Intelsat… Financially Speaking x2…

Intelsat S.A. has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (“Intelsat Jackson”), intends to offer $900 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2020 (the “notes”). Intelsat Jackson’s obligations under the notes will be guaranteed by certain of its parent and subsidiary companies. Part of the net proceeds of the notes are expected to be contributed or loaned to Intelsat Jackson’s indirect subsidiary, Intelsat Corporation (“Intelsat Corp”), to be used to purchase any and all of Intelsat Corp’s outstanding $658.1 million aggregate principal amount of 9-¼ percent Senior Notes due 2014 and any and all of Intelsat Corp’s outstanding $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6-⅞ percent Senior Secured Debentures due 2028, in each case, that are validly tendered in connection with the Intelsat Corp tender offers and consent solicitations announced today and to pay related fees and expenses.

The remainder of the net proceeds from the offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, which could include the repayment, redemption, retirement or repurchase in the open market of other indebtedness of Intelsat S.A. or its subsidiaries (which indebtedness has not yet been identified). The notes referred to above will be offered and sold to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act and applicable exemptions from registration, prospectus or like requirements under the laws and regulations of the relevant jurisdictions outside the United States. Additional information may be obtained by accessing this .pdf download link.

Additionally, Intelsat S.A.’s subsidiary, Intelsat Corporation (“Intelsat Corp”) has commenced a tender offer (the “2014 Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding $658.1 million aggregate principal amount of 9-¼ percent Senior Notes due 2014 (the “2014 Notes”) on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Intelsat Corp’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated September 16, 2010 relating thereto (the “2014 Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement”). In connection with the 2014 Tender Offer, Intelsat Corp is also soliciting the consent of the holders of the 2014 Notes (the “2014 Consent Solicitation”) to certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2014 Notes, among other things, to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and certain other provisions contained in that indenture.

Intelsat Corp has also commenced a tender offer (the “2028 Tender Offer” and, together with the 2014 Tender Offer, the “Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6-⅞ percent Senior Secured Debentures due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and together with the 2014 Notes, the “Notes”) on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Intelsat Corp’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated September 16, 2010 relating thereto (the “2028 Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement” and, together with the 2014 Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, the “Offers to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statements”). For the full details, access this .pdf download link.