PWHL selects Seattle for 2nd expansion franchise. Plans to add another 2 by 2026-27, AP source says
The PWHL will expand to eight teams next season by adding Seattle as its second new franchise alongside Vancouver, and The Associated Press has learned that plans are already in the works to add two more in a year's time.
Seattle's addition, announced Wednesday, gives the PWHL a strong foothold in the Pacific Northwest and comes a week after the unveiling of the new team in Vancouver for the 2025-26 season. The westward move broadens the league's reach across the continent in two markets with a history supporting women's sports and separated by just a three-hour drive.
'Of course the geography makes a ton of sense and I think we have a built-in rivalry here that will just naturally happen,' executive vice president of business operations Amy Scheer told the AP.
'But most importantly is they met all the criteria in terms of what we were looking for,' she added. 'There's just a ton of business reasons to do it. And those are the only things we're focused on.'
The two-team expansion for Season 3 is only the beginning for a league that launched in January 2024 with five Eastern franchises — Boston, New York, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto — and one in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The PWHL plans to grow to 10 teams for its 2026-27 season, a person with knowledge of discussions told the AP on the condition of anonymity because the talks are private. The person said the league is accelerating its plans based on the strength of responses and feedback received during its eight-month expansion search in which the PWHL considered more than 20 markets.
Scheer didn't entirely dispute the plan, without providing an exact timetable.
'I think we've been pretty clear from the outset that this is the first year of a multi-year process,' Scheer said as the PWHL closes the final week of the regular season. 'It could come in Year 4. It could come Year 5. I think that those conversations are still being had.'
Neutral site stops this past season in Denver, Detroit, Quebec City and Edmonton each topped 14,000 fans.
The new team will initially go by PWHL Seattle and its colors will be emerald green and cream. The team will play out of the NHL Kraken's Climate Pledge Arena and practice at the Kraken Community Iceplex. Vancouver also has not announced a nickname yet.
Though all PWHL teams are centrally controlled by the league, Seattle's expansion bid was led by the Kraken and the Oak View Group, which developed and operates Climate Pledge Arena.
Oak View has longtime ties to women's hockey, and expressed interest in landing an original six franchise when the league was established in June 2023 by Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter, his wife Kimbra, and tennis icon Billie Jean King.
Seattle features a growing youth hockey program, is home to the WNBA's Storm and NWSL's Reign, and previously shown support for women's hockey. In November 2022, Seattle drew a U.S.-Canada Rivalry Series record crowd of 14,551. In January, the PWHL drew a crowd of 12,608 in kicking off its nine-game Takeover Tour of neutral site games in Seattle.
Boston Fleet captain and four-time U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight was a proponent of Seattle in the weeks ahead of her team's Takeover Tour game against Montreal.
'I have yet to experience another crowd like that,' Knight said of the Rivalry Series game. 'Seattle holds a special place in my mind, and that's why I'm super excited to be able to share that experience with other teammates, whether it's on the Fleet or on the Montreal team.'
The PWHL plans to announce the date of an expansion draft and how Vancouver and Seattle will be integrated into its entry draft on June 24 at a later time.
'Seattle is an incredible sports city and we've seen firsthand the passion for the women's game,' said Kraken owner Samantha Holloway. 'We're also proud to grow the game of hockey ... and together we'll continue to inspire the next generation of hockey players and fans alike.'
In the bigger picture, the PWHL's accelerated expansion plans coincide with wealth of college talent anticipated to enter the league over the next two years. The league's growth is also expected to lure more Europeans to North America.
'Upon launch, you've got six teams and maybe if you're not North American, you don't know really what to expect,' PWHL executive vice president of hockey operations Jayna Hefford said. 'Now I think these players are seeing that this league is here, it's thriving, it's growing, and they are going to want to be a part of it.'
In overseeing the expansion search, Scheer was impressed by the response.
'I feel more encouraged than ever about what our business looks like and what our business can be,' she said. 'As we look to expand and move beyond Year 3, we'll have plenty of suitors along the way as we look to grow.'
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NEW YORK, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Communications Inc. ('Verizon') (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced the commencement of two related transactions to repurchase 10 series of its outstanding notes listed in the tables below. Exchange Offers The first transaction consists of 10 separate private offers to exchange (the 'Exchange Offers') any and all of the outstanding series of notes listed in the table below (collectively, the 'Old Notes') in exchange for newly issued debt securities of Verizon (the 'New Notes'), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offering Memorandum dated June 12, 2025 (the 'Offering Memorandum'), the eligibility letter (the 'Eligibility Letter') and the accompanying exchange offer notice of guaranteed delivery (the 'Exchange Offer Notice of Guaranteed Delivery' which, together with the Offering Memorandum and the Eligibility Letter, constitute the 'Exchange Offer Documents'). 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AcceptancePriorityLevel(1) Title of Security CUSIPNumber(s) PrincipalAmountOutstanding MaturityDate Par Call Date Reference Security BloombergReferencePage FixedSpread(basispoints) (2) Floating RateNote TotalConsideration(3) 1 1.450% Notes due 2026 92343VGG3 $838,579,000 March 20, 2026 February 20, 2026 4.625% due March 15, 2026 FIT3 +0 N/A 2 Floating Rate Notes due 2026 92343VGE8 $212,932,000 March 20, 2026 N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,006.00 3 4.125% Notes due 2027 92343VDY7 $2,903,541,000 March 16, 2027 N/A 3.875% due May 31, 2027 FIT1 +15 N/A 4 3.000% Notes due 2027 92343VFF6 $569,992,000 March 22,2027 January 22, 2027 3.875% due May 31, 2027 FIT1 +15 N/A 5 4.329% Notes due 2028 92343VER1/92343VEQ3/U9221ABK3 $3,640,515,000 September 21, 2028 N/A 3.875% due June 15, 2028 FIT1 +20 N/A 6 2.100% Notes due 2028 92343VGH1 $2,139,693,000 March 22, 2028 January 22, 2028 3.875% due June 15, 2028 FIT1 +15 N/A 7 4.016% Notes due 2029 92343VEU4/92343VET7/U9221ABL1 $4,000,000,000 December 3, 2029 September 3, 2029 4.000% due May 31, 2030 FIT1 +30 N/A 8 3.150% Notes due 2030 92343VFE9 $1,464,080,000 March 22, 2030 December 22, 2029 4.000% due May 31, 2030 FIT1 +35 N/A 9 1.680% Notes due 2030 92343VFX7/92343VFN9/U9221ABS6 $1,098,195,000 October 30, 2030 July 30, 2030 4.000% due May 31, 2030 FIT1 +55 N/A 10 7.750% Notes due 2030 92344GAM8/92344GAC0 $562,561,000 December 1, 2030 N/A 4.000% due May 31, 2030 FIT1 +60 N/A(1) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the Cash Offers described in the Offer to Purchase, including if the Maximum Total Consideration Condition is not satisfied with respect to every series of Old Notes, Verizon will accept Notes for purchase in the order of their respective Acceptance Priority Level specified in the table above (each, an 'Acceptance Priority Level,' with 1 being the highest Acceptance Priority Level and 10 being the lowest Acceptance Priority Level). 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Verizon's obligation to complete a Cash Offer with respect to a particular series of Old Notes validly tendered is conditioned on the Maximum Total Consideration Amount being sufficient to pay the Total Consideration, excluding the Accrued Coupon Payment, for all validly tendered Notes of such series (after accounting for all validly tendered Notes that have a higher Acceptance Priority Level). Verizon reserves the right, but are under no obligation, to increase or waive the Maximum Total Consideration Amount, in our sole discretion subject to applicable law, with or without extending the Withdrawal Date. No assurance can be given that Verizon will increase or waive the Maximum Total Consideration Amount. If Cash Offer Eligible Holders tender more Old Notes in the Cash Offers than they expect to be accepted for purchase based on the Maximum Total Consideration Amount and Verizon subsequently accepts more than such Cash Offer Eligible Holders expected of such Old Notes tendered as a result of an increase of the Maximum Total Consideration Amount, such Cash Offer Eligible Holders may not be able to withdraw any of their previously tendered Notes. Accordingly, Cash Offer Eligible Holders should not tender any Old Notes that they do not wish to be accepted for purchase. If the Maximum Total Consideration Condition is not satisfied with respect to each series of Old Notes, for (i) a series of Old Notes (the 'First Non-Covered Notes') for which the Maximum Total Consideration Amount is less than the sum of (x) the Aggregate Purchase Consideration for all validly tendered First Non-Covered Notes and (y) the Aggregate Purchase Consideration for all validly tendered Notes of all series, having a higher Acceptance Priority Level as set forth on the cover of the Offer to Purchase (with 1 being the highest Acceptance Priority Level and 10 being the lowest Acceptance Priority Level) than the First Non-Covered Notes, and (ii) all series of Old Notes with an Acceptance Priority Level lower than the First Non-Covered Notes (together with the First Non-Covered Notes, the 'Non-Covered Notes'), then Verizon may, at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date: (x) waive the Maximum Total Consideration Condition with respect to one or more Cash Offers and accept all Old Notes of the series sought in such Cash Offer, and of any series of Old Notes sought in Cash Offers with a higher Acceptance Priority Level, validly tendered and not validly withdrawn; or (y) skip any Cash Offer for Old Notes that would have caused the Maximum Total Consideration Amount to be exceeded and purchase all Old Notes of a given series in an Cash Offer having a lower Acceptance Priority Level so long as Verizon is able to purchase the full amount of validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes in such Cash Offer without exceeding the Maximum Total Consideration Amount. Verizon's obligation to complete any Cash Offer with respect to a given series of Old Notes is conditioned on the completion of the corresponding Exchange Offer for such series of Old Notes (with respect to each Cash Offer, the 'Exchange Offer Completion Condition'). Verizon will terminate the Cash Offer for a given series of Old Notes if it terminates the Exchange Offer for such series of Old Notes, and it will terminate the Exchange Offer for a given series of Old Notes if it terminates the Cash Offer for such series of Old Notes. The termination of an Exchange Offer for a series of Old Notes will not impact the Cash Offer for any other series of Old Notes. If Verizon extends the Exchange Offer for a series of Old Notes for any reason, Verizon will extend the corresponding Cash Offer for such series of Old Notes. The Exchange Offer Completion Condition cannot be waived by Verizon. Global Bondholder Services Corporation will act as the Information Agent and the Tender Agent for the Cash Offers. Questions or requests for assistance related to the Cash Offers or for additional copies of the Tender Offer Documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Cash Offers. The Tender Offer Documents can be accessed at the following link: Verizon refers to the Exchange Offers and the Cash Offers, collectively, as the 'Offers.' If Verizon terminates any Offer with respect to one or more series of Old Notes, it will give prompt notice to the Tender Agent or Exchange Agent, as applicable, and all Old Notes tendered pursuant to such terminated Offer will be returned promptly to the tendering holders thereof. With effect from such termination, any Old Notes blocked in DTC will be announcement is for informational purposes only. This announcement is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any Old Notes. The Exchange Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offering Memorandum and related documents and the Cash Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related documents. The Offers are not being made to holders of Old Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on behalf of Verizon by the dealer managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. This communication and any other documents or materials relating to the Exchange Offers have not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the 'FSMA'). Accordingly, this announcement is not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, persons within the United Kingdom save in circumstances where section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply. Accordingly, this communication is only addressed to and directed at persons who are outside the United Kingdom and (i) persons falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the 'Financial Promotion Order')), or (ii) within Article 43 of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iii) high net worth companies and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iv) to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (such persons together being 'relevant persons'). The New Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such New Notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on any document relating to the Exchange Offers or any of their contents. This communication and any other documents or materials relating to the Exchange Offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area (the 'EEA'), who are 'Qualified Investors' within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The New Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such New Notes, will be engaged in only with, Qualified Investors. The Exchange Offer is only available to Qualified Investors. None of the information in the Offering Memorandum and any other documents and materials relating to the Exchange Offer should be acted upon or relied upon in any member state of the EEA by persons who are not Qualified Investors. 'Non-U.S. qualified offeree' means: (i) in relation to any investor in the European Economic Area (the 'EEA'), a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended or superseded) that is not a retail investor. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (a) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, 'MiFID II'); or (b) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; (ii) in relation to any investor in the United Kingdom, a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 that is not a retail investor and that (a) has professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifies as an investment professional within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the 'Financial Promotion Order'), (b) is a person falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ('high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.') of the Financial Promotion Order, or (c) is a person to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the 'FSMA')) in connection with the issue or sale of any notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (x) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('EUWA'); or (y) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) any entity outside the U.S., the EEA and the United Kingdom to whom the Exchange Offer may be made in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of any applicable jurisdiction without registration of the Exchange Offer or any related filing or approval. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements In this communication Verizon has made forward-looking statements, including regarding the conduct and completion of the Offers. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but only predictions and generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as 'will,' 'may,' 'should,' 'continue,' 'anticipate,' 'assume,' 'believe,' 'expect,' 'plan,' 'appear,' 'project,' 'estimate,' 'hope,' 'intend,' 'target,' 'forecast,' or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated, including those discussed in the Offering Memorandum and Offer to Purchase under the heading 'Risk Factors' and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference in the Offering Memorandum and Offer to Purchase. Holders are urged to consider these risks and uncertainties carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and Verizon undertakes no obligation to update publicly these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events might or might not occur. 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JP Morgan maintains 2025 forecast for oil prices in low-to-mid $60s
(Reuters) - JP Morgan downplayed geopolitical concerns on Thursday and maintained its base case forecast for oil prices to stay in the low-to-mid $60s through 2025 and $60 in 2026, but said certain worst-case scenarios could send prices surging to double those levels. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was moving personnel out of the Middle East because it "could be a dangerous place". He also said the U.S. would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Iran has said its nuclear activity is peaceful. Increased tension with Iran has raised the prospect of disruption to oil supplies, with both sides set to meet on Sunday. The geopolitical risk premium is already at least partially reflected in current oil prices, which are just under $70, trading about $4 higher than their estimated fair value of $66 for June, JP Morgan said in a Thursday note. However, the analysts drew attention to certain worst-case scenarios, where the impact on supply could potentially extend beyond a 2.1 million barrels per day reduction in Iranian oil exports. Attention is focused on the risk that a broader Middle East conflict could close the Strait of Hormuz, or provoke retaliatory responses from major oil producing countries in the region. "Under this severe outcome, we estimate oil prices could surge to the $120-130/bbl range," they said. Brent crude futures were trading near $68.76 per barrel on Thursday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $67.14 per barrel. [O/R] If nuclear negotiations fail and conflict arises with the United States, Iran will strike American bases in the region, Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday, days ahead of a planned sixth round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks. The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations on Thursday and Tehran announced counter-measures, as tensions rose in the Middle East. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
