Corporate News regarding the upsizing of convertible bonds due 2028
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voestalpine AG announces the successful placement of convertible bonds in a total nominal amount of EUR 35 million as an increase tranche to the EUR 250 million convertible bonds due 2028 issued on 28 April 2023, ISIN AT0000A33R11. The new convertible bonds will initially be convertible into approximately 864,000 treasury shares of voestalpine.
The new convertible bonds will be issued on the same terms (save for the issue date and the issue price) as the convertible bonds issued in 2023 and will form a single series (Gesamtemission) with these bonds.
The final issue price of the new bonds is 118,0999% of par.
The offering has been carried out by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process directed exclusively at institutional investors in defined countries outside the United States and any other jurisdictions in which offers or sales of the Bonds would be prohibited by applicable law.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This announcement does not constitute an offer of, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, securities of voestalpine or of any of its subsidiaries. The securities referred to herein have already been sold.
This announcement is not an offer for sale of securities in any jurisdiction where such an offer could be unlawful. The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “Securities Act”) and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. This announcement is not being issued in the United States and may not be distributed to publications with general circulation in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, this announcement is only directed at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc. (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons")). This document must not be acted on, or relied upon, by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.
In member states of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the placement of securities described in this announcement is directed exclusively at persons who are "qualified investors" with-in the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 as amended.