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16 April 2014
PIAGGIO & C. S.P.A. announces final results and pricing with regard to its exchange offer
Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (the Issuer) hereby announces the final results and pricing of its invitation launched on 7 April 2014 to holders of its outstanding €150,000,000 7.00% Senior Notes due December 2016 (ISIN: XS0471946367) (the Existing Notes) to offer any and all of their Existing Notes for Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021 (the New Notes) to be issued by the Issuer (the Exchange Offer).
The Exchange Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Exchange Offer Memorandum dated 7 April 2014 (the Exchange Offer Memorandum), including the offer and distribution restrictions contained therein. This announcement should be read in conjunction with the Exchange Offer Memorandum, the minimum new issue coupon announcement dated 14 April 2014 and the indicative results announcement dated 16 April 2014. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Exchange Offer Memorandum.
The Issuer hereby announces that it has determined to accept valid offers of Existing Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer. The table below sets out (i) the Exchange Offer Acceptance Amount, (ii) the final aggregate nominal amount of New Notes to be issued, and (iii) the New Issue Coupon.
Title of Security | ISIN / Common Code | Exchange Offer Acceptance Amount | New Notes to be issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer | Aggregate Cash Amount |
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7.00% Senior Notes due December 2016 | XS0471946367/ 047194636 | €108,027,000 | €108,027,000 | €7,864,966.08 |
In addition, the Issuer hereby announces that it will issue an aggregate principal amount of €141,973,000 Additional New Notes. The Additional New Notes will be issued on identical terms (including as to admission to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Euro MTF market) as the New Notes. The table below sets out the principal characteristics of the New Notes, including the final maturity date of the New Notes.
Title of Security | New Issue Amount | New Issue Coupon | Maturity | ISIN / Common Code | Issue Price |
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4.625% Senior Notes due April 2021 | €250,000,000 | 4.625% | 30 April 2021 | XS1061086846/ 106108684 | 100.00 per cent. |
The New Issue Condition has been satisfied.
The expected Settlement Date for the Exchange Offer is 24 April 2014.
Banca IMI, BNP Paribas, BofA Merrill Lynch, HSBC Bank plc and Mediobanca are acting as Dealer Managers for the Exchange Offer and Lucid Issuer Services Limited is acting as Exchange Agent. For detailed terms of the Exchange Offer please refer to the Exchange Offer Memorandum which (subject to distribution restrictions) can be obtained from the Exchange Agent referred to below:
DEALER MANAGERS | |
Banca IMI S.p.A. Largo Mattioli, 3 20121 Milano Italy Telephone: +39 02 7261 4782 Attention: DCM – Corporate & Liability Management Email: dcm.corp@bancaimi.com |
BNP PARIBAS 10 Harewood Avenue London NW1 6AA United Kingdom Attention: Liability Management Group Email: liability.management@bnpparibas.com Telephone: +44 20 7595 8668 |
BofA Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch International 2 King Edward Street London EC1A 1HQ United Kingdom Attention: John Cavanagh, +44 20 7995 3715 john.m.cavanagh@baml.com Karl Bystedt Wikblom, +44 20 7996 0867 karl.bystedtwikblom@baml.com |
HSBC Bank plc 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ United Kingdom Telephone: +44 20 7992 6237 Attention: Liability Management Group Email: liability.management@hsbcib.com
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Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. Piazzetta Cuccia 1, 20121 Milan Italy Telephone: +39 0288 291 Attention: DCM Corporate Email: MB_DCM_CORPORATE_IT@mediobanca.com |
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EXCHANGE AGENT | |
Lucid Issuer Services Limited Leroy House Telephone: +44 207 704 0880 Attention: Thomas Choquet / Victor Parzyjagla |
DISCLAIMER
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Exchange Offer Memorandum. This announcement and the Exchange Offer Memorandum contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Exchange Offer. If any Noteholder is in any doubt as to the contents of the Exchange Offer Memorandum or the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial and legal advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Existing Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to participate in the Exchange Offer. None of the Dealer Managers, the Exchange Agent or the Issuer makes any recommendation as to whether holders of Existing Notes should offer Existing Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS SUBJECT TO OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS IN, AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES, THE UNITED STATES, ITALY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE AND BELGIUM, ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER MEMORANDUM PUBLISHED BY THE ISSUER ON 7 APRIL 2014 AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS IS RESTRICTED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTIONS.