Federal-Mogul Successfully Completes Offering
26 June 1998
Federal-Mogul Successfully Completes Offering of $1 Billion Debt SecuritiesSOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 25 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation , today announced it has successfully completed a bond offering of $1 billion, consisting of 6-year, 8-year and 12-year maturities. The average weighted yield for the debt is 7.76% and the average weighted coupon is 7.73%. Federal-Mogul intends to apply net proceeds of the fixed- rate offering to reduce floating rate bank debt. The company issued the debt under its $2.5 billion shelf registration filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Chase Securities Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. were the lead underwriters for the syndicate. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a $5 billion automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, farm and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1899. For more information on Federal-Mogul, visit the company's web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com. Federal-Mogul's press releases are available by fax through Company News On-Call, call 800-758-5804, ext. 306225.