DGAP-News: Corestate Capital Holding S.A. / Key word(s): Bond NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, ITALY, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. CORESTATE successfully places EUR 200 million convertible bond offering Luxemburg, 21 November 2017 - CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A. ("CORESTATE") announces today the successful placement of senior, unsecured convertible bonds, due 2022 in an aggregate nominal amount of EUR 200 million (the "Bonds"). The company intends to use the net proceeds for the refinancing of existing debt as well as for general corporate purposes. The Bonds are rated BB+ in line with CORESTATE's long-term corporate credit rating and have a maturity of 5 years. The Bonds were issued at 100% and will be redeemed at 100% of their principal amount, unless previously converted or repurchased and cancelled. The Bonds were placed with a coupon of 1.375% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrear and the conversion price was set to EUR 61.9580, representing a premium of 27.5% above the reference share price. The settlement of the Bonds is expected to take place on or around 28 November 2017. Lars Schnidrig, CFO of CORESTATE: "The successful placement of the convertible bond rated by Standard & Poor's underscores our enhanced access to capital markets. As envisaged we have further diversified our funding base thereby significantly reducing our cost of capital. Our convertible was oversubscribed shortly after launch. This reflects the high level of trust of the international capital markets in our stable and sustainable business model." Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited ("Credit Suisse"), Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley") and Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG ("Berenberg") are acting as Joint Global Co-ordinators and together with Jefferies International Limited as Joint Bookrunners. IR Contact PR Contact About CORESTATE Capital Holding S.A. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute, contain or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer or an invitation to sell, or issue or the solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities. In connection with this transaction there has not been, nor will there be, any public offering of the Bonds. No prospectus will be prepared in connection with the offering of the Bonds. The Bonds may not be offered to the public in any jurisdiction under circumstances which would require the issuer of the Bonds to prepare or register any prospectus or offering document relating to the Bonds in such jurisdiction. The distribution of this announcement and the offer and sale of the Bonds in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Any persons reading this announcement should inform themselves of and observe any such restrictions. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in the United States. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the laws of any state within the U.S., and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or the selling security holder and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements. There will be no offering of the securities in the United States. This announcement and the information contained herein may not be distributed or sent into the United States, or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales of the securities described herein would be prohibited by applicable laws and should not be distributed to publications with a general circulation in the United States. The Bonds are being offered and sold outside the United States only in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The offer referred to herein when made in member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") which have implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "relevant member state"), is only addressed to and directed at persons who are "qualified investors" as defined in the Prospectus Directive ("Qualified Investors"). For these purposes, the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including by Directive 2010/73/EU, as amended). In the United Kingdom, this announcement is only being distributed to and is only directed at (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") and (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2) of the Order and (iii) persons to whom it would otherwise be lawful to distribute it (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The Bonds are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Bonds will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents.
The Bonds are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a "Retail Investor" means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU ("MIFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC ("IMD"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of article 4(1) of MIFID II; or (iii) not a Qualified Investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive.
The Joint Bookrunners are acting exclusively for CORESTATE and no one else in connection with the offering. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than CORESTATE for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the offering, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.
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Language: | English |
Company: | Corestate Capital Holding S.A. |
4, Rue Jean Monnet | |
L-2180 Luxembourg | |
Luxemburg | |
Phone: | +49 69 3535630-106 |
Fax: | +49 69 3535630-29 |
E-mail: | alexander.groschke@corestate-capital.com |
Internet: | www.corestate-capital.com |
ISIN: | LU1296758029 |
WKN: | A141J3 |
Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
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