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Rogers Communications Inc. Announces 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, Jan. 29, 2014 /CNW/ – Rogers Communications Inc. (“RCI”) today
announced that its wholly- owned subsidiary, Rogers Data Centres
Alberta Inc. (“RDCAI”) , has commenced cash tender offers for any and
all of the outstanding (i) U.S.$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2014 of RCI and Rogers Communications
Partnership (CUSIP No. 77531QAD0 / 77531QAC2 / ISIN USC7925HAB27) (the
“6.375% Notes”)  and (ii) U.S.$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of 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”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
its Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated January
29, 2014
, and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent.  RDCAI is
also soliciting consents to certain proposed amendments to the
indentures governing the Notes.

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.  RDCAI reserves
the right to terminate, withdraw or amend either or both of the tender
offers and consent solicitations at any time subject to applicable law.

The tender offer consideration being offered for the Notes accepted for
purchase in the tender offers will be US$1,000 for each US$1,000
principal amount of Notes (plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not
including, the settlement date expected to be on or about February 27,
2014
with respect to the 6.375% Notes and March 13, 2014 with respect
to the 5.500% Notes). In addition, holders who tender Notes on or prior
to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 11, 2014, will receive an
amount designated as a consent payment equal to US$2.50 per US$1,000
principal amount of Notes so tendered and validly accepted by RDCAI.

The obligation of RDCAI to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any
Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to any tender
offer and the related consent solicitation is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the applicable tender offer
and consent solicitation.  The complete terms and conditions of each
tender offer and consent solicitation are set forth in the Offer to
Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement referred to above and the
related Letter of Transmittal and Consent which are being sent to
holders of the Notes.  Holders of the Notes are urged to read the
tender offer documents carefully.

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 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.