24 Apr 2017 16:40
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
24 April 2017
MHP S.A. ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN EARLY TENDER OFFER CONSIDERATION
Further to its announcement on 18 April 2017, MHP S.A. (the "Company") announces that it is modifying the Early Tender Offer Consideration (as defined below) relating to its invitation to the holders (the "Noteholders") of its U.S.$750,000,000 8.25% Notes due 2 April 2020 (the "Notes") to tender for purchase for cash up to U.S.$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount, such amount to be increased or reduced at the Company's sole discretion (the "Maximum Acceptance Amount") of outstanding Notes, subject to the offer and distribution restrictions below, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions, including the Financing Condition (as defined below), set forth in a tender offer memorandum dated 18 April 2017 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Tender Offer Memorandum") in accordance with the procedures described therein. The invitation to tender the Notes for purchase is referred to herein as the "Tender Offer". Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum are available, subject to offer and distribution restrictions, on the Tender Offer Website: https://sites.dfkingltd.com/mhp.
The Company announces that it is modifying the Early Tender Offer Consideration to U.S.$1,037.50 for each U.S.$1,000 of Notes validly tendered, not validly withdrawn and accepted for payment pursuant to the Tender Offer. All other terms and conditions, including the Financing Condition, of the Tender Offer, remain as set forth in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Description of the Notes | Regulation S Notes | Rule 144A Notes | Outstanding Principal Amount | Early Tender Offer Consideration | Tender Offer Consideration | Amount subject to the Tender Offer |
Per U.S.$1,000 | Per U.S.$1,000 | |||||
U.S.$750,000,000 8.25% Notes due 2 April 2020 | Common Code 078395044 / ISIN: USL6366MAC75 / CUSIP: L6366MAC7 | Common Code 078395079 / ISIN: US55302TAC99 / CUSIP: 55302TAC9 | U.S.$750,000,000 | U.S.$1,037.50 | U.S.$997.50 | Up to U.S.$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes(1) (the "Maximum Acceptance Amount") |
(1) Such amount to be increased or reduced at the Company's sole discretion. The final Maximum Acceptance Amount will be announced on the Early Results Announcement Date, which is expected to be on the day following the New Notes pricing. |
For Further Information
A complete description of the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer is set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Further details about the Tender Offer can be obtained from:
The Joint Dealer Managers
Requests for information in relation to the Tender Offer should be directed to:
J.P. Morgan Securities plc 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf London E14 5JP United Kingdom Telephone: +44 20 7134 2468 E-mail: em_europe_lm@jpmorgan.com Attention: Liability Management | ING Bank N.V., London Branch 8-20 Moorgate London EC2R 6DA United Kingdom Telephone: +44 20 7767 5107 Email: liability.management@uk.ing.com Attention: Global Debt Syndicate |
The Information and Tender Agent
Requests for information in relation to the procedures for tendering Notes and participating in the Tender Offer and the submission of an electronic instruction or submission should be directed to the Information and Tender Agent.
Subject to the offer and distribution restrictions, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any further announcements and amendments related to the Tender Offer may be obtained from the Tender Offer Website maintained by the Information and Tender Agent: https://sites.dfkingltd.com/mhp.
D.F. King Limited
Email: MHP@dfkingltd.com
Tender Offer Website: https://sites.dfkingltd.com/mhp
In London:
125 Wood Street
London EC2V 7AN
United Kingdom
By telephone: +44 20 7920 9700
In Hong Kong
Suite 1601, 16/F, Central Tower
28 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3953 7230
In New York
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
United States
Banks and Brokers call: +1 212 269 5550
All others call Toll-Free: +1 800 848 3405
By Facsimile Transmission (for Eligible Institutions only): +1 212 709 3328
For Confirmation: +1 212 269 5552
Attention: Andrew Beck
DISCLAIMER
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. No offer or invitation to acquire or exchange any notes is being made pursuant to this announcement. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum contain important information, which must be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offer. If any Noteholder 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 individual or company 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 participate in the Tender Offer. None of the Company, the Joint Dealer Managers, the Information and 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 Noteholders should participate in the Tender Offer.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or another exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States.
OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
This announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any related documents do not constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation or an invitation to offer to sell Notes in any jurisdiction in which, or to or from any persons to or from whom, such solicitation or invitation is unlawful, and invitations for offers to sell will not be accepted from Noteholders located or resident in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation or offer is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities or other laws require the Tender Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, any actions in connection with the Tender Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
In addition to the representations referred to below in respect of France, Italy and the United Kingdom, each Noteholder participating in the Tender Offer will also be deemed to give certain representations in respect of the other jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in the section of the Tender Offer Memorandum entitled "Procedures for Tendering Notes". Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer from a Noteholder that is unable to make these representations will not be accepted. Each of the Company, the Joint Dealer Managers and the Information and Tender Agent reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer, whether any such representation given by a Noteholder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result the Company determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender of Notes shall not be accepted.
France
The Tender Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France ("France"). None of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other document or material relating to the Tender Offer has been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only (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) with the exception of individuals, acting for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier, are eligible to participate in the Tender Offer.
None of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other offering material relating to the Tender Offer has been or will be submitted for clearance to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
Italy
None of the Tender Offer, this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offer 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 Tender Offer is being carried out in the Republic of Italy ("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, of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended (the "Issuers' Regulation").
Noteholders or beneficial owners of the Notes may tender their Notes in the Tender Offer through authorised intermediaries (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in 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.
Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Notes or the Tender Offer.
United Kingdom
The communication of this announcement, Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offer is not being made by the Company, 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 (the "FSMA"). 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 is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may be communicated to (1) those persons who are existing members or creditors of the Company or other persons within Article 43 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"), (2) those holders being investment professionals and high net worth companies/undertakings each within the meaning of the Order, and (3) to any other persons to whom these documents and/or materials may lawfully be communicated.
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
The Irish Stock Exchange