Celestica Completes US$500 Million Note Offering

On June 16, 2004, Celestica Inc. completed a public offering in the United States and concurrent private placement in Canada of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 7 7/8 per cent senior subordinated notes due 2011. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Banc of America Securities, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.

Celestica was represented by Elizabeth DelBianco, chief legal officer, Todd Melendy, assistant general counsel and Jeffrey Francis, corporate counsel; by Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, with a team that included Berl Nadler, Patricia Olasker, Patrick Moyer, Daniel Batista (corporate finance and securities), Ian Crosbie and Siobhan Monaghan (taxation); and Kaye Scholer, with a team that included Lynn Toby Fisher, Alison McKinnell King, Denis Dufresne, Jeffrey Misher (corporate and securities) and Sydney Unger (tax).

The underwriters were represented by Weil, Gotshal & Manges, with a team that included Rod Miller, Pippa Bond and Daniel Abram; and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, with a team that included Douglas Marshall, Desmond Lee, Andrew Moshoian (corporate and securities) and Monica Biringer (tax).