EQS-News: Aroundtown SA successfully issues benchmark bond and in parallel launched tender to buyback shorter-term bonds to extend debt maturity profile

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AROUNDTOWN SUCCESSFULLY ISSUES BENCHMARK BOND AND IN PARALLEL LAUNCHED TENDER TO BUYBACK SHORTER-TERM BONDS TO EXTEND DEBT MATURITY PROFILE 

9 July 2024

Aroundtown (the “Company” or “AT”), announces the successful issuance of a 5-year €650 million unsecured bond (the “Issuance”). With this first senior unsecured bond issuance in over two years, following the recent successful bond issuance of its subsidiary Grand City Properties S.A. (“GCP”, together with AT the “Group”), the Group further diversified its broad range of funding sources in addition to disposals and secured debt.

The new Series 40 bond will have a nominal amount of €650 million, a coupon of 4.8% and a tenor of 5 years, maturing in Q3 2029. The Issuance attracted very strong demand from high quality investors with a substantial book of approx. €4.5 billion, as a result of which the Issuance was 7 times oversubscribed. The bond is expected to be rated BBB+ by S&P.

In parallel the Company is executing a liability management exercise and plans to utilize the proceeds of the Issuance to repay shorter-term debt to pro-actively manage its debt profile. The liability management exercise was launched on July 8^th, is expected to expire on July 15^th, and is targeting over €1.8 billion in nominal value of bonds with near-term maturities through a tender process (together with the Issuance the “Transaction”). Through this Transaction, the Company aims to extend its debt maturity profile, as well as strengthen its balance sheet and support deleveraging.

Together with GCP, the Group issues €1.15 billion of bonds, receiving significant investor interest and supporting its pro-active liability management strategy.

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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