Koor Industries Raises Approx. NIS 640 Million Through Debenture Issue to Institutional Investors
09 Mai 2007 - 10:47PM
PR Newswire (US)
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Koor Industries
Ltd. (NYSE:KOR) ("Koor", "Company") a leading Israeli holding
company, announced today that, following its announcement dated May
6, 2007, the Company completed today the tender of the announced
debenture offering to institutional investors. As part of the
institutional tender, the Company accepted offers to purchase an
aggregate of 594,568,500 NIS 1 par value of Series H debentures, at
a price of NIS 1.0795 for every NIS 1 par value of debentures
representing an effective interest rate, linked to the Israeli
Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), of 4.05%. Following completion of the
debenture issue, the Company will receive aggregate gross proceeds
of approx. NIS 640 million (approx. $161 million). The debenture
issue is subject to receipt of the approval for the listing of the
debentures for trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. The sale of
the debentures by the institutional investors will be subject to
lock-up arrangements provided under the Israeli Securities Law,
1968 and its regulations. The terms of the debentures will be
identical to the terms of the Series H debentures issued by the
Company under a prospectus dated August 13, 2006 published in
Israel. The debentures will be considered as part of the Series H
debentures issued under the prospectus. The debentures were rated
A+/Stable by Maalot - The Israel Securities Rating Company Ltd.
("Maalot"), a Standard & Poor's affiliation. For further
information on Maalot's rating considerations, see the press
release of the Company dated May 6, 2007. The debentures to be
offered have not been and will not be registered under the US
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold
in the United States or to U.S. persons, absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements About Koor
Industries Koor Industries is a leading Israeli holding company,
focusing on high-growth, internationally-oriented, Israeli
companies. Koor actively invests in agrochemicals through
Makhteshim Agan Industries; in telecommunications through its
holdings in ECI Telecom, ECTel and Telrad Networks; and in venture
capital through Koor Corporate Venture Capital. Koor's ADSs
(American Depositary Shares) are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:KOR) and Koor's Ordinary Shares are traded on the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE:KOR). Company contact Oren Hillinger,
Finance Director Koor Industries Ltd. Tel: +972-3-607-5111 Fax:
+972-3-607-5110 IR Contacts Ehud Helft / Kenny Green GK Investor
Relations Tel: 1-866 704-6710 Fax: +972-3-607-4711 Forward looking
statements in this release involve a number of risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, international market
conditions, domestic political factors, technological developments,
ability to finance operations, and other factors which are detailed
in the Company's SEC filings. DATASOURCE: Koor Industries Ltd
CONTACT: Company contact: Oren Hillinger, Finance Director, Koor
Industries Ltd., Tel: +972-3-607-5111, Fax: +972-3-607-5110, . IR
Contacts: Ehud Helft / Kenny Green, GK Investor Relations, Tel:
1-866 704-6710, Fax: +972-3-607-4711,
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