EANS-Adhoc: RZB Finance Jersey IV Limited
TERMINATION OF EXCHANGE OFFER FOR
ITS
EUR 500,000,000 NON-CUMULATIVE SUBORDINATED PERPETUAL CALLABLE STEP-UP FIXED TO
FLOATING RATE CAPITAL NOTES
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Exchange Offer
29.06.2009
RZB FINANCE (JERSEY) IV LIMITED ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF EXCHANGE OFFER FOR ITS EUR 500,000,000 NON-CUMULATIVE SUBORDINATED PERPETUAL CALLABLE STEP-UP FIXED TO FLOATING RATE CAPITAL NOTES (ISIN/ Common Code XS0253262025/025326202)
On 18 June 2009, RZB Finance (Jersey) IV Ltd., announced its invitation to holders of its outstanding EUR500,000,000 Non-cumulative Subordinated Perpetual Callable Step-up Fixed to Floating Rate Capital Notes to offer to exchange their Existing Notes for Non-cumulative Subordinated Perpetual Callable Fixed to Floating Rate Capital Notes to be issued by RZB Finance (Jersey) IV Ltd., with both the Existing Notes and the New Notes having the benefit of a support agreement with Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB). The Exchange Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Exchange Offer Memorandum dated 18 June 2009. Following its decision pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer not to accept any offers of Existing Notes for exchange, RZB Finance (Jersey) IV Ltd. has today announced the termination of the Exchange Offer. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Exchange Offer Memorandum. Noteholders are advised to read carefully the Exchange Offer Memorandum for full details of and information on the Exchange Offer. BNP Paribas and UBS Investment Bank acted as Dealer Managers, RZB acted as Co-Dealer Manager and Lucid Issuer Services Limited acted as Exchange Agent. Questions in connection with the Exchange Offer may be directed to either Dealer Manager.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY U.S. PERSON OR IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY.
Jersey, 29 June 2009
RZB Finance Jersey IV Limited Grenville Street 22 JE- St. Helier Jersey / Channel Islands
Dealer Managers: BNP Paribas, Attention: Debt Restructuring Group, 10 Harewood Avenue, London NW1 6AA, United Kingdom, Telephone: +44 207 595 8668, Email: debt.restructuring@bnpparibas.com
UBS Limited Attention: Liability Management Group - Mark T Watkins, 1 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP, United Kingdom, Telephone: +44 20 7567 0525, , Email: mark-t.watkins@ubs.com
Further enquiries: Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG Andreas Ecker Phone: +43 1 71707-2222 andreas.ecker@rzb.at or Kathrin Polster +43 1 71707 - 1753, kathrin.polster@rzb.at.
Disclaimer: This ad-hoc announcement constitutes neither an offer to
sell nor a solicitation to buy any New Notes. This ad-hoc
announcement is not being issued in the United States of America and
must not be distributed to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S
of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act") or
with a general circulation in the United States. This ad-hoc
announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase
any New Notes in the United States. The New Notes have not been
registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered, sold or
delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons absent from
registration under or a applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the United States Securities Laws.end of announcement euro adhoc
Further inquiry note:
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG
Andreas Ecker-Nakamura
Phone: +43 1 71707-2222
mailto:andreas.ecker@rzb.at
Branche: Banking
ISIN: XS0253262025
WKN:
Börsen: Wien / stock market