Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (HOS) announced that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $260,000,000 aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2019 in a private offering within the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The notes will be guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the same subsidiaries of the Company that currently guarantee its revolving credit facility and other outstanding senior notes. The Company expects to grant a 30-day option to the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes for up to an additional $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are expected to pay interest semiannually and will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company's common stock, at the Company's election, based on a conversion rate to be determined.

The Convertible Notes will mature in 2019, unless repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. Prior to June 1, 2019, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon the occurrence of certain events and during certain periods, and thereafter, at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Convertible Notes, together with the proceeds from the sale of the warrants, to fund the cost of the convertible note hedge transactions entered into between the Company and the Option Counterparties. The Company expects to use the remaining net proceeds to retire its 1.625% senior convertible notes due 2026, which are first subject to repurchase by the Company at the option of holders of such convertible notes, on November 15, 2013, and subject to redemption at the Company's option on or after November 15, 2013, in each case at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, or for general corporate purposes, which may include retirement of other debt or funding for the acquisition, construction or retrofit of vessels.