Merlin Entertainments plc EUR200m Notes 2022 - Closing (7960Z)
March 17 2017 - 6:33AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7960Z
Merlin Entertainments plc
17 March 2017
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR
ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE
FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF Merlin Entertainments plc. NOT FOR RELEASE,
DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. PLEASE SEE THE
IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
17 March 2017
Merlin Entertainments plc
Merlin Entertainments plc completes offering of its EUR200
million 2 3/4 % Senior Notes due 2022
Merlin Entertainments plc ("Merlin" or the "Company"), today
announces that it has closed its offering of EUR200 million
aggregate principal amount of its euro-denominated 2 3/4 % Senior
Notes due 2022 (the "Notes"). The Notes bear interest at an annual
rate of 2.75% and were issued at 103.5% of their nominal value. The
Notes were offered as additional notes under the indenture dated 19
March 2015 pursuant to which the Company issued EUR500 million in
aggregate principal amount of its euro-denominated 2 3/4 % Senior
Notes due 2022.
The Notes were offered in a private placement and there will be
no public offering of the Notes. The Notes were offered and sold
only to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in offshore
transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act").
Important notice
This press release shall not constitute an offer of securities
for sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The
securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the
U.S. Securities Act or the securities laws of any state of the
United States or any other jurisdiction and the securities may not
be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable
state or local securities laws.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is
directed only at persons who are: located outside the United States
and are (a) persons in member states of the European Economic Area
(the "EEA") who are qualified investors (within the meaning of
Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC
as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU) and any relevant
implementing measure in each member state of the EEA); (b) persons
in the United Kingdom who are qualified investors and who are (i)
investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order
2005 (the "Order"); or (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)
(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations,
etc.") of the Order; or (iii) persons to whom it may otherwise be
lawfully communicated (all such persons together being referred to
as "relevant persons"). This announcement must not be 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.
This announcement contains inside information within the meaning
of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market
abuse.
Contact:
Merlin Entertainments plc
Matt Jowett
Tel: +44 01202 634 955
e-mail: Matt.Jowett@merlinentertainments.biz
This information is provided by RNS
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