UBISOFT LAUNCHES A TENDER OFFER TO PURCHASE ITS €500 MILLION EXISTING BONDS DUE 2023 AND ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO PRICE A NEW €500 MILLION BOND ISSUE
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UBISOFT LAUNCHES A TENDER OFFER TO PURCHASE ITS €500 MILLION
EXISTING BONDS DUE 2023 AND ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO PRICE A NEW
€500 MILLION BOND ISSUE
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UBISOFT LAUNCHES A TENDER
OFFER TO PURCHASE ITS
€500 MILLION EXISTING BONDS
DUE 2023 AND ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO
PRICE A NEW
€500 MILLION BOND
ISSUE
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Paris, June
22 2022 – Ubisoft announces the
launch of a tender offer to qualifying holders only to purchase for
cash any and all of its outstanding €500 million existing bonds due
30 January 2023, with an annual coupon of 1.289% (of which €500
million are currently outstanding) (ISIN: FR0013313186) (the
“Existing Bonds”) (the
“Tender Offer”) and its intention, subject to
market conditions, to concurrently price solely to qualified
investors a new fixed rate bond issue for a total amount of €500
million (the “New Bonds”).
The Tender Offer is subject to the terms and
conditional to the satisfaction of the conditions described in the
Tender Offer Memorandum dated 22 June 2022. The Tender Offer is
subject to and conditional upon the completion of the issue of the
New Bonds. The expiration of the Tender Offer is scheduled for 1st
July 2022. The Existing Bonds purchased will be immediately
cancelled in accordance with their terms and conditions.
The transaction will allow Ubisoft to extend its
maturity profile and further diversify its debt investor base. The
net proceeds of the New Bonds will be used for general corporate
purposes and to refinance certain existing indebtedness of the
Group, in particular, the outstanding amount of the Existing Bonds.
This is Ubisoft’s third bond market offering.
Contact
Investor RelationsJean-Benoît RoquetteSVP Investor
Relations+ 33 1 48 18 52 39Jean-benoit.roquette@ubisoft.com |
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Alexandre
Enjalbert Senior Investor Relations Manager + 33 1 48 18 50 78
Alexandre.enjalbert@ubisoft.com |
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2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”). A prospectus
will be prepared and made available to the public, in compliance
with the Prospectus Regulation, as part of admitting the New Bonds
to trading on the Euronext regulated market in Paris.This press
release does not constitute an offer of securities in France or in
any other country. The New Bonds are the subject of a placement in
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in Article 2 point (e) of the Prospectus Regulation and in
accordance with Article L. 411-2(1°) of the Monetary and Financial
Code. Ubisoft Entertainment SA will undertake no action as part of
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