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Rogers Communications Inc. Announces Consent Payment Extension for Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations for U.S. $750,000,000 6.375% Senior Notes due 2014 and U.S. $350,000,000 5.500% Senior Notes due 2014

TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2014 /CNW/ – Rogers Communications Inc. (“RCI”) today
announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rogers Data Centres Alberta
Inc. (“RDCAI”), is extending the period during which holders who tender
their (i) 6.375% Senior Notes due 2014 of RCI and Rogers Communications
Partnership (CUSIP No. 77531QAD0 / 77531QAC2 / ISIN USC7925HAB27) (the
“6.375% Notes”)  and (ii)  5.500% Senior Notes due 2014 of RCI (CUSIP
No. 77509NAK9 / ISIN US77509NAK90) (the “5.500% Notes” and, together
with the 6.375% Notes, the “Notes”) will receive the consent payment of
US$2.50 per US$1,000 principal amount of Notes (in addition to the
principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest) under RDCAI’s
previously announced tender offers and consent solicitations for the
Notes.  The consent payment deadline has been extended to 8:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on February 27, 2014 for the 6.375% Notes. The
consent payment deadline has been extended to 8:00 a.m. New York City
time on March 13, 2014 for the 5.50% Notes.  The expiration times of
the tender offers remain unchanged. The tender offer with respect to
the 6.375% Notes will expire at 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on
February 27, 2014, unless extended or earlier terminated by RDCAI.  The
tender offer with respect to the 5.500% Notes will expire at 8:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on March 13, 2014, unless extended or earlier
terminated by RDCAI.  The settlement date with respect to the 6.375%
Notes is expected to be on or about February 27, 2014 and the
settlement date with respect to the 5.500% Notes is expected to be on
or about March 13, 2014.  Under the terms of the tender offers, holders
who have previously tendered their Notes can no longer validly withdraw
those Notes from the applicable tender offer.

RDCAI reserves the right to further amend, terminate or withdraw the
tender offers and consent solicitations, subject to applicable laws. 
Notes not tendered and purchased pursuant to the tender offers will
remain outstanding, mature on the applicable stated maturity date and
be paid on March 3, 2014 (the first business day following the stated
maturity of March 1, 2014) for the 6.375% Notes and on March 17, 2014
(the first business day following the stated maturity of March 15,
2014
) for the 5.500% Notes, in each case in accordance with their
respective terms.

The tender offers and consent solicitations are being made solely by
means of the related Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Statement and the Letter of Transmittal and Consent.  Under no
circumstances shall this press release constitute an offer to purchase
or the solicitation of an offer to sell any of the Notes or any other
securities of RCI or its affiliates.  It also is not a solicitation of
consents to the proposed amendments to the indentures.  No
recommendation is made as to whether holders of the Notes should tender
their Notes or give their consent.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
relating but not limited to the terms and timing of the tender offers
and consent solicitations.  There can be no assurance that either of
the tender offers and consent solicitations will be completed.  Undue
reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information as actual
results may differ materially. These statements are based on
management’s current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to
uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary
materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due
to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological, strategic
and/or regulatory factors, and other factors affecting the operations
of RCI.

More detailed information about these factors may be found in filings by
RCI with the SEC, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 40-F.
RCI is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

About Rogers Communications Inc.

Rogers Communications Inc. is a leading diversified Canadian
communications and media company.  Rogers Communications Inc. is
Canada’s largest provider of wireless communications services and one
of Canada’s leading providers of cable television, high-speed Internet
and telephony services to consumers and businesses. Through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Rogers Media Inc., and its subsidiaries,
Rogers Communications Inc. is engaged in radio and television
broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications,
sports entertainment, and digital media.  We are publicly traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: RCI).  For further information about the Rogers group
of companies, please visit rogers.com.

SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.