Tyson CFO Says Company Has Improved Liquidity
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NEW YORK (AP) Tyson Foods Inc. said Tuesday it has strengthened its balance sheet by securing more than $1.7 billion in liquidity and restructuring $1.8 billion worth of debt coming due in the near term.
In recent months the world's largest chicken producer has issued 22.4 million additional shares of common stock and $458 million in senior convertible notes to raise capital. Tyson also completed an $810 million high-yield bond offering and replaced its revolving credit line with a $1 billion asset-based loan, according to a company statement. Chief Financial Officer Dennis Leatherby told investors at a Barclays conference in New York that the company reduced its total debt to $3.75 billion as of the end of the second quarter, compared with about $5 billion in 2001. Shares of Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson fell 8 cents to close at $12.59 Tuesday afternoon.- Loading Comments...
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