"Watsco is Carrier's largest single customer and a
valued business partner. Our long-standing business
relationship is as strong today as ever, and Watsco
continues to be an important part of our distribution
network in the Americas," said Bob McDonough, President,
UTC Climate, Controls & Security.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Baird will act as joint
book-running managers for the offering. Watsco has
previously filed an automatically effective shelf
registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
SEC for the offering to which this communication
relates. Before making any investment decision, you
should read the prospectus in that registration
statement and other documents (including any preliminary
prospectus supplement) Watsco has filed with the SEC for
more complete information about Watsco and this
offering.
Watsco
intends to file a further prospectus supplement with
respect to this offering. You may obtain these documents
for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at:
www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, when
available, also may be obtained from: Watsco, 2665 S.
Bayshore Drive, Suite 901, Miami, Florida, 33133,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, NY
10282, Attention: Prospectus Department (Tel:
212-902-1171) or Baird, Attention: Syndicate Department,
777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, or by
email at syndicate@rwbaird.com, or by telephone at (800)
792-2473.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there
be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. The proposed offering of these shares of
common stock is being made only by means of a Watsco
prospectus supplement and a related prospectus.
About United Technologies and Carrier. United
Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut,
provides high technology systems and services to the
building and aerospace industries. Carrier Corporation
is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of
United Technologies Corp. Carrier is a world leader in
high-technology, air-conditioning and refrigeration
solutions.
About Watsco, Inc. Watsco is the largest
independent distributor of air conditioning, heating and
refrigeration equipment and related parts and supplies
in the HVAC/R industry, currently operating 565
locations serving 88,000 customers in the United States,
Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Watsco's strategy
provides the products, support and convenience that
contractors require to satisfy the needs of homeowners
and businesses that depend on the comfort and
energy-efficiency provided by HVAC systems.
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