debentures from holders outside of the United States, and it accepted for purchase CAD1,130,937,000 aggregate principal amount of the 3.50% MTN Debentures Series M-51 due 2050.

Bell Canada is Canada’s largest communications company based on total revenue and total combined customer connections, providing advanced broadband Internet, wireless, TV, media and business communication services. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell Canada is wholly owned by BCE Inc.

The A&O Shearman team was led by U.S. capital markets partners Richard Alsop and Ryan Robski and associate Kaz Watanabe and supported by tax partner Lorenz Haselberger and law clerk Christopher Torikoglu.

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