REG-Aroundtown SA Aroundtown SA successfully completes GBP and USD exchange and tender offers, and including previous Euro transactions accepts a total combined volume of €2.8 billion
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Aroundtown SA (IRSH)
Aroundtown SA successfully completes GBP and USD exchange and tender
offers, and including previous Euro transactions accepts a total combined
volume of €2.8 billion
01-May-2024 / 10:08 CET/CEST
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA,
JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS
AROUNDTOWN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES GBP AND USD EXCHANGE AND TENDER OFFERS,
AND INCLUDING PREVIOUS EURO TRANSACTIONS ACCEPTS A TOTAL COMBINED VOLUME
OF €2.8 BILLION
1 May 2024
Aroundtown (“the Company” or “AT”), announces the successful results of
its voluntary exchange and tender offers for the GBP 400 million perpetual
notes (ISIN: XS2017788592) and the USD 700 million perpetual notes (ISIN:
XS1634523754), (the “Offer”).
An average of 90% of the existing perpetual notes were submitted into the
Offer and accepted by the Company. As a result, AT will issue USD 494
million and GBP 345 million of new perpetual notes across two different
series and simultaneously repurchase USD 60 million and GBP 35 million of
perpetual notes via the tender offer (see detailed breakdown below).
Existing perpetual notes
ISIN Amount % and absolute Principal Resulting
outstanding principal amount amount nominal amount
prior to accepted in the repurchased via outstanding
transaction Offer the tender post
offer transaction
XS1634523754 USD 641.5m^1) 86% / USD 554m USD 60m USD 87.6m^2)
XS2017788592 GBP 400m 95% / GBP 380m GBP 35m GBP 20.4m
1. Total nominal amount of USD 700 million, net of USD 58.5 million held
in treasury.
2. Net of USD 58.5 million held in treasury which will be cancelled post
transaction.
New perpetual notes
Nominal amount to be issued Coupon in EUR First call date
USD 493.7m 5.836%^3) August 2029
GBP 344.8m 6.950%^4) May 2029
3. Swapped into Euro coupon from 7.875% in USD, until first reset date
4. Swapped into Euro coupon from 8.625% in GBP, until first reset date
Together with the previous transactions for the euro denominated perpetual
notes, AT together with Grand City Properties S.A. (“GCP”, together with
AT the “Group”) offered an exchange for all perpetual notes which haven't
been called in 2023 and 2024 and for the ones with call dates approaching
in the next 12 months. A combined amount of 79% or ca. €2.8 billion
aggregate nominal amounts of existing perpetual notes were submitted
across all offers and accepted by the Group. As a result, the Group issued
ca. €2.5 billion of new perpetual notes across 5 different series and
simultaneously repurchased over €230 million of perpetual notes via the
tender offers, following the final closing of the Offer (Euro amounts of
foreign currency perpetuals are based on current FX rates).
The result of the offers supports the Group’s credit metrics under S&P’s
credit rating methodology as the new perpetual notes regain or extend the
50% equity content under S&P methodology. Under IFRS and for all bond
covenants, all perpetual notes, including the existing perpetual notes
which were not submitted in the offers, will continue to be recognised as
100% equity. As a result of the offers, the Group will see a long-term
reduction in perpetual note coupon payments going forward, which is
accretive to the Group’s FFO.
About the Company
Aroundtown SA (symbol: AT1), trading on the Prime Standard of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange, is the largest listed and highest rated (BBB+ by
S&P) German commercial real estate company. Aroundtown invests in income
generating quality properties with value-add potential in central
locations in top tier European cities mainly in Germany/NL.
Aroundtown SA (ISIN: LU1673108939) is a public limited liability company
(société anonyme) established under the laws of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register
(Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B217868,
having its registered office at 37, Boulevard Joseph II, L-1840
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Contact
Timothy Wright
T: +352 288 313
E: 1 info@aroundtown.de
2 www.aroundtown.de
DISCLAIMER
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES.
THE SECURITIES MENTIONED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT
BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE SECURITIES ACT), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES
ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DIRECTED AT AND IS ONLY BEING DISTRIBUTED IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM TO (I) PERSONS WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS
RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL
SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (THE
ORDER), (II) HIGH NET WORTH ENTITIES, AND OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY
OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49 OF THE ORDER,
AND (III) PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED (ALL
SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS RELEVANT PERSONS). THIS
COMMUNICATION MUST NOT BE READ, ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE
NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS
ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE
ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.
IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA) AND THE UNITED
KINGDOM, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OFFER IF MADE SUBSEQUENTLY IS DIRECTED
ONLY AT PERSONS WHO ARE “QUALIFIED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF
REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129, AS AMENDED (THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION)
(QUALIFIED INVESTORS). ANY PERSON IN THE EEA OR THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO
ACQUIRES THE SECURITIES IN ANY OFFER (AN INVESTOR) OR TO WHOM ANY OFFER OF
THE SECURITIES IS MADE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT
IT IS A QUALIFIED INVESTOR. ANY INVESTOR WILL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE
REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT ANY SECURITIES ACQUIRED BY IT IN THE OFFER
HAVE NOT BEEN ACQUIRED ON BEHALF OF PERSONS IN THE EEA OR THE UNITED
KINGDOM OTHER THAN QUALIFIED INVESTORS, NOR HAVE THE SECURITIES BEEN
ACQUIRED WITH A VIEW TO THEIR OFFER OR RESALE IN THE EEA OR THE UNITED
KINGDOM TO PERSONS WHERE THIS WOULD RESULT IN A REQUIREMENT FOR
PUBLICATION BY AROUNDTOWN OR ANY OF THE MANAGERS OF A PROSPECTUS PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE 3 OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OR ESTIMATES RELATING TO PLANS
AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO OUR FUTURE OPERATIONS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES,
FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS, OR ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING OR RELATING TO ANY
SUCH STATEMENTS, EACH OF WHICH CONSTITUTES A FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL
OF AROUNDTOWN SA. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY, DEPENDING ON A
NUMBER OF FACTORS.
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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ISIN: LU1673108939, LU1673108939, XS2114459550, XS1508392625,
XS1634523754, XS1752984440, XS2017788592, XS2027946610,
XS2055106210, XS2287744721, XS1586386739, XS1639847760,
XS1649193403, XS1700429308, XS1715306012, XS1753814141,
CH0398677689, XS1761721262, XS1815135352, AU3CB0252955,
CA04269KAA12, XS1879567144, XS1877353786, XS1901137106,
XS1905592546, CH0460054437, XS1961042915, XS1964701822,
XS1966277748, XS1980255779, XS1999746370, XS2023872174,
XS2023873149, XS2198981263, XS1843435501, XS2273810510,
XS2421195848,
Category Code: MSCL
TIDM: IRSH
LEI Code: 529900H4DWG3KWMBMQ39
Sequence No.: 318934
EQS News ID: 1893583
End of Announcement EQS News Service
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