XPO Logistics Announces Pricing of $220.5 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
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GREENWICH, Conn. - August 7, 2013 - XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) today
announced the pricing of a registered underwritten public offering of shares of
its common stock at a price to the public of $22.75 per share, and that, in
response to investor demand, it has increased the size of the offering to
9,694,027 shares from the previously announced 8,000,000 shares. XPO Logistics,
Inc. ("XPO") also granted the underwriters in the offering a 30-day option to
purchase up to an additional 1,454,104 shares of common stock from XPO. Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. The
co-managers for the offering are BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T
Securities, LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and
Avondale Partners, LLC. XPO intends to use the net proceeds of this offering,
together with cash on hand, to finance the previously announced acquisition of
3PD Holding, Inc. ("3PD") and to pay related fees and expenses. If the 3PD
acquisition is not completed, XPO will use the net proceeds of the offering for
general corporate purposes, which may include strategic acquisitions. The
offering is expected to close on August 13, 2013, subject to customary closing
conditions.
The shares are being offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement that has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"). A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering has been
filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus
related to the offering may be obtained by contacting Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, New York
10010, or by telephone at (800) 221-1037, or by email at
newyork.prospectus(at)credit-suisse.com, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus
Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014-4606, or by
telephone at (866) 718-1649 (toll free), or by email at
prospectus(at)morganstanley.com or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attn: Prospectus
Group, 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, or by telephone at (800) 503-4611, or
by email at prospectus.cpdg(at)db.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About XPO Logistics, Inc.
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is one of the fastest growing providers of
transportation logistics services in North America. The company's three business
units - freight brokerage, expedited transportation and freight forwarding - use
relationships with more than 22,000 ground, sea and air carriers to serve over
8,500 customers in the manufacturing, industrial, retail, commercial, life
sciences and government sectors. XPO is built to deliver constant growth in
truck capacity, passionate service and technological innovation through 62
locations in the United States and Canada.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than
statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking
statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the
use of forward-looking terms such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe,"
"continue," "could," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should,"
"will," "expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance,"
"outlook," "effort," "target" or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terms. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are
not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain
assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our
perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future
developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the
circumstances.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to a material
difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our filings with
the SEC and the following: economic conditions generally; competition; our
ability to find suitable acquisition candidates and execute our acquisition
strategy; the projected satisfaction of closing conditions for the acquisition
of 3PD Holding, Inc. and the related financing (the "3PD Transaction"); the
expected closing date for the 3PD Transaction; the expected impact of the 3PD
Transaction, including the expected impact on the Company's results of
operations; our ability to raise debt and equity capital; our ability to attract
and retain key employees to execute our growth strategy, including retention of
3PD's management team; litigation, including litigation related to
misclassification of independent contractors; our ability to develop and
implement a suitable information technology system; our ability to maintain
positive relationships with our network of third-party transportation providers;
our ability to retain our and 3PD's largest customers; our ability to
successfully integrate 3PD and other acquired businesses; and governmental
regulation. All forward-looking statements set forth in this press release are
qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the
actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if
substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or
effects on us or our business or operations. Forward-looking statements set
forth in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and we do not
undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or the occurrence of
unanticipated events except to the extent required by law.
Investor Contact:
XPO Logistics, Inc.
Dana Gibson, +1-203-930-1470
dana.gibson(at)xpologistics.com
Media Contact:
Brunswick Group
Steve Lipin / Gemma Hart, +1-212-333-3810
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