EQS-News: Aroundtown SA decides not to exercise option to voluntarily call 3.375% Perpetual Notes (€156.3 million nominal outstanding) and 2.875% Perpetual Notes (€61.8 million nominal outstanding)

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS

Aroundtown SA decides not to exercise its option to voluntarily call (i) 3.375% Perpetual Notes with a first call date in December 2024 and a current nominal amount outstanding of EUR156.3 million and (ii) 2.875% Perpetual Notes with a first call date in January 2025 and a current nominal amount outstanding of EUR61.8 million

Luxembourg, 28 November 2024 - The board of directors (the “Board”) of Aroundtown SA (the “Company” or “AT”) has decided that it will not exercise the option to voluntarily redeem its (i) EUR600 million 3.375% undated subordinated notes, subject to interest rate reset on 23 December 2024 (ISIN XS2055106210) (the “3.375% Perpetuals”) and (ii) EUR500 million 2.875% undated subordinated notes, subject to interest rate reset on 12 January 2025 (ISIN XS2027946610) (the “2.875% Perpetuals”). The current nominal amount outstanding of the 3.375% Perpetuals and 2.875% Perpetuals is EUR156.3 million and EUR61.8 million, respectively, following the completion of the Company’s successful exchange and tender offers in May 2024 and September 2024.

The 3.375% Perpetuals and the 2.875% Perpetuals will continue to be accounted as 100% equity under IFRS and for the calculation of financial covenants of AT’s senior bonds.

About the Company

Aroundtown SA (symbol: AT1), trading on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, is the largest listed and highest rated (BBB+ by S&P) German commercial real estate company. Aroundtown invests in income generating quality properties with value-add potential in central locations in top tier European cities mainly in Germany/NL.

Aroundtown SA (ISIN: LU1673108939) is a public limited liability company (société anonyme) established under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B217868, having its registered office at 37, Boulevard Joseph II, L-1840 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Contact

Timothy Wright
T: +352 288 313
E: info@aroundtown.de
www.aroundtown.de

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES.

THE SECURITIES MENTIONED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES ABSENT REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OR ESTIMATES RELATING TO PLANS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO OUR FUTURE OPERATIONS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS, OR ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING OR RELATING TO ANY SUCH STATEMENTS, EACH OF WHICH CONSTITUTES A FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE COMPANY. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY, DEPENDING ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS.