Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Partial Redemption Of Senior Secured Notes

October 15, 2015

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: CVGI) announced today the Company elected to call for the partial redemption of $15 million of its $250 million outstanding 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the "Notes") and a notice of redemption has been sent by U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee for the Notes, to all registered holders of the Notes. The redemption price for the Notes is equal to 103.938% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date, which will be on November 14, 2015. Upon the partial redemption by the Company of the Notes, $235 million of the Notes will remain outstanding.

Rich Lavin, President and CEO of Commercial Vehicle Group, stated, "After giving consideration to our liquidity needs, including the business environment and the investment necessary to execute on our initiatives, consistent with our capital allocation strategy we will redeem $15 million of the Notes thereby de-leveraging our balance sheet and reducing annual interest expense by $1.2 million."  

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

About Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. is a Delaware (USA) corporation. We were formed as a privately-held company in August 2000. We became a publicly held company in 2004. The Company (and its subsidiaries) is a leading supplier of a full range of cab related products and systems for the global commercial vehicle market, including the medium-and heavy-duty truck market, the medium-and heavy-duty construction vehicle market, and the military, bus, agriculture, specialty transportation, mining, industrial equipment and off-road recreational markets.   Information about the Company and its products is available on the internet at www.cvgrp.com.

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SOURCE Commercial Vehicle Group

Terry Hammett, Investor Relations, (614) 289-5384, Terry.Hammett@cvgrp.com