Petra Diamonds Limited Existing Notes Redemption (3514C)
April 12 2017 - 7:05AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3514C
Petra Diamonds Limited
12 April 2017
The information contained herein is not for publication or
distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States
of America
This announcement contains inside information
12 April 2017 LSE: PDL
Petra Diamonds Limited
("Petra", "the Company" or "the Group")
Existing Notes Redemption
Petra Diamonds Limited announces that the Financing Condition
(as defined below) with respect to the proposed redemption of the
US$300 million 8.25% senior secured second lien notes due 2020
issued by Petra Diamonds US$ Treasury Plc (the "Existing Notes")
will be satisfied and the Existing Notes will be redeemed
today.
On 30 March 2017, Petra Diamonds US$ Treasury Plc, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, gave notice to holders of the
Existing Notes that, subject to the consummation of its offering of
the new US$650 million 7.25% senior secured second lien notes ("New
Notes"), it would redeem all of the outstanding Existing Notes at a
redemption price of 100% of the principal amount, plus the
applicable premium and accrued and unpaid interest (the "Financing
Condition"). As announced on 6 April 2017, the offering of the New
Notes is expected to settle today and as such the Financing
Condition will be satisfied.
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Petra Diamonds, London Telephone: +44 20 7494 8203
Cornelia Grant cornelia.grant@petradiamonds.com
Buchanan Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000
(PR Adviser)
Bobby Morse bobbym@buchanan.uk.com
Anna Michniewicz annam@buchanan.uk.com
About Petra Diamonds Limited
Petra Diamonds is a leading independent diamond mining group and
an increasingly important supplier of rough diamonds to the
international market. The Company has interests in five producing
operations: three underground mines in South Africa (Finsch,
Cullinan and Koffiefontein), the Kimberley Ekapa Mining joint
venture (including the Kimberley Underground mine and extensive
tailings retreatment operations) and one open pit mine in Tanzania
(Williamson). It also maintains an exploration programme in
Botswana.
Petra has a core objective to steadily increase annual
production to ca. 5.3 million carats by FY 2019. The Group has a
significant resource base in excess of 300 million carats.
Petra conducts all operations according to the highest ethical
standards and will only operate in countries which are members of
the Kimberley Process. Petra is quoted with a premium listing on
the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker 'PDL'
and is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. For more information,
visit www.petradiamonds.com.
This announcement and the information contained herein are for
information purposes only and do not constitute a prospectus or an
offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for
any securities in the United States of America ("U.S.") or in any
jurisdiction to persons to whom or in which jurisdiction such offer
or solicitation is unlawful. 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 of the U.S., and may not be offered, sold or otherwise
transferred in the U.S. absent registration or pursuant to an
available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
Neither Petra Diamonds Limited nor its shareholder intends to
register any securities referred to herein in the U.S.
Within the United Kingdom, this announcement is directed only at
persons having professional experience in matters relating to
investments who fall within the definition of "investment
professionals" in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 ("relevant
persons"). The investment or investment activity to which this
announcement relates is only available to and will only be engaged
in with relevant persons and person who receive this announcement
who are not relevant persons should not rely or act upon it.
This announcement contains or incorporates by reference
"forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements may
be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including
the terms "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "projects",
"expects", "intends", "aims", "plans", "predicts", "may", "will",
"seeks", "could", "would", "shall" or "should" or, in each case,
their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by
discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or
intentions. These forward-looking statements include all matters
that are not historical facts and include statements regarding the
intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Group
concerning, among other things, the Group's results of operations,
financial condition, prospects, growth, strategies and the
industries in which the Group operates.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future or are beyond
the Group's control. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and are based on one or more assumptions. The
Group's actual results of operations and financial condition and
the development of the industries in which the Group operates may
differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement. In addition, even if the
Group's actual results of operations, financial condition and the
development of the industries in which the Group operates are
consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative
of results or developments in subsequent periods.
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