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Published on 4/2/2014 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: McDermott prices $250 million 6.25% tangible equity units, up 22.5%

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, April 2 - McDermott International Inc. priced $250 million of tangible equity units, or 10 million units at $25.00 each, with a 6.25% dividend and 22.5% appreciation premium, according to a term sheet.

Pricing of the registered deal came at the rich end of talk for a 6.25% to 6.75% dividend and 17.5% to 22.5% appreciation premium.

There is a greenshoe for up to an additional $37.5 million of units.

Goldman Sachs & Co. was the bookrunning manager.

The units, comprised of a prepaid stock purchase price and a senior amortizing note, will automatically settle for shares on April 1, 2017.

Proceeds from the offering, together with proceeds expected to be received from other previously announced financing transactions relating to the refinancing of its outstanding credit agreement, are for general corporate purposes, including the funding of working capital requirements and capital expenditures.

McDermott is a Houston-based engineering, procurement, construction and installation company for offshore oil and gas projects.

Issuer:McDermott International Inc.
Issue:Tangible equity units
Amount:$250 million, or 10 million units at $25.00 each
Greenshoe:$37.5 million, or 1.5 million units
Maturity:April 17, 2017
Bookrunner:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Dividend:6.25%
Price:Par, $25.00
Yield:6.25%
Initial appreciation premium:22.5%
Threshold appreciation price:$8.61
Minimum settlement rate:2.9030 shares
Maximum settlement rate:3.5562 shares
Takeover protection:Yes
Price talk:6.25%-6.75%, up 17.5%-22.5%
Pricing date:April 1
Settlement date:April 7
Distribution:Registered
Stock symbol:NYSE: MDR
Stock price:$7.03 at close April 1
Market capitalization:$1.66 billion

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