Bilia AB (publ) announces final tender results for certain senior unsecured notes and issue of new senior unsecured notes

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Bilia AB (publ), (“Bilia” or the “Issuer”) today announces the final results of its invitation dated 21 September 2020 to the holders of its outstanding notes outlined below (together, the “Notes”) to tender their Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (the “Tender Offer”).

The Tender Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in a tender information document dated 21 September 2020 (the “Tender Information Document”), available on the website of the Issuer: link.

At the expiration of the Tender Offer at 12:00 CET on 24 September 2020, valid tender instructions of SEK 370,000,000 in an aggregate nominal amount of Notes were received pursuant to the Tender Offer. Details of tendered amount are set out below.

The Issuer furthermore announces that the New Financing Conditions (as defined in the Tender Information Document) have been met and that a total nominal amount of new senior unsecured notes of SEK 500,000,000 with a maturity of 5 years have been successfully issued (the “New Notes”). The interest rate for the New Notes is 3m STIBOR + 170 bps. 

All valid tender instructions received pursuant to the Tender Offer have been accepted for purchase by the Issuer. The Notes repurchased will be retained by Bilia and will not be cancelled. Following the completion of the Tender Offer Bilia will hold notes in a total amount of SEK 870,000,000.

The purchase price payable per Note is as set out below, in addition to which the Issuer will pay an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid interest on the relevant Notes (in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of the Notes):
Description of the Notes / ISIN / Offered Tendered Amount / Accepted Tender Amount / Outstanding Amount after Tender Offer / Purchase Price

2016/2021 senior unsecured floating rate notes / SE0008186886 / SEK 370,000,000 /