Result of Tender Offer
July 29 2010 - 4:03AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMNG. TIDM87QJ
RNS Number : 1447Q
National Grid PLC
29 July 2010
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS (INCLUDING PUERTO
RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, WAKE ISLAND AND THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS), ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (the United States) OR IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED
OR RESIDENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY (Italy).
29 JULY 2010
NATIONAL GRID PLC (National Grid) AND NGG FINANCE PLC (NGGF)
OFFER RESULTS OF CASH TENDER OFFERS
National Grid announces the offer results of its invitation to holders of its
outstanding GBP414,000,000 6.125 per cent. Instruments due April 2014 (ISIN:
XS0412068453) (the Sterling Fixed Rate Notes) and EUR750,000,000 Floating Rate
Instruments due 2012 (ISIN: XS0267821394) (the Floating Rate Notes) and NGGF
announces the offer results of its invitation to holders of its EUR750,000,000
6.125 per cent. Guaranteed Bonds due 2011 (ISIN: XS0133729771) (the Euro Fixed
Rate Notes and, together with the Sterling Fixed Rate Notes and the Floating
Rate Notes, the Notes and each aSeries and all holders of such Notes the
Noteholders) to tender their Notes for purchase by National Grid or NGGF, as the
case may be, for cash (each such invitation, an Offer and together, the Offers).
The Offers were announced on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 and were made on the terms
and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 21
July 2010 (the Tender Offer Memorandum) prepared by National Grid and NGGF in
connection with the Offers. Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in
this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Tender Offer
Memorandum.
The Expiration Deadline for the Offers was 4.00 p.m. (London time) on Wednesday,
28 July 2010.
National Grid has determined that the Floating Rate Purchase Price will be 99.75
per cent. of the nominal amount of the relevant Floating Rate Notes. The
Accrued Interest Payment for the Floating Rate Notes will be EUR0.50 per EUR1,000 in
nominal amount of the relevant Floating Rate Notes.
National Grid or NGGF, as applicable, have determined that the Sterling Purchase
Spread will be +140 bps and the Euro Purchase Spread will be +25 bps. Pricing
for the Sterling Fixed Rate Notes and the Euro Fixed Rate Notes will take place
at or around 2.00 p.m. (London time) today (the Pricing Time). As soon as
reasonably practicable after the Pricing Time, National Grid and NGGF will
announce (i) the Interpolated Mid-Swap Rate, (ii) the Benchmark Security Rate,
(iii) the Purchase Prices for the Fixed Rate Notes accepted for purchase
pursuant to the Offers, and (iv) the Accrued Interest for the Fixed Rate Notes.
The Series Acceptance Amount for each Series will be as follows. National Grid
or NGGF, as applicable, have decided to accept for purchase (i) GBP64,879,000 in
aggregate nominal amount of the Sterling Fixed Rate Notes tendered pursuant to
valid Non-Competitive Tender Instructions, (ii) EUR106,792,000 in aggregate
nominal amount of the Floating Rate Notes tendered pursuant to valid
Non-Competitive Tender Instructions, and (iii) EUR213,041,000 in aggregate nominal
amount of the Euro Fixed Rate Notes tendered pursuant to valid Non-Competitive
Tender Instructions. There will not be any scaling of the Notes tendered
pursuant to valid Non-Competitive Tender Instructions. Neither National Grid
nor NGGF will accept for purchase any Notes tendered pursuant to Competitive
Tender Instructions.
The Settlement Date is expected to be on Tuesday, 3 August 2010.
BNP Paribas and HSBC Bank plc are acting as Dealer Managers for the Offers.
Lucid Issuer Services Limited is acting as Tender Agent. For detailed terms of
the Offers please refer to the Tender Offer Memorandum.
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| DEALER MANAGERS |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| BNP Paribas | HSBC Bank plc |
| 10 Harewood Avenue | 8 Canada Square |
| London NW1 6AA | London E14 5HQ |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Telephone: +44 20 7595 8668 | Telephone: +44 20 7991 5874 |
| Attention: Liability | Attention: Liability |
| Management Group | Management Group |
| Email: | Email: |
|liability.management@bnpparibas.com |liability.management@hsbcib.com |
| | |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| TENDER AGENT |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Lucid Issuer Services Limited |
| Leroy House |
| 436 Essex Road |
| London N1 3QP |
| United Kingdom |
| Telephone: +44 20 7704 0880 |
| Fax: +44 20 7067 9098 |
| Attention: Sunjeeve Patel and Thomas Choquet |
| Email: nationalgrid@lucid-is.com |
| |
+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
DISCLAIMER
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum.
No offer 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 National Grid, NGGF, the Dealer Managers and the Tender
Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
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