Intrum Justitia announces launch of offering of €3,000 million (equivalent) Senior Notes
Intrum Justitia AB (publ) (“Intrum Justitia”) announced today that it has launched an offering (the “Offering”) of €3,000 million (equivalent) in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes in a combination of Euro Floating Rate Senior Notes (the “Euro Floating Rate Notes”), Euro Fixed Rate Senior Notes (the “Euro Fixed Rate Notes” and, together with the Euro Floating Rate Notes, the “Euro Notes”) and SEK Floating Rate Senior Notes (the “SEK Floating Rate Notes” and, together with the Euro Notes, the “Notes”). In connection with the Offering, Intrum Justitia also intends to enter into a new €1,100 million multicurrency revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which has been successfully syndicated.
As part of the previously announced combination of Intrum Justitia and Lock TopCoAS and its subsidiaries (“Lindorff”), the proceeds from the Offering will be used to repay certain existing debt of both Lindorff and Intrum Justitia and to pay certain costs incurred in connection with the combination. The combination is subject to conditions precedent, including competition clearance from the European Commission. Pending consummation of the combination, the gross proceeds of the Offering will be deposited into escrow accounts. If the conditions to release of the escrowed proceeds have not been satisfied on or prior to July 31, 2017, the Notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate initial issue price of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest from the issue date to such special mandatory redemption date and additional amounts, if any.
Additional information will be available on Intrum Justitia’s investor relations website. There can be no assurance that the combination with Lindorff, the Offering, execution of the Revolving Credit Facility or other financing transactions will be completed.
For questions, please contact:
Annika Billberg, Communications Director
Tel: + 46 702 67 97 91
E-mail: a.billberg@intrum.com
Cautionary Statement
This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute a prospectus or any offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in the United States of America or in any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes will be offered in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and will accordingly be offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and certain persons outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. No indebtedness incurred in connection with any other financing transactions will be registered under the Securities Act.
This announcement does not constitute and shall not, in any circumstances, constitute a public offering nor an invitation to the public in connection with any offer within the meaning of the Directive 2010/73/EU of the Parliament and Council of November 4, 2003 as implemented by the Member States of the European Economic Area (the “Prospectus Directive”). The offer and sale of the Notes will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in Member States of the European Economic Area, from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities
Forward Looking Statements
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About Intrum Justitia:
Intrum Justitia offers comprehensive services, including purchase of receivables, designed to measurably improve clients’ cash flows and long-term profitability. Founded in 1923, Intrum Justitia has some 4,200 employees in 21 markets. Consolidated revenues amounted to SEK 6.1 billion in 2016. Intrum Justitia AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2002. For further information, please visit www.intrum.com
About Lindorff:
Lindorff has been in the business of helping people manage credit for over 100 years. Its headquarters are located in Oslo, Norway, the same city as Eynar Lindorff founded the company back in 1898. Today it has 4,400 people in 12 countries across Europe helping customers back to a life of sustainable spending. Nordic Capital Fund VIII is a majority shareholder in the company which offers services within debt collection and debt purchase as well as payment and invoicing services. In 2016 Lindorff generated EUR 647 million in net revenue (2015 EUR 534 million). For further information, please visit www.lindorff.com
About Nordic Capital:
Nordic Capital private equity funds have invested in mid-market companies primarily in the Nordic region since 1989. Through committed ownership and by targeting strategic development and operational improvements, Nordic Capital enables value creation in its investments. The Nordic Capital Funds invest in companies in northern Europe and in selected investment opportunities internationally. The most recent fund is Nordic Capital Fund VIII with EUR 3.5 billion in committed capital, principally provided by international institutional investors such as pension funds. The Nordic Capital Funds are based in Jersey, Channel Islands, and are advised by the NC Advisory entities in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany and the UK. For further information about Nordic Capital please see www.nordiccapital.com
Intrum Justitia is Europe’s leading Credit Management Services (CMS) group, offering comprehensive services, including purchase of receivables, designed to measurably improve clients’ cash flows and long-term profitability. Founded in 1923, Intrum Justitia has some 4,000 employees and operations in 20 markets. Consolidated revenues amounted to about SEK 6.1 billion in 2016. Intrum Justitia AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2002. For further information, please visit www.intrum.com