Mylan Strengthens Its Capital Structure by Extending Its Debt Maturities with a Successful $1.5 Billion Bond Offering

4/8/18

Global pharmaceutical company Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL) today announced the pricing of a private offering of $1.5 billionaggregate principal amount of senior notes on March 28, 2018, comprised of:

  • $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.550% Senior Notes due 2028; and
  • $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2048 (collectively, the "Notes").

The Notes will be issued by Mylan Inc. and guaranteed by Mylan N.V., and Mylan intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to redeem $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes due in 2018 and 2019. Mylan also intends to repay €500 million aggregate principal amount of notes due in November 2018 at maturity. Closing of the offering is expected on April 9, 2018.

Mylan CFO Ken Parks commented, "Given the stable and durable cash flow generation from our global diversified platform, we decided to proactively execute on this bond offering, further strengthening our capital structure and increasing our financial flexibility as we continue to execute on our business plan for 2018 and beyond. As a result, we remain committed to deleveraging and to maintaining an investment grade credit rating."

The Notes will be sold only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United Statesto non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The issuance of the Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities mentioned in this press release in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting new standards in healthcare. Working together around the world to provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service excellence a habit; do what's right, not what's easy; and impact the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing portfolio of more than 7,500 marketed products around the world, including antiretroviral therapies on which more than 40% of people being treated for HIV/AIDS globally depend. We market our products in more than 165 countries and territories. We are one of the world's largest producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Every member of our approximately 35,000-strong workforce is dedicated to creating better health for a better world, one person at a time. Learn more at Mylan.com. We routinely post information that may be important to investors, including with respect to the redemption of certain outstanding notes due in 2018 and 2019, on our website at investor.mylan.com.

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