DGAP-News: Swiss Merchant Group AG SWISS MERCHANT GROUP AG HAS ISSUED A 100 MILLION SWISS FRANC - SENIOR SECURED CORPORATE BOND, ISIN CH0323874260, ON May 31, 2016, WITH A FIXED COUPON OF 6 % PER YEAR AND A MATURITY OF 4 YEARS.
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DGAP-News: Swiss Merchant Group AG / Key word(s): Bond/Issue of Debt Swiss Merchant Group AG SWISS MERCHANT GROUP AG HAS ISSUED A 100 MILLION SWISS FRANC - SENIOR SECURED CORPORATE BOND, ISIN CH0323874260, ON May 31, 2016, WITH A FIXED COUPON OF 6 % PER YEAR AND A MATURITY OF 4 YEARS. 29.06.2016 / 15:25 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. Swiss Merchant Group AG, a Swiss based investment company, announced the issuance of a senior corporate bond on May 31, 2016. Swiss Merchant Group AG will fully guarantee the bond principal and the coupon payment obligations arising from it. Swiss Merchant Group AG aims to market the bond in a private placement in Switzerland, as well as with institutional investors under Swiss Law. The private placement memorandum will be available directly at company headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. Swiss Merchant Group AG will invest the bond proceeds into real estate opportunities and industrial investments in listed and unlisted entities to extend Swiss Merchant Group's investment portfolio. This will further enhance the current revenues with additional cash flows. Swiss Merchant Group AG, which will act as a guarantor of the corporate bond, is a Swiss based investment company. Axel Krueger, Chairman of the board of Swiss Merchant Group AG, said: "Our company has achieved outstanding progress and has evolved into a successful investment company. We plan to invest the funds generated by the bond primarily to extend our portfolio in acquiring Swiss, German and Austrian real estate properties and industrial investment opportunities. In doing so, we will focus on real estate assets and companies in Switzerland, Germany and Austria with a stable and sustainable income. About Swiss Merchant Group AG Swiss Merchant Group AG ("SMG") is a Swiss based investment company focused on private and publicly traded companies. The investment targets are asset based companies, primary real estate or industrial entities with a strong, positive cash-flow, generated by the underlying assets and evidenced in their balance sheet. Swiss Merchant Group AG is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. Swiss Merchant Group's corporate bond is a fully bankable non-listed senior secured debt security. ISIN CH0323874260 Valor Number 32387426 Bloomberg ID Number JK 9550456 Safe Harbor Statement No action has been taken that would permit an offering of the securities or possession or distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. If any statements in this document contain forward-looking statements, such statements do not represent facts and are characterized by the words 'will', 'expect', 'believe', 'estimate', 'intend', 'aim', 'assume' or similar expressions. Such statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and assumptions of Swiss Merchant Group AG and the persons acting together with Swiss Merchant Group AG. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and forecasts which Swiss Merchant Group AG and the persons acting together with Swiss Merchant Group AG have made to the best of their knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by Swiss Merchant Group AG or the persons acting together with Swiss Merchant Group AG. It should be kept in mind that the actual events or consequences may differ materially from those contained in or expressed by such forward-looking statements. The information contained in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. The information in this announcement is subject to change. End of announcement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.06.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Swiss Merchant Group AG Bahnhofplatz 6300 Zug Switzerland Phone: +41 41 511 37 00 E-mail: info@swissmerchantgroup.com Internet: www.swissmerchantgroup.com ISIN: CH0323874260 WKN: A1817G End of News DGAP News Service -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 475655 29.06.2016