
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN
Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The Expiration Deadline for the Offer was
As at the Expiration Deadline,
The Offeror hereby informs Bondholders of the non-binding indicative results of the Offer. Based on valid Tender Instructions received as at the Expiration Deadline, the Offeror expects to set the Final Acceptance Amount, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition on or prior to the Settlement Date, at approximately
A summary of the indicative results of the Offer is set out below:
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71.80% |
The Offer remains subject to the conditions and restrictions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum. The Offeror is not under any obligation to accept any tender of Bonds for purchase pursuant to the Offer.
Tenders of Bonds for purchase may be rejected in the sole and absolute discretion of the Offeror for any reason and the Offeror is not under any obligation to Bondholders to furnish any reason or justification for refusing to accept a tender of Bonds for purchase. In addition, the Offeror may, in its sole discretion, extend, re-open, amend or waive any condition of or terminate the Offer at any time (subject to applicable law and as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum).
The Purchase Yield and Purchase Price is expected to be determined at or around
The Offeror will announce as soon as reasonably practicable after the Pricing Time whether it will accept (subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition on or prior to the Settlement Date) for purchase valid tenders of Bonds pursuant to the Offer and, if so accepted for purchase, (i) the Final Acceptance Amount; (ii) the Purchase Yield; (iii) the Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate; (iv) the Purchase Price; (v) details of any pro rata scaling including the Scaling Factor; and (vii) the aggregate nominal amount of Bonds that will remain outstanding following settlement of the Offer.
Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition on or prior to such date, the Settlement Date is expected to be
Bonds repurchased by the Offeror pursuant to the Offer will be immediately cancelled and will not be reissued or re-sold. Bonds that are not successfully tendered for purchase pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding.
The Offer has now expired and no further Bonds can be tendered for purchase.
Full details concerning the Offer are set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The Dealer Managers |
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16, boulevard des Italiens 75009
Telephone: +33 1 87 74 64 33 Email: liability.management@bnpparibas.com Attention:
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Neue Mainzer Str. 52-58 60311
Telephone: ++49 69 2222 9 8441 Email: gblocapitalsolutions@gb.smbcgroup.com Attention: Liability Management
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The Tender Agent |
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Telephone: +44 20 7704 0880 Email: elenia@is.kroll.com Attention: Website: https://deals.is.kroll.com/elenia
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This announcement is released by the Offeror and contains information that qualified or may have qualified as inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR), encompassing information relating to the Offer described above. For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is made by Sasu Kämäräinen, Treasury Manager of the Offeror on
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DISCLAIMER This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. No offers or invitation to acquire any securities is being made pursuant to this announcement. The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
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