TIDM96DV

RNS Number : 7572W

Vattenfall AB

16 November 2017

LEI: 549300T5RZ1HA5HZ3109

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO ANY US PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (AS DEFINED BELOW)) OR IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, WAKE ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS), ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE, PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THE TENDER OFFER MEMORANDUM.

16 November 2017

VATTENFALL AB (publ) ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER

Further to its announcement earlier today, Vattenfall AB (publ) (the "Company") now announces the final results and pricing for the purposes of its invitation to Qualifying Holders of its outstanding GBP1,000,000,000 6.875 per cent. Notes due 2039 (ISIN: XS0422688019) (the "Notes") to submit offers to sell Notes held by such holders to the Company for cash (the "Tender Offer").

The Tender Offer was announced on 8 November 2017 and on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Tender Offer Memorandum dated 8 November 2017 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum"). Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

The Expiration Time for the Tender Offer was 4.00 p.m. (London time) on 15 November 2017.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE AMOUNT, PURCHASE SPREAD, PURCHASE YIELD, PURCHASE PRICE, ACCRUED INTEREST AMOUNT AND SCALING FACTOR

The Company hereby announces that:

(a) the Final Acceptance Amount is equal to the aggregate nominal amount set out in the table below;

(b) on the basis of the Final Acceptance Amount, it will accept for purchase all Notes validly Offered for Sale under the Tender Offer pursuant to Non-Competitive Electronic Instructions on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the Scaling Factor set out in the table below. Accordingly, the Company will not accept for purchase any Notes which were Offered for pursuant to Competitive Electronic Instructions; and

(c) the Purchase Spread, Purchase Yield, Purchase Price, Accrued Interest Amount and Scaling Factor will be at the levels set out in the table below.

 
  Description of         ISIN           Outstanding       Benchmark Security      Maximum    Purchase         Final        Purchase   Purchase   Accrued     Scaling 
     the Notes                        Nominal Amount                             Purchase     Spread       Acceptance       Yield      Price     Interest    Factor 
                                                                                  Spread                     Amount                               Amount 
------------------  --------------  ------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 GBP1,000,000,000                                         UKT 4.25 per cent. 
  6.875 per cent.                                           due 2039 (ISIN: 
   Notes due 2039    XS0422688019    GBP1,000,000,000        GB00B3KJDS62)        105 bps     105 bps    GBP250,000,000     2.936%    161.902%    4.14%     0.84489 
------------------  --------------  ------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 

Notes purchased by the Company pursuant to the Tender Offer will be cancelled by the Company. Notes which have not been validly submitted and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer will remain outstanding.

The Settlement Date for the Tender Offer is expected to be 21 November 2017, subject to the right of the Company to amend or vary the terms of (including the timetable for) the Tender Offer.

Any requests for information in relation to the Tender Offer should be directed to the Dealer Manager whose contact details are listed below.

 
      DEALER MANAGER 
     Barclays Bank PLC 
   5 The North Colonnade 
        Canary Wharf 
       London E14 4BB 
    Tel: +44 (0) 20 3134 
            8515 
 Attn: Liability Management 
           Group 
 Email: eu.lm@barclays.com 
 

THE TENDER AND INFORMATION AGENT

Lucid Issuer Services Limited

Tankerton Works

12 Argyle Walk

London WC1H 8HA

United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7704 0880

Attn: Victor Parzyjagla

Email: vattenfall@lucid-is.com

OFFER RESTRICTIONS

This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offer. If any Qualifying Holder is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial advice, including as to any tax consequences, from a stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, tax advisor, accountant or other appropriately authorised independent financial adviser. None of the Dealer Manager, the Tender and Information Agent or any of their respective directors, employees, officers, agents or affiliates makes any representation or recommendation whatsoever regarding this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum, or takes any responsibility for the contents of this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Nothing in this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum or the electronic transmission thereof constitutes an invitation to participate in the Tender Offer in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such invitation under applicable securities laws. 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 Company, the Dealer Manager and the Tender and Information Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

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