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Tender Offer

5 Jul 2012 16:14

RNS Number : 0478H
JSC Georgian Railway
05 July 2012
 



5 July 2012

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE INVITATION IS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS (IN PARTICULAR, THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY, BELGIUM AND FRANCE), AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE TENDER OFFER MEMORANDUM.

JSC GEORGIAN RAILWAY

ANNOUNCES THE SATISFACTION OF THE NEW FINANCING CONDITION ANDTHE SETTLEMENT DATE OF THE INVITATIONany and all of its outstanding

U.S.$250,000,000 9.875% Notes due 2015

(the "Notes" and the holders of the Notes being the "Holders")

 

On 18 June 2012, JSC Georgian Railway (the "Issuer") launched an invitation to all Holders (subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum (as defined below)) to tender any and all of their Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (the "Invitation"), all as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. The Issuer today announces the satisfaction of the New Financing Condition and that it has accepted for purchase U.S.$222,480,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Invitation.

The Issuer will pay today (being the Settlement Date) the Purchase Price of U.S.$1,112.50 per U.S.$1,000 in principal amount, together with Accrued Interest of U.S.$44.71 per U.S.$1,000 in principal amount, in respect of Notes accepted for purchase.

Following settlement of the Invitation, the Notes accepted for purchase by the Issuer will be cancelled.

The Invitation was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 18 June 2012 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") and this announcement should be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. and Merrill Lynch International acted as Dealer Managers for the Invitation.

Requests for further information should be directed to the Dealer Managers:

THE DEALER MANAGERS

Goldman Sachs International

Peterborough Court133 Fleet StreetLondon EC4A 2BBUnited Kingdom

For information by telephone:+44 (0) 20 7774 4799Attention: Liability Management GroupEmail: liabilitymanagement.eu@gs.com

J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.

125 London WallLondon EC2Y 5AJUnited Kingdom

For information by telephone:+44 (0) 20 7777 3548Attention: Liability ManagementEmail: emea_lm@jpmorgan.com

Merrill Lynch International

2 King Edward StreetLondon EC1A 1HQUnited Kingdom

For information by telephone:+44 (0) 20 7995 3715 / 2324Attention: Liability Management Group - John M. Cavanagh / Tommaso Gros-PietroEmail: john.m.cavanagh@baml.com / tommaso.gros-pietro@baml.com

 

Requests for information in relation to the procedures for tendering Notes in, and for any documents or materials relating to, the Invitation should be directed to the Tender Agent:

THE TENDER AGENT

Lucid Issuer Services LimitedLeroy House436 Essex RoadLondon N1 3QPUnited Kingdom

For information by telephone: +44 (0) 20 7704 0880Attention: Thomas ChoquetEmail: georgianrailway@lucid-is.com

 

DISCLAIMER

This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum contain important information which must be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Invitation. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own legal, tax, and financial advice, including as to any tax consequences, from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser. Any person whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes in the Invitation. None of the Issuer, the Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent, or any person who controls, or is a director, officer, employee or agent of such persons, or any affiliate of such persons, makes any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender Notes in the Invitation.

No offer or invitation to acquire any securities is being made pursuant to this announcement. Nothing in this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an invitation to participate in the Invitation in any jurisdiction in which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such an invitation under applicable securities laws. Tenders of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Invitation will not be accepted from Holders in any jurisdiction where any such offer or invitation is unlawful.

OFFER RESTRICTIONS

Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Notes and tenders of Notes for purchase in the Invitation will not be accepted from Holders in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Invitation to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and any of the Dealer Managers or any of their respective affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in any such jurisdiction, the Invitation shall be deemed to be made by such Dealer Manager or affiliate, as the case may be, on behalf of the Issuer in such jurisdiction.

The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by the Issuer, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

United States

The Invitation 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 of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States. This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone and the internet. The Notes may not be tendered in the Invitation by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility from or within the United States or by persons located or resident in the United States as defined in Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, copies of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation 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 offer to sell in response to the Invitation resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and any purported offers to sell made by a person located in the United States or any agent, fiduciary or other intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal giving instructions from within the United States will be invalid and will not be accepted.

Each Holder participating in the Invitation will represent that it is not located in the United States and is not participating in the Invitation from the United States or it is acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal located outside the United States that is not giving an order to participate in the Invitation from the United States. For the purposes of this and the above paragraph, "United States" means United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.

United Kingdom

The communication of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation is not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by, an authorised person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to persons within the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order")) or within Article 43(2) of the Order, or to other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated.

Italy

None of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other document or materials relating to the Invitation have been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa ("CONSOB") pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. The Invitation is being carried out in Italy as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the "Financial Services Act") and article 35-bis, paragraph 4, letter b) of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended. Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are located in Italy can tender Notes for purchase in the Invitation through authorised persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations or with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.

Belgium

None of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (Autorité des servicés et marches financiers / Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten) (the "FSMA") and, accordingly, the Invitation is not and may not be made, directly or indirectly, to the public in Belgium by way of a public offering pursuant to Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids (Loi relative aux offres publiques d'acquisition / Wet op de openbare overnamebiedingen), as amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Invitation may not be advertised or made (either directly or indirectly) and the Invitation will not be extended, and neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) have been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than "qualified investors" (investisseurs qualifiés / gekwalificeerde beleggers) in the sense of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets (Loi relative aux offres publiques d'instruments de placement et aux admissions d'instruments de placement à la négociation sur des marchés réglementés / Wet op de openbare aanbieding van beleggingsinstrumenten en de toelating van beleggingsinstrumenten tot de verhandeling op een gereglementeerde markt), acting on their own account. Insofar as Belgium is concerned, this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum have been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively for the purpose of the Invitation. Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to any other person in Belgium.

France

None of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation have been submitted to or approved by the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers). Accordingly, the Invitation may not be made in the Republic of France ("France") by way of an offer of securities to the public (offre au public de titres financiers) under Article L.411-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier, therefore the Invitation is not being made and shall not be made, directly nor indirectly, to the public in France. The Invitation may not be advertised and the Invitation will not be extended, and neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or materials relating to the Invitation (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar document) has been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in France other than (and exclusively), (i) providers of investment services relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le service d'investissement de gestion de portefeuille pour compte de tiers) and/or (ii) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) provided that such qualified investors are acting for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier.

 

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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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