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Convertible Bond Offering

26th Feb 2014 17:59

RNS Number : 0389B
St. Modwen Properties PLC
26 February 2014
 



26 February 2014

 

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St. Modwen Properties PLC

 

Convertible Bond Offering

 

St. Modwen Properties PLC (the "Company" or "St. Modwen") announces the final terms of the offering (the "Offering") of £100 million of senior, unsecured Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2019 (the "Bonds"), as announced earlier today. The Bonds will be issued by St. Modwen Properties Securities (Jersey) Limited (the "Issuer") and guaranteed by the Company.

 

The Bonds will carry a coupon of 2.875% per annum payable semi-annually in arrear and will, subject to certain conditions and a cash settlement option at the discretion of the Company, be convertible into preference shares of the Issuer which will be automatically and mandatorily exchangeable into fully paid ordinary shares of the Company (the "Shares") or, if the cash settlement option is exercised by the Company, the equivalent amount in cash of such Shares. The initial conversion price has been set at £5.2942 pence per Share, representing a premium of 35% above the volume weighted average price of the Shares from market open to close of trading on 26 February 2014 and a premium of 90% above the Company's last reported shareholder equity NAV per share.

 

Settlement is expected to take place on or about 6 March 2014.

 

Mike Dunn, Group Finance Director, St. Modwen Properties PLC said:

 

"The issue of this convertible bond is a further significant step forward in St. Modwen's strategy to diversify its sources of funding and lengthen the average term of its debt on attractive terms.

 

"The interest shown by prospective bondholders today reflects both the strength of St. Modwen's business model and recent performance against a backdrop of favourable conditions in the bond market and an improving real estate sector. The proceeds of the bond will be used to repay existing debt and strengthen the Company's balance sheet as we continue to drive our development and house building programmes to generate sustainable and attractive returns for all our investors."

 

J.P. Morgan Securities plc (which conducts its investment banking business in the UK as J.P. Morgan Cazenove) and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc are acting as Joint Bookrunners in relation to the Offering.

 

For further information, please contact:

St. Modwen Properties PLC

Tel: 0121 222 9400

Bill Oliver, Chief Executive

Mike Dunn, Group Finance Director

FTI Consulting

Tel: 020 7831 3113

Stephanie Highett

Nick Taylor

 

About St. Modwen Properties PLC

 

St. Modwen Properties PLC is the UK's leading regeneration specialist. The company operates across the full spectrum of the property industry from a network of seven regional offices, a residential business and through joint ventures with public sector and industry leading partners.

 

The Company is focused wholly upon regeneration with an outstanding 25 year track record of adding value by managing schemes through the planning process, remediating contaminated land and active asset management and development.

 

With extensive experience in dealing with complex and challenging sites, St. Modwen has a land bank of more than 5,900 net developable acres and is focussed on the long-term development of commercial property and residential land.

 

St. Modwen's extensive national portfolio includes: the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market, London; the transformation of Longbridge, Birmingham; and the on-going regeneration of over 2,500 acres of former industrial land in South Wales which includes the delivery of the first phase of Swansea University's £450m Bay Campus.

 

St. Modwen Properties PLC is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange (SMP LN Equity). For more information, please visit www.stmodwen.co.uk.

 

DISCLAIMER

The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes, should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell securities or the solicitation of any offer to subscribe for or otherwise buy any securities to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered in the United States under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, South Africa, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.

The Offering is addressed to, and directed in member states of the European Economic Area which have implemented the Prospectus Directive (the "Prospectus Directive") at, persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (directive 2003/71/EC, as amended) ("qualified investors").In addition, in the United Kingdom, the Offering is directed only at qualified investors (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") and qualified investors falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order(all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"), and (ii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated under the Order. This communication must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons in the United Kingdom or qualified investors as the case may be. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons or qualified investors as the case may be.

Acquiring investments to which this announcement relates may expose an investor to a significant risk of losing all of the amount invested. Persons considering making such investments should consult an authorised person specialising in advising on such investments. This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the Bonds. The value of the Bonds can decrease as well as increase. Potential investors should consult a professional advisor as to the suitability of the Bonds for the person concerned.

Each of J.P. Morgan Securities plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (the "Joint Bookrunners"), each of which is authorised and supervised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and is subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the Offering and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to clients of such Joint Bookrunner respectively or for providing advice in relation to the Offering, the Bonds or any other transaction, matter or arrangement referred to in this announcement.

Each of the Company, the Issuer, the Joint Bookrunners and their respective affiliates expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

In connection with the Offering, the Joint Bookrunners and any of their affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase securities and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such securities and any other securities of the Company or the Issuer or related investments in connection with the Bonds, the Company, the Issuer or otherwise. Accordingly, references to the securities being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, the Joint Bookrunners and any of their respective affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Joint Bookrunners do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

None of the Joint Bookrunners or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility, duty or liability whatsoever for or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, the Issuer, its other subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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