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8-K - FORM 8-K - Molycorp, Inc. | c18659e8vk.htm |
EX-99.2 - EXHIBIT 99.2 - Molycorp, Inc. | c18659exv99w2.htm |
Exhibit 99.1
Molycorp Announces Proposed Offering of $200 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2016
Greenwood Village, CO (June 7, 2011, 4:28 p.m. Eastern) Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP), the Western
hemispheres only producer of rare earth oxides, today announced that, subject to market
conditions, it intends to offer $200 million principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due
2016 (the Notes) in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933. The Notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A
under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, Molycorp intends to grant the initial purchasers of
the Notes an option to purchase an additional $30 million principal amount of the Notes.
The Notes will pay interest semi-annually and will be convertible into shares of Molycorps common
stock, cash, or a combination thereof, at Molycorps election. The Notes will mature on June 15,
2016, unless earlier repurchased or converted. Molycorp will not have the right to redeem the
Notes prior to maturity.
Molycorp expects to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering to fund its original Phase 1
production capacity plan as well as its Phase 2 expansion plan at its Mountain Pass, California
processing facility. Any remaining net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
The Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not and will
not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy such
securities and is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933.
About Molycorp
Colorado-based Molycorp, Inc. is the only REO producer in the Western Hemisphere and currently
produces more than 3,000 metric tons of commercial rare earth materials per year. In addition to
its flagship rare earth mine and processing facility at Mountain Pass, California, Molycorp also
owns a controlling interest in the Estonia-based Molycorp Silmet AS, which has a production
capacity of 3,000 metric tons of rare earth products and 700 metric tons of rare metal products
annually and is one of the largest rare metal and rare earth metal producers in Europe.
Additionally, Molycorp owns and operates Arizona-based Molycorp Metals and Alloys, one of the
leading producers of high-purity rare earth alloys and metals outside of China. Following the
execution of Molycorps mine-to-magnets strategy and the expected 2012 completion of Phase 1 of
its modernization and expansion efforts at its Mountain Pass, California processing facility, the
Company expects to produce at a rate of approximately 19,050 metric tons of REO equivalent per year
from Mountain Pass. The Company expects to achieve an annual production capacity at Mountain Pass
by the end of 2013 of approximately 40,000 metric tons of REO equivalent per year after the
completion of Phase 2. Molycorp
intends to provide to the market a range of rare earth products, including high-purity oxides,
metals, alloys, and permanent magnets. The Company currently sells products to customers in Europe,
North and South America, Asia, Russia, and other previous nations of the Soviet Union.
Contacts
Molycorp Inc.
Jim Sims, +1-303-843-8067
Director of Public Affairs,
Jim.Sims@Molycorp.com
Or
Investor Relations
ICR, LLC
Gary T. Dvorchak, CFA, +1-310-954-1123
Senior Vice President
Gary.Dvorchak@icrinc.com
Jim Sims, +1-303-843-8067
Director of Public Affairs,
Jim.Sims@Molycorp.com
Or
Investor Relations
ICR, LLC
Gary T. Dvorchak, CFA, +1-310-954-1123
Senior Vice President
Gary.Dvorchak@icrinc.com