Adecco Refinancing B.V. announces Results of Tender Offer in respect of the
€500,000,000 1.500 per cent. Notes due 22 November 2022 issued by Adecco International Financial Services B.V.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014.
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17 May 2019. Adecco Refinancing B.V. (the Company) announces today the results of its invitation to holders of the outstanding €500,000,000 1.500 per cent. Notes due 22 November 2022 (ISIN: XS1237184533) (the Notes), issued by Adecco International Financial Services B.V. and guaranteed by Adecco Group AG (formerly known as Adecco S.A.), to tender their Notes for purchase by the Company for cash (such invitation the Offer).
The Offer was announced on 9 May 2019, and was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 9 May 2019 (the Tender Offer Memorandum) prepared by the Company. Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The Expiration Deadline for the Offer was 4.00 p.m. (London time) on 16 May 2019.
The Company has received valid tenders of €210,027,000 in aggregate nominal amount of the Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer. Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition on or prior to the Settlement Date, the Company announces that it has decided to set the Final Acceptance Amount at €199,995,000 in aggregate nominal amount of the Notes and, accordingly, that it will accept for purchase Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, subject to pro rata scaling at a Scaling Factor of 96.5499 per cent., as further described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
A summary of the final pricing and acceptance of the Offer appears below:
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Final Acceptance Amount |
Scaling Factor |
Purchase Yield |
Purchase Price |
Accrued Interest |
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€199,995,000 |
96.5499 per cent. |
-0.10 per cent. |
105.223 per cent. |
0.736 per cent. |
Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition, the Settlement Date in respect of those Notes accepted for purchase is expected to be 20 May 2019. Following settlement of the Offer, €300,005,000 in aggregate nominal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding.
BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited are acting as Dealer Managers for the Offer and Lucid Issuer Services Limited is acting as Tender Agent.
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The Dealer Managers |
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BNP Paribas |
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited |
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10 Harewood Avenue United Kingdom |
One Cabot Square London E14 4QJ |
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Telephone: +44 20 7595 8668 Attention: Liability Management Email: liability.management@bnpparibas.com |
Telephone: +44 20 7883 8763 Attention: Liability Management Group Email: liability.management@credit-suisse.com |
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The Tender Agent |
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Lucid Issuer Services Limited Tankerton Works 12 Argyle Walk London WC1H 8HA United Kingdom Telephone +44 20 7704 0880 Attention: Arlind Bytyqi / David Shilson Email: adecco@lucid-is.com |
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Further details relating to the contents of this announcement can be obtained from:
Nicholas de la Grense, CFA
Head of Investor Relations
Email: Nicholas.DeLaGrense@adeccogroup.com
Telephone: +41 44 296 9192
DISCLAIMER This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. No offer or invitation to acquire any securities is being made pursuant to this announcement. 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 Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
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