21 Mar 2017 07:00
EI GROUP PLC
(incorporated with limited liability in England and Wales)
(the Issuer)
refers to requests to the holders (the Bondholders) of the outstanding £250,000,000 6.375 per cent. Secured Bonds due 2022 (ISIN: XS1514717732) (the Bonds) issued by the Issuer
21 March 2017. The Issuer refers to the request (the Consent Request) by the Issuer to the Bondholders on 10 March 2017 to consent to certain amendments to the terms and conditions of the Bonds and to the form of Original Definitive Bond (the Modifications) for approval by an written extraordinary resolution (the Written Resolution) as further described in the Notice of Consent Request prepared by the Issuer dated 10 March 2017 (the Notice). The rationale behind the Modifications is to ensure that the interest which accrues on the Bonds is payable by the Issuer semi-annually in arrear on 15 February and 15 August in each year and not, as was originally stated in the terms and conditions of the Bonds and the form of Original Definitive Bond, on 15 February and 15 September in each year.
Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given in the Notice.
Signing of Written Resolution
The Issuer received consent to the Written Resolution from Bondholders representing approximately 94 per cent. of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds outstanding by the Expiration Deadline (being 5:00 p.m. (London time) on 20 March 2017). Therefore, the Written Resolution has been signed by the Common Depository and is binding on all Bondholders.
Following the signing of the Written Resolution, a Supplemental Trust Deed was executed by the Issuer and the Trustee and the Modifications became effective.
This announcement is given by
EI GROUP PLC
3 Monkspath Hall Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4SJ
T +44 121 272 5000
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