NORWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2012--
Clean Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE: CLH) announced today that
it is commencing a private placement of $600 million of Senior Notes due
2020 (the “Notes”). Clean Harbors intends to use the net proceeds of the
offering to purchase any and all of its outstanding 7.625% Senior
Secured Notes due 2016, which are accepted for purchase in its
concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation for such notes. Clean
Harbors intends to use any remaining net proceeds from the offering for
general corporate purposes.
The Notes will be offered in the United States to qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States
pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. This press release
shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the Notes 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. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act
or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered
or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from registration requirements.
Safe Harbor Statement
Any statements contained herein that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,”
“intends,” “anticipates,” “plans to,” “estimates,” “projects,” or
similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited
to, statements about Clean Harbors’ business outlook and financial
guidance and other statements that are not historical facts. Such
statements are based upon the beliefs and expectations of Clean Harbors’
management as of this date only and are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially,
including, without limitation, those items identified as “risk factors”
in Clean Harbors’ most recently filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
Therefore, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Clean Harbors undertakes no obligation to
revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these
forward-looking statements other than through its various filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may be viewed in the
“Investors” section of Clean Harbors’ website at www.cleanharbors.com.
About Clean Harbors
Clean
Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and
industrial services throughout North America. Clean Harbors serves more
than 60,000 customers, including a majority of the Fortune 500
companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal,
state, provincial and local governmental agencies.
Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 200
locations, including over 50 waste management facilities, throughout
North America in 37 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces, Mexico and
Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.
Source: Clean Harbors, Inc.
Clean Harbors, Inc.
James M. Rutledge, 781-792-5100
Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
InvestorRelations@cleanharbors.com
or
Sharon
Merrill Associates
Jim Buckley, 617-542-5300
Executive Vice
President
clh@investorrelations.com