MONTRÉAL, March 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier Inc. (“Bombardier”) announced today that its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of its 7¾% Senior Notes due 2020 (CUSIP No. 097751AV3 / ISIN: US097751AV34 (144A) // CUSIP No. C10602AP2 / ISIN: USC10602AP29 (Reg. S)) (the “2020 Notes”) expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 6, 2019 (the "Expiration Time"). As of the Expiration Time, $649,846,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes (76.45%) were validly tendered, which excludes the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes that remains subject to guaranteed delivery procedures. Bombardier expects to accept for payment all such 2020 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Tender Offer and expects to make payment for the 2020 Notes on March 7, 2019, except as provided hereinafter. Bombardier expects to make payment for any such 2020 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures on March 11, 2019. The Tender Offer was subject to Bombardier’s successful completion of its previously announced debt financing transaction (the "Financing Condition"), and such Financing Condition was satisfied on March 7, 2019.

As previously announced, on March 7, 2019 Bombardier issued a notice of redemption calling for redemption any 2020 Notes not validly tendered and purchased in the Tender Offer. Such redemption is being made pursuant to the terms of the Indenture relating to the 2020 Notes.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, sale or purchase of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation, sale or purchase would be unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Tender Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer will be deemed to be made by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

The securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any state securities laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be qualified for distribution to the public under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any offer and sale of the securities in Canada will be made on a basis which is exempt from the prospectus requirements of such securities laws.

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