30th May 2018 07:00
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF VIVO ENERGY INVESTMENTS B.V. NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 May 2018
Vivo Energy Investments B.V.
Proposed offering of $[400] million Senior Notes due 2023 or 2025
Vivo Energy Investments B.V., a subsidiary of Vivo Energy plc, today announces an offering (the "Offering") of $[400] million senior notes due 2023 or 2025 guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Vivo Energy plc and Vivo Energy Holding B.V. (the "Notes"). Vivo Energy plc is rated BB+ (positive) by S&P and BB+ (stable) by Fitch, and the Notes are expected to be rated BB+/BB+ by S&P and Fitch.
The gross proceeds of the Offering, together with borrowings under the $400 million equivalent multicurrency revolving credit facility and cash on hand, will be used to (a) repay all amounts outstanding under the amortising term facility with an outstanding principal equivalent amount equal to the aggregate of US$157,500,000 and €139,749,072.30 as well as an incremental term facility denominated in US dollars with an outstanding aggregate principal amount of US$160,000,000; (b) pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the initial public offering of Vivo Energy plc and the offering of the Notes related transactions and (c) finance the expected cash consideration of the proposed acquisition by Vivo Energy plc and its subsidiary undertakings of Engen International Holdings (Mauritius) Limited and its subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings, which is targeted for the third quarter of 2018, and related expenses.
There will be no public offering of the Notes. The Notes will be offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
Important notice
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The offering of Notes described in this announcement and any related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of these securities in the United States.
MiFID II professionals/ECPs-only/No PRIIPs KID. Manufacturer target market (MIFID II product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as not available to retail in EEA.
This announcement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of the Notes in any Member State of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Directive 2003/71/EC, together with any amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the relevant member state from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes.
This announcement is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that (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"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Order, or (iii) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
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