www.aroundtown.de/investor-relations#true-110 April 2024
Aroundtown (“the Company” or “AT”), announces the successful results of voluntary exchange and tender offers of four series of Aroundtown euro denominated perpetual notes and two series of its subsidiary Grand City Properties S.A. (“GCP”, together with AT the “Group”) euro denominated perpetual notes (together, the “Offers”).
74% or ca. €1.8 billion aggregate nominal amount of existing perpetual notes were submitted into the Offers and accepted by the Group. As a result, the Group will issue ca. €1.6 billion of new perpetual notes across three different series and simultaneously repurchase €136 million of perpetual notes via the tender offer (see detailed breakdown further below).
The result of the Offers supports the Group’s credit metrics under S&P’s credit rating methodology as the new perpetual notes regain or extend the 50% equity content under S&P methodology. Under IFRS and for all bond covenants, all perpetual notes, including the existing perpetual notes which were not submitted in the Offers, will continue to be recognised as 100% equity. As a result of the Offers, the Group will see a long-term reduction in perpetual note coupon payments going forward, which is accretive to the Group’s FFO.
Existing perpetual notes
ISIN§Current coupon / if not reset, expected reset coupon 1) Nominal amount outstanding prior to transaction (in Euro million) % and absolute principal amount accepted in the Offers Principal amount repurchased via the tender offers Resulting nominal amount outstanding post transaction
XS1508392625 7.078% 368.9§71% / €262m €14m €106.9m
XS2055106210§3.375% / 6.6% 600 65% / €391m €25m €209.3m
XS1752984440 4.542% 4002)§71% / €282m €20m €117.9m
XS2027946610§2.875% / 6.1% 500 80% / €399m €43m €100.7m
XS1491364953 6.332% 200§76% / €152m €13m €48.4m
XS1811181566 5.901% 350§85% / €298m €21m €52.5m
Total§74% / €1.8 bn €136m €635.7m
Based on 5-year mid-swap at launch of offers
Of which €5.5 million held in treasury
New perpetual notes
Issuer§Nominal amount to be issued Coupon First call date
AT
€606.9m 7.125%§January 2030
AT
€618.4m 5%§April 2029
GCP
€409.5m 6.125%§January 2030
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Die Aktie hat nach Veröffentlichung der Tender-Ergebnisse - erwartungsgemäß - die in der Nähe liegenden Widerstandsmarken übersprungen.
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