ARD - Pricing of $500 million Senior Secured Notes
LUXEMBOURG, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardagh Group ("Ardagh") has priced an issue of $500 million Senior Secured Notes due 2025, at a coupon of 5.25%, issued at par (the "Notes").
Net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes will be used to (i) repay in full a $300 million term loan credit facility, entered into on March 20, 2020 and drawn on March 23, 2020 and (ii) for general corporate purposes.
Paul Coulson, Chairman and CEO, said "Ardagh is very pleased with the continued support of existing and new investors in this latest financing, which further enhances the Group's strong liquidity position. After this issuance, Ardagh will have total cash and committed available liquidity of $1.3 billion, including approximately $1.15 billion cash on balance sheet."
Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable, metal and glass packaging for the world's leading brands. Ardagh operates more than 50 metal and glass production facilities in 12 countries across three continents, employing over 16,000 people with sales of $6.7bn.
The offering of the Notes will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation, as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area, from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities. This announcement does not constitute an advertisement for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
The Notes have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any U.S. State security laws. Accordingly, the Notes are being offered and sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of securities referred to in this announcement, in any jurisdiction, including the United States, in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from registration.
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.
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SOURCE Ardagh Group S.A.