JOHANNESBURG, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
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Further to Sappi's announcement on March 10, 2015 in connection with a bond issue, Sappi Limited announced today that it priced its bond offering to raise €450 million of new senior secured notes due 2022 with a coupon of 3.375% per annum.
The net proceeds of the offering, together with drawings under credit facilities and cash on hand, will be used to redeem all of Sappi Papier Holding GmbH's €250 million senior secured notes due 2018 and US$300 million senior secured notes due 2019.
Steve Binnie, CEO of Sappi Limited, commented as follows on the bond offering: "We are delighted with the result of this refinancing and achieving this next step in our objective of reducing interest costs and extending our maturity profile. The material over-subscription indicates strong support from the bond investor community, resulting in a historically low coupon for Sappi of 3.375%. Furthermore, this refinancing reduces our annual interest charge by approximately US$25 million."
This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute any offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or applicable state or foreign securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under federal or applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.
This press release shall not be considered an "offer of securities to the public" for purposes of the Luxembourg law on prospectus for public offering dated 10 July 2005. Furthermore, this press release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities nor shall it give rise to or require the publication of a prospectus in any EU member state which has implemented the Prospectus Directive.
This announcement does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities nor is it intended to be an inducement to engage in investment activity for the purpose of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom (the "FSMA").
This announcement is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom; (ii) persons in the United Kingdom who have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) of the United Kingdom (the "Financial Promotion Order"); (iii) persons who fall within Articles 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Financial Promotion Order; and (iv) any other person to whom this announcement may be lawfully directed (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is only available to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This announcement must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons.
The offer of the notes does not, nor is it intended to, constitute an "offer to the public" (as that term is defined in the South African Companies Act, 2008 (the "SA Companies Act")) and does not, nor is it intended to, constitute a prospectus prepared and registered under the SA Companies Act. No South African resident or offshore subsidiary of a South African resident may subscribe for or purchase any of the notes or beneficially own or hold any of the notes unless specific approval has been obtained from the South African Reserve Bank by such person or such subscription, purchase or beneficial holding or ownership is otherwise permitted under the South African exchange control regulations or the rulings promulgated thereunder.
Forward looking statements
Certain statements in this release that are neither reported financial results nor other historical information, are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements that are predictions of or indicate future earnings, savings, synergies, events, trends, plans or objectives.
The words "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "assume", "positioned", "will", "may", "should", "risk" and other similar expressions, which are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends and which do not relate to historical matters, identify forward-looking statements. You should not rely on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are in some cases beyond our control and may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements (and from past results, performance or achievements). Certain factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited to:
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise.
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André F Oberholzer Group Head Corporate Affairs Sappi Limited Tel +27(0)11-407-8044 Mobile +27(0)83-235-2973Andre.oberholzer@sappi.comGraeme Wild Group Head Investor Relations and Sustainability Sappi Limited Tel +27(0)11-407-8391 Mobile +27(0)83-320-8624Graeme.wild@sappi.com
