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Capital Stage AG successfully places perpetual subordinated bonds of EUR 97.3 million with time limited conversion rights into ordinary bearer shares of the company
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This publication is not a prospectus and not an offer to purchase securities or for the sale of securities within a jurisdiction or into a jurisdiction, including the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia), Canada, Japan or Australia or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales are prohibited by applicable law. Capital Stage AG successfully places perpetual subordinated bonds of EUR 97.3 million with time limited conversion rights into ordinary bearer shares of the company Hamburg, September 6, 2017 – The SDAX listed Hamburg based solar and wind park operator Capital Stage has successfully placed EUR 97.3 million perpetual subordinated bonds with time limited conversion rights into ordinary bearer shares of the Company. The proceeds of the offering will be used to finance the further growth of Capital Stage and can be accounted for as “equity” under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The issuer of the Bonds is Capital Stage Finance B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Stage, registered in the Netherlands. The Bonds will be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Capital Stage on a subordinated basis as to payments. The Bonds have been placed with international institutional investors and were several times oversubscribed. The Bonds will have no fixed redemption date and will be optionally convertible into fully paid [new and/or existing] ordinary bearer shares of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) until the 10th Trading Day prior to September 13, 2023 (the “First Call Date”). The initial conversion price is set at EUR 7.5943, a premium of 25.0% to the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares on XETRA between launch and pricing. From the Closing Date and until the First Call Date, the Bonds bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum. From the First Call Date, the Bonds will bear interest at a rate equal to 11% above the 5 year EUR Swap Rate, subject to a reset every five years thereafter. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrear. Capital Stage, subject to certain conditions, may elect to defer all or part of any interest payment scheduled to be paid. Any such non-payment of interest will not constitute an event of default or other breach of obligations. The Bonds will be issued at 100% of their principal amount and may be optionally redeemed by Capital Stage at 100% of their principal amount for the first time with effect as of the First Call Date and subsequently with effect as of each interest payment date thereafter, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and any outstanding arrears of interest. Capital Stage will have the option to effect the mandatory conversion of the Bonds, at any time on or after October 4, 2021, and not on September 13, 2021 as stated previously, and before the First Call Date. The notice of early mandatory conversion may only be given if, for a specified period of time, the share price is equal to or exceeds 130 per cent of the conversion price then in effect. “In order to progress even faster on our chosen growth path we need additional capital. The advantage of the chosen structure is that bonds can be accounted for as equity under international accounting standards IFRS and will strengthen our balance sheet” said Dr Christoph Husmann, CFO of Capital Stage AG. “Our project pipeline is well filled. We are, in our core regions in Europe, partly in exclusive negotiations regarding solar and wind parks with a production capacity of approximately 200 MW in total. We are very confident that the proceeds from the Bonds will be invested quickly and thus increase our portfolio with further attractive solar and wind parks in the foreseeable future” stated Dr Dierk Paskert, CEO of Capital Stage AG. In the context of the placement, Capital Stage has agreed to a lock-up period of [90]-days. Settlement for the Bond offering is expected to take place on September 13, 2017 (the “Closing Date”). An application will be made for the Bonds to be traded on the Open Market segment (Freiverkehr) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange within one month from the Closing Date. Berenberg and Morgan Stanley acted as Joint Bookrunners on the transaction. About Capital Stage AG: Capital Stage invests in and operates solar power plants and wind farms in Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria and Sweden. Including the solar power plants and wind parks acquired and operated within the asset management for third parties, the generating capacity of the company amounts to almost 1.3 Gigawatt. Capital Stage is therefore one of the leading independent operators of solar power plants and wind parks in Europe. With these solar and wind parks, the company generates attractive returns as well as continuous and plannable earnings. Capital Stage AG is listed on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the regulated market of the Hanseatic Stock Exchange Hamburg (ISIN: DE0006095003 / WKN: 609500). Since 2014 Capital Stage is listed on the selection index SDAX of Deutsche Börse. Further information about the company can be found at www.capitalstage.com Contact: Capital Stage AG Till Gießmann Head of Investor & Public Relations Große Elbstraße 59 22767 Hamburg Tel.: + 49 (0)40 37 85 62-242 Fax: + 49 (0)40 37 85 62-129 E-Mail: till.giessmann@capitalstage.com DISCLAIMER This press release may contain forward looking statements, estimates, opinions and This publication may contain forward looking statements, estimates, opinions and projections with respect to anticipated future performance of Capital Stage AG (the “Company”) (“forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes”, “estimates”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “may”, “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. 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No reliance my or should be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the information contained in this publication, or any other information discussed verbally, or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or with the securities regulators of the individual states of the United States. The securities may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration and reporting requirements of the United States legal regulations. The company does not intend to register its securities under the Securities Act or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States. In the United Kingdom, this publication is only being distributed to and 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 publication is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this publication relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. None of the Joint Bookrunners or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to Capital Stage Finance B.V. (the “Issuer”) and the Company any of their subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. The Joint Bookrunners are acting exclusively for the Issuer and the Company and no one else in connection with the offering. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Issuer and the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the offering, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. In connection with the offering, the Joint Bookrunners and any of their affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase Bonds of the Issuer and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such Notes and other securities of the Issuer and the Company or related investments in connection with this Offering or otherwise. The Joint Bookrunners do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
06.09.2017 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG. |
Language: | English |
Company: | Capital Stage AG |
Große Elbstraße 59 | |
22767 Hamburg | |
Germany | |
Phone: | +49 4037 85 62 -0 |
Fax: | +49 4037 85 62 -129 |
E-mail: | info@capitalstage.com |
Internet: | www.capitalstage.com |
ISIN: | DE0006095003 |
WKN: | 609500 |
Indices: | SDAX |
Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
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