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TUI repurchases € 472m convertible bonds due
2028
Hanover, 19 July 2024. TUI AG
(“TUI” or the “Company”) announces the results of the
Company’s invitation to holders of the outstanding 5.00% senior
unsecured convertible bonds due 2028 (ISIN: DE000A3E5KG2) (the
"2028 Bonds") that are outside the United States and to whom
the invitation to sell may otherwise be lawfully made, and whose
outstanding principal amount is € 589.6 million as of today, to
offer to sell their 2028 Bonds for cash in an aggregate principal
amount up to approximately € 472 million (the “Target
Amount”) (the “Convertible Bonds Tender Offer”). TUI has
decided to repurchase € 472 million of the 2028 Bonds (the
“Final Acceptance Amount”), representing approximately 80%
of the outstanding principal amount. To fund these repurchases, TUI
will use proceeds from the successful offering of € 487 million
convertible bonds due 2031, announced yesterday.
The Purchase Price is 101.5% of the Principal Amount per 2028
Bond offered in the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer (equal to €
101,500 per € 100,000 in Principal Amount of the 2028 Bonds). The
Company will pay interest accrued and unpaid on those 2028 Bonds
accepted for purchase from and including the immediately preceding
interest payment date of the 2028 Bonds to but excluding the
settlement date, expected to be on or around 29 July 2024. The
interest per 2028 Bond will then be € 1,420.77. Following the
repurchase, 2028 Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of € 117.6
million will remain outstanding. The Company’s clean-up call option
is likely not to be exercised before calendar year 2025.
With this transaction, TUI successfully extends its debt
maturity profile and significantly reduces its cash interest costs.
The transaction is neutral both for net and gross leverage.
BofA Securities Europe SA, HSBC Continental Europe S.A., Crédit
Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, COMMERZBANK
Aktiengesellschaft and UniCredit Bank GmbH acted as Joint Dealer
Managers for the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer.
For further information, please contact:
ANALYST & INVESTOR ENQUIRIES
Nicola Gehrt, Group Director Investor Relations |
+ 49 (0)511 566 1435 |
Adrian Bell, Senior Investor Relations Manager |
+ 49 (0)511 566 2332 |
Stefan Keese, Senior Investor Relations Manager |
+ 49 (0)511 566 1387 |
MEDIA |
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Kuzey Alexander Esener, Head of Media Relations |
+ 49 (0)511 566 6024 |
Linda Jonczyk, Senior Manager Corporate Media |
+ 49 (0)511 566 6022 |
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upon in connection with, an offer or offer to purchase, sell or
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be purchased, sold or subscribed for will not be and have not been
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“Securities Act”) or with any securities regulatory authority of
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United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
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securities referred to herein have not been approved, disapproved
or recommended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any
state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S.
regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities
passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the
securities referred to herein. No public offering of, or
solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for,
securities of the Company is being made in the United States or any
such other jurisdiction.
The Convertible Bonds Tender Offer is not being made and will
not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the
mail of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without
limitation, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone, e-mail and
other forms of electronic transmission) of interstate or foreign
commerce of, or of any facilities of a national securities exchange
of, the United States, and the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer may
not be accepted by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility
from or within the United States or by persons located or resident
in the United States, or persons (including, without limitation,
agents, fiduciaries or other intermediaries) acting for the account
or benefit of persons located or resident in the United States.
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Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly mailed
or otherwise transmitted, distributed or forwarded (including,
without limitation, by custodians, nominees or trustees) in or into
the United States. Any purported acceptance of the Convertible
Bonds Tender Offer resulting directly or indirectly from or in
violation of these restrictions will be invalid and if made by a
person located or resident in the United States or any person
(including, without limitation, any agent, fiduciary or other
intermediary) acting for the account or benefit of persons located
or resident in the United States, on a nondiscretionary basis for a
principal giving instructions from within the united states will be
invalid and will not be accepted. For these purposes, “United
States” means the United States of America, its territories and
possessions, any state of the United States of America and the
District of Columbia.
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to the best of its knowledge, permit the possession or distribution
of any offering or publicity material relating to the Convertible
Bonds Tender Offer in any country or jurisdiction where action for
that purpose is required. Any materials relating to the Convertible
Bonds Tender Offer will be distributed in any country or
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applicable securities laws and regulations in such country or
jurisdiction. Holders of securities wishing to participate in the
Convertible Bonds Tender Offer and/or to submit indications of
interest must only do so in compliance with all applicable
securities laws and regulations.
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solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, the
securities referred to herein. The securities referred to herein
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sell or subscribe for, such securities may be made, to the public
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relating to the securities referred to herein in such
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“qualified investors” within the meaning of Regulation (EU)
2017/1129 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”) (the “UK
Prospectus Regulation”) 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
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purchase, sell or subscribe for, any securities, or whether or not
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BofA Securities Europe SA, HSBC Continental Europe S.A., Crédit
Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, COMMERZBANK
Aktiengesellschaft and UniCredit Bank GmbH (the “Joint Dealer
Managers”) are acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else
in connection with the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer. They will
not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation
to the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer and will not be responsible
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the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer, the contents of this
announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter
referred to herein.
In connection with the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer, each of
the Joint Dealer Managers and their respective affiliates may take
up a portion of the securities described in this announcement as a
principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell,
offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts such
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investments in connection with the Convertible Bonds Tender Offer
or otherwise. Accordingly, references in this announcement or
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respective affiliates acting in such capacity. In addition, certain
of the Joint Dealer Managers and their respective affiliates may
enter into financing arrangements (including swaps, warrants or
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