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EXHIBIT 99.1
Covad Communications Announces Plans for a $500 Million Private Placement of
Convertible Notes
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000--Covad Communications
(Nasdaq:COVD), the nation's leading broadband services provider utlizing DSL
(digital subscriber line) technology, announced today that it is planning to
issue $500 million of Convertible Notes due 2005 in a private placement. Covad
Communications intends to use the net proceeds it expects to receive if the
offering is completed primarily for capital expenditures to finance network
expansion.
The securities to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation or jurisdiction
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of such state. The statements in this news release regarding the timing of
the proposed offering and any other future aspects relating to the proposed
offering and other statements which are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
market conditions and the price and market for the notes proposed to be offered.
CONTACT: Covad Communications (Investor Relations)
Nick Kormeluk, 408/987-1615
[email protected]
