Premier Foods plc Issuance of senior secured floating rate notes (1729H)
June 05 2017 - 9:02AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1729H
Premier Foods plc
05 June 2017
Premier Foods Plc
5 June 2017
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Premier Foods plc
ISSUANCE BY PREMIER FOODS FINANCE PLC
OF GBP210,000,000 SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE NOTES
Further to the announcement on 16 May 2017 of a proposed bond
issue and the announcement on 18 May 2017 of the pricing of the
offering by Premier Foods Finance plc (the "Issuer") of
GBP210,000,000 senior secured floating rate notes due 15 July 2022,
at three-month GBP LIBOR (floor: 0%) plus 500 bps, reset quarterly
(the "Notes"), Premier Foods plc ("Premier Foods") announced today
the closing of the offering of the Notes by the Issuer and the
receipt of proceeds thereof.
The gross proceeds of the offering will be used, together with
cash on hand, (i) to redeem GBP175,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of the Issuer's senior secured floating rate notes due 2020
(the "2020 Notes"), (ii) to prepay outstanding indebtedness under
Premier Foods' revolving credit facility of up to GBP35,000,000 and
reduce the maximum capacity available under such facility by
GBP35,000,000, and (iii) to pay certain administrative costs,
expenses and fees in connection with the offering.
With the successful closing of this offering, the Issuer has
raised funds sufficient to redeem the outstanding 2020 Notes. As
such, the Refinancing Condition (as stated in the notice of
redemption with respect to the 2020 Notes issued on 16 May 2017)
has been satisfied, and the redemption of the 2020 Notes will occur
on 15 June 2017 as previously described in such notice.
For further information, please contact:
Institutional investors and analysts:
Alastair Murray, Chief Financial +44 (0) 1727 815
Officer 850
Richard Godden, Head of Investor +44 (0) 1727 815
Relations 850
Media enquiries:
Marisa Fitch, Head of External +44 (0) 1727 815
Affairs 850
Maitland +44 (0) 20 7379
Kate O'Neill 5151
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OR ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE OR
A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE ANY SECURITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES (AS DEFINED IN THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(the "SECURITIES ACT")), OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
Any securities referred to in this announcement have not been
and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or with any
securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction
of the United States, and may not be offered, sold, resold,
pledged, taken up, delivered, distributed or transferred, directly
or indirectly, into or within the United States except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance
with any applicable securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of any
securities is being made in the United States.
This announcement may contain "forward-looking statements" that
are based on estimates and assumptions and are subject to risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are all statements other
than statements of historical fact or statements in the present
tense, and can be identified by words such as "targets", "aims",
"aspires", "assumes", "believes", "estimates", "anticipates",
"expects", "intends", "hopes", "may", "would", "should", "could",
"will", "plans", "predicts" and "potential", as well as the
negatives of these terms and other words of similar meaning. Any
forward-looking statements in this announcement are made based upon
Premier Foods' estimates, expectations and beliefs concerning
future events affecting the Group and subject to a number of known
and unknown risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking
statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Group's
present and future business strategies and the environment in which
it will operate, which may prove not to be accurate. Premier Foods
cautions that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees
and that actual results could differ materially from those
expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Undue
reliance should, therefore, not be placed on such forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement apply only as at the date of this announcement and are
not intended to give any assurance as to future results. Premier
Foods will update this announcement as required by applicable law,
including the Prospectus Rules, the Listing Rules, the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules, London Stock Exchange and any other
applicable law or regulations, but otherwise expressly disclaims
any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
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