VWR Funding, Inc. Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Secured Term Loan Due 2017

RADNOR, PA, – VWR Funding, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a global distributor of laboratory supplies and services, announced today that it intends to commence an offering of $200 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured term loans due April 3, 2017 (the “Loan”). The Loan will be senior secured obligations of the Company and will be guaranteed by certain of its domestic subsidiaries. The Loan will be issued with substantially the same terms and conditions as the company’s existing Extended Dollar Term Loans with the addition of a 12 month 101 soft call. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. will act as sole lead arranger and bookrunner for the proposed senior secured term loan due 2017.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Loans to redeem a portion of its Non-Extended Dollar term loans due June 29, 2014.

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