Level 3 to Webcast 2007 Analyst and Investor Day
Wednesday March 14, 6:00 am ET
Company Announces Closing of $1.4 Billion Credit Facility
BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT - News) will host its 2007 Analyst and Investor Day on March 14, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. EDT, with presentations expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
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A streaming audio webcast of the event together with the slide presentations will be available both live and archived on Level 3's investor relations Web site at www.level3.com/investor_relations/index.html.
The company also announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Level 3 Financing, Inc., has refinanced its existing $730 million senior secured credit facility by entering into a new senior secured credit facility that, among other things, increased amounts outstanding under the facility to $1.4 billion, extended the maturity of the facility from 2011 to 2014 and decreased the applicable interest rate from LIBOR plus 300 bps to LIBOR plus 225 bps.
Level 3's outstanding debt, as of December 31, 2006, on an as adjusted basis giving effect to redemptions of certain series of Level 3's outstanding notes; tender offers for certain series of Level 3's and Level 3 Financing's outstanding notes; the issuance by Level 3 Financing of two series of notes; the completion of the acquisitions of Broadwing Corporation and SAVVIS' CDN services business; and the closing of the new credit facility, each occurring in the first quarter of 2007, was approximately $6.85 billion. The company's net cash interest expense for 2007 is expected to be approximately $500 million, a decrease from previously issued guidance of $545 million.
Level 3 Financing, Inc., subject to final documentation, also entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the rate of interest on a notional amount of $1.0 billion.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT - News), an international communications company, operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world. Through its customers, Level 3 is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of broadband subscribers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services over its broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services, broadband transport and infrastructure services, colocation services, voice services and voice over IP services. These services provide building blocks that enable Level 3's customers to meet their growing demands for advanced communications solutions. The company's Web address is www.Level3.com. |
