Sizeler Property Investors, Inc. Issues
$29.3 Million of New Debentures And 305,320 Shares of Series B Preferred Stock
NEW ORLEANS, May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sizeler Property Investors, Inc.
(NYSE: SIZ) announced today that it closed the sale of $29,300,000
principal amount of the Company's 9.0% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due
July 15, 2009, Series 5/8/02 and 305,320 shares of its 9.75% Series B
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The net proceeds of the offering are
approximately $35,300,000. The offering price for the debentures was $1,000 per
$1,000 principal amount and for Series B preferred stock was $25 per share. The
net proceeds will be used to retire all of the Company's outstanding issue of 8%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due July 15, 2003 (the "Old Debentures"),
after giving effect to the results of the Company's recently completed exchange
offer for the Old Debentures as announced by the Company on May 1, 2002. Net
proceeds in excess of those necessary to redeem the Old Debentures will be used
for general corporate purposes.
Placement Agent and Co-placement Agent for this offering are Cohen & Steers Capital Advisors, LLC, and Imperial Capital, LLC, respectively. Copies of the final Prospectus Supplement (to Prospectus dated December 18, 2000) and related documents and other information may be obtained for free at http://www.sec.gov . Interested persons may request free copies of the documents that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by contacting the Company. Requests should be directed to: Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., 2542 Williams Boulevard, Kenner, Louisiana 70062; Attn: Chief Financial Officer.
A registration statement relating to the New
Debentures and the Series B preferred stock being offered pursuant to the
Exchange Offer has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This
announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the new securities, in any state in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
About Sizeler Property Investors, Inc.
Sizeler Property Investors, Inc. is an equity real estate investment trust (REIT),
which invests in retail and apartment properties in the southeastern United
States. The Company currently owns a total of twenty-nine properties - - fifteen
in Louisiana, ten in Florida and four in Alabama.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking and as such are based
upon the Company's current belief as to the outcome and timing of future events.
There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be
those anticipated by the Company. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the Company) and are
subject to change based upon various factors, including but not limited to the
following risks and uncertainties: changes in the real estate industry and in
performance of the financial markets; the demand for and market acceptance of
the Company's properties for rental purposes; the amount and growth of the
Company's expenses; the continued availability of adequate funding sources to
the Company; tenant financial difficulties; general economic and world
conditions, including threats to the United States homeland from unfriendly
factions; the level of interest rates; economic conditions in those areas where
the Company owns properties, and the possible disposition of mature
properties since the Company is continuously engaged in the examination of its
various lines of business. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's results
could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.
CONTACT:
Sizeler Property Investors, Inc.
Thomas A. Masilla, Jr., Vice Chairman and President
Robert A. Whelan, Chief Financial Officer
+1-504-471-6200
Source: Sizeler Property Investors, Inc.