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DALLAS, TX, Sept 6, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Flowserve Corporation (NYSE:FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced that it plans to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes") in an underwritten public offering, subject to market conditions. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the company and will rank equally with the company's existing and future senior unsecured debt.
The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for the retirement of debt and other general corporate purposes, including repurchases of shares of the company's common stock.
The offering of the Notes will be made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. are acting as joint book running managers for the Notes offering. A copy of the preliminary prospectus for the offering may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at www.sec.gov . In addition, a copy of the preliminary prospectus for the offering may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC by calling (collect) +1-212-834-4533, or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated by calling (toll-free) +1-800-294-1322, or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC by calling (toll-free) +1-800-326-5897.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Any offering of securities will be made only by means of a prospectus.
Investor Contact: Mike Mullin, director, investor relations +1-972-443-6636
Media Contact: Steve Boone, director, global communications & public affairs +1-972-443-6644
ABOUT FLOWSERVE
Flowserve Corp. is one of the world's leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 55 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company's Web site at www.flowserve.com .
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Words or phrases such as, "may," "should," "expects," "could," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "forecasts," "predicts" or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which include, without limitation, statements regarding the consummation of the Notes offering and the use of proceeds from the offering.
The forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on our current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. These statements are only predictions, not guarantees. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from what is forecast in such forward-looking statements, and include, without limitation, the following: fluctuations in interest rates; disruption of credit and capital markets; a portion of our bookings may not lead to completed sales, and our ability to convert bookings into revenues at acceptable profit margins; changes in the global financial markets and the availability of capital and the potential for unexpected cancellations or delays of customer orders in our reported backlog; our dependence on our customers' ability to make required capital investment and maintenance expenditures; risks associated with cost overruns on fixed-fee projects and in taking customer orders for large complex custom engineered products; the substantial dependence of our sales on the success of the oil and gas, chemical, power generation and water management industries; the adverse impact of volatile raw materials prices on our products and operating margins; our ability to execute and realize the expected financial benefits from our strategic realignment initiatives; economic, political and other risks associated with our international operations, including military actions or trade embargoes that could affect customer markets, particularly Middle Eastern markets and global oil and gas producers, and non-compliance with U.S. export/re-export control, foreign corrupt practice laws, economic sanctions and import laws and regulations; our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, including in hyperinflationary countries such as Venezuela; our furnishing of products and services to nuclear power plant facilities; potential adverse consequences resulting from litigation to which we are a party, such as litigation involving asbestos-containing material claims; a foreign government investigation regarding our participation in the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program; expectations regarding acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses; our relative geographical profitability and its impact on our utilization of deferred tax assets, including foreign tax credits; the potential adverse impact of an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets; our dependence upon third-party suppliers whose failure to perform timely could adversely affect our business operations; the highly competitive nature of the markets in which we operate; environmental compliance costs and liabilities; potential work stoppages and other labor matters; our inability to protect our intellectual property in the U.S., as well as in foreign countries; obligations under our defined benefit pension plans; and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
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Source: Flowserve Corporation
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