Clinton Hansford

Smith

• Best Lawyers®, "Ones to Watch," Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation, New Orleans, Louisiana (2021–2025)
• New Orleans Magazine, Top Lawyer (2021–2022)

While at Jones Walker and other firms, Clint was involved in the following representative matters:

Initial Public Offerings

• Represented a bank holding company in its initial public offering of common stock
• Represented a refining company in its initial public offering of common units*
• Represented an oilfield services company in its initial public offering of common stock*
• Represented an exploration and production company in its initial public offering of common stock*
• Represented a retail electricity and natural gas company in its initial public offering of common stock*
• Represented a transportation and storage company in its initial public offering of common units*

Equity Offerings

• Represented an infrastructure and construction company in its public offering of subscription rights for units, consisting of preferred stock and warrants
• Represented an infrastructure and construction company in its public secondary offering by a security holder
• Represented an exploration and production company in its public offering of 6,500,000 tangible equity units*
• Represented an exploration and production company in its offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock*
• Represented an international exploration and production company in its public offering of 33,420,000 subscription receipts*
• Represented an exploration and production company in its offering of 8,500,000 common units*
• Represented a midstream company in its offering of 5,750,000 common units*
• Represented a refining company in its public offering of 12,000,000 common units*
• Represented a supply vessel company in its public offering of 8,050,000 shares of common stock*
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in its public offering of 17,500,000 shares of common stock*
• Represented a storage company in its public offering of 2,600,000 common units*
• Served as counsel in a private placement of membership interests of a real estate holding company in a 506(b) private placement*
• Served as counsel in a private issuance of subordinated promissory notes in a 506(b) private placement*
• Represented a private brewery in a 506(b) private placement of common stock*
• Represented a private healthcare company in a 506(b) private placement of membership interests*
• Represented a private entertainment company in a 506(b) private placement of membership interests*

At-the-market Offerings*

• Represented a midstream company in its $100,000,000 continuous offering program
• Represented a midstream company in its $500,000,000 continuous offering program
• Represented a midstream company in its $300,000,000 continuous offering program

Debt Offerings

• Represented a bank holding company in its offering of $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.00% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032
• Represented a bank holding company in its offering of $48,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.50% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032
• Represented an exploration and production company in the public offering of $625,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.45% senior notes due 2024 and $625,00,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.50% senior notes due 2044*
• Represented a midstream company in the public offering of $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of additional 7.125% senior notes due 2021*
• Represented an exploration and production company in the public offering of $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due 2019 and $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior notes due 2021*
• Represented a chemical company in the 144A/Regulation S issuance of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.70% senior notes due 2018, $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.45% senior notes due 2020, and $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2020*
• Represented a pharmaceutical company in the 144A issuance of $80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior convertible notes due 2021*
• Represented a supply vessel company in the 144A/Regulation S issuance of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.500% convertible senior notes due 2019*
• Represented a drilling company in the 144A/Regulation S issuance of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.875% convertible senior notes due 2042*

Exchange Offers

• Represented a bank holding company in an offer to exchange $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered 7.00% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032 for $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered notes
• Represented a bank holding company in an offer to exchange $48,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered 3.50% fixed to floating rate subordinated notes due 2032 for $48,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered notes
• Represented an exploration and production company in an offer to exchange $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered senior notes due 2020 for $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered senior notes due 2020*
• Represented an exploration and production company in an offer to exchange $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of unregistered senior notes due 2021 for $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered senior notes due 2021*

Mergers/Acquisitions

• Represented a bank holding company in the share exchange of another bank holding company
• Represented an exploration and production company in its sale of working interests and royalty interests
• Represented a construction company in its acquisition of construction assets
• Represented an exploration and production company in its acquisition of working interests and royalty interests
• Represented a midstream company in the public merger of two midstream companies*
• Represented a retail electricity and natural gas company in its acquisition of membership interests and stock in another retail electricity company*
• Represented an exploration and production company in its acquisition of all of the membership interests in the subsidiaries of another exploration and production company*

Other Notable Projects

• Represented a real estate company in connection with a $400,000,000 private equity debt and preferred unit investment
• Have represented numerous companies in multiple industries implement issuer repurchase programs and filing of shelf registration statements with the SEC
• Represented a bank holding company in establishing a dividend reinvestment plan
• Represented a retail electricity and natural gas company in the renegotiation of a senior credit facility
• Represented a construction company in a special meeting seeking shareholder approval for stock issuances
• Represented an exploration and production company in a public tender offer of trust units
• Represented a construction company in a sale-leaseback transaction
• Represented a transportation company in its repurchase of its existing debt through a Dutch auction
• Served as counsel for the implementation of independent board committees for a NASDAQ-listed issuer

*Handled prior to joining Jones Walker.

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Texas State Bar