PRESS RELEASE DATED APRIL 26, 2006
Published on April 27, 2006
Exhibit 99.3
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PRESS RELEASE |
06-06
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
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James Haddox, CFO | Ken Dennard / ksdennard@drg-e.com | ||
Reba Reid | Lisa Elliott / lelliott@drg-e.com | |||
Quanta Services, Inc. | DRG&E | |||
713-629-7600 | 713-529-6600 |
QUANTA SERVICES ANNOUNCES OFFERING OF $125 MILLION
OF CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES
OF CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES
Houston April 26, 2006 Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR) today announced the offering of
$125 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2026 in a
private placement pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The initial
purchasers of the notes also have the option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million
aggregate principal amount of the notes. The offering is expected to close on or about May 3,
2006, subject to customary closing conditions.
Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the notes will be convertible into shares
of Quanta Services common stock, or, at the option of the company, cash or a combination of cash
and shares of Quanta Services common stock, at an initial conversion rate based on 135% of the
closing sale price of Quantas common stock on April 26, 2006, subject to adjustment. The notes
will mature on April 30, 2026, and interest on the notes will be payable at the rate of 3.75% per
annum on April 30 and October 30 of each year, beginning on October 30, 2006. Beginning on April
30, 2010, the company may redeem some or all of the notes for cash. In addition, on April 30,
2013, 2016 and 2021 and upon a change in control of the company prior to April 30, 2013, holders
may require the company to repurchase their notes for cash. The notes will be unsecured and will
be subordinated in right of payment to the companys senior indebtedness.
Quanta Services intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with existing cash,
to repurchase, through a tender offer, all or a portion of the companys $172.5 million principal
amount of 4.0% convertible subordinated notes, which mature on July 1, 2007. To the extent that
any net proceeds remain after the repurchases of the 4.0% convertible subordinated notes, the
company intends to use these remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes.
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The company intends to commence a tender offer to purchase all of its outstanding 4.0%
convertible subordinated notes as soon as practicable following the consummation of the offering of
the notes. The terms of the tender offer will be announced by the company at the time the tender
offer is commenced.
The notes have been offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A
under the Securities Act. Neither the issuance of the notes nor the shares of common stock
issuable upon conversion of the notes have been registered under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws. Unless so registered, the notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon
conversion of the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of or an offer
to buy, the notes or any other securities.
The tender offer for the companys 4.0% convertible subordinated notes due 2007 will be made
solely by, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth in a Schedule TO (including an offer
to purchase, related letter of transmittal and other tender offer documents) that will be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). The Schedule TO will contain important
information and should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender
offer. Once the Schedule TO and other documents are filed with the SEC, they will be available free
of charge on the SECs website at www.sec.gov, on the companys website at www.quantaservices.com
or by contacting the companys Corporate Secretary at (713) 629-7600.
Quanta Services, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized contracting services, delivering
end-to-end network solutions for electric power, gas, telecommunications and cable television
industries. The companys comprehensive services include designing, installing, repairing and
maintaining network infrastructure nationwide.
This press release contains forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe
harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the offering and
the consummation thereof, the issuance of the notes, the amount and use of proceeds, the tender
offer for the 4.0% convertible subordinated notes, strategies, expectations, intentions, plans,
future events, performance, underlying assumptions, and other statements that do not relate
strictly to historical or current facts. Although Quantas management believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance
that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements can be affected by
inaccurate assumptions and by a variety of risks and uncertainties, including, among others,
general economic conditions, volatility in the financial markets, any outbreak or escalation of
national or international hostilities, customary rights of the initial purchasers to terminate
their commitment to purchase securities, the success of the tender offer for the 4.0% convertible
subordinated notes and the amount of any such notes actually tendered for repurchase or actually
repurchased by the company, the companys reported results meeting the companys guidance and the
expectations of the market, and other risks, including risks related to Quantas operations and
financial condition, detailed in Quantas Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2005 and any other reports of the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking
statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which are current only as of this date. Quanta does not undertake any obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. For a discussion of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, investors are urged to
refer to Quantas reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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