euro adhoc: voestalpine AG
Financing, Stock Offerings (IPO)
voestalpine AG
successfully launches hybrid bond
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C.E.O. Interviews
16.10.2007
Issue size: EUR 1 billion
Issue price: 99.465%
Coupon: 7.125% for seven years after issuance and thereafter 3-month
Euribor + 5.05% (including a step-up of 2.50%)voestalpine AG successfully launched the hybrid bond it had already announced on the capital markets. The quality of the final order book was excellent exceeding more than EUR 3 billion. The issue size has been set at EUR 1 billion and the bookbuilding procedure was terminated early. The issue price is 99,465%. The subordinated hybrid bond bears a coupon of 7.125% for the first seven years upon issuance and 3-month-Euribor + 5.05% (including a step-up of 2.50) thereafter. Settlement and trading on the Official Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange of the hybrid bond (ISIN AT0000A069T7) is expected to take place on October 31, 2007.
The proceeds are used for the partial refinancing of the Böhler-Uddeholm AG takeover.
A sale of the hybrid bond to retail investors is planned to take place at October 18 and 19, 2007 on the basis of the issue price plus an extra charge for the offering banks.
Further inquiry note: DI Peter Fleischer, Head of Investor Relations; Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949; Fax: +43/50304/55-5581; peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com; http://www.voestalpine.com
voestalpine AG voestalpine-Straße 1 A-4020 Linz ISIN: AT0000937503
Disclaimer: This ad-hoc announcement constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy any securities. A prospectus approved by the Austrian Financial Market Authority on 5 October 2007 will be held available held available at voestalpine AG, voestalpine-Straße 1, 4020 Linz, Austrian and at Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, 1010 Vienna, Austria. In connection with the offering of securities of the issuer only be the prospectus shall be legally binding. The information of this ad-hoc announcement is not legally binding.
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Further inquiry note:
DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com
Branche: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
WKN: 897200
Index: ATX, ATX Prime, WBI
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official market