Exchange offer / Tender offer
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN
The Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in a tender offer memorandum dated
Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum are (subject to distribution restrictions) available from the Tender Agent as set out below. Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Summary of the Offer
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Coupon |
First Call Date |
Outstanding |
Purchase Price |
Amount subject to the |
principal amount |
offer |
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DE000A13R7Z7 |
3.375% p.a. |
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€ 1,500,000,000 |
99.60 per cent. |
Any and all |
Rationale for the Offer
The Company announced on
This refinancing exercise, comprising the intended issuance and the Offer, is part of the Company's proactive management of its financing structure. The Offer provides Noteholders with the opportunity to sell their current holdings in the Notes and to subscribe to the issuance of the New Notes, as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Notes purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer are expected to be cancelled and will not be re-issued or re-sold.
Amount subject to the Offer
The Company may accept for purchase any and all of the Notes validly tendered, subject to the New Financing Condition. The acceptance for purchase by the Company of Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer is at the sole discretion of the Company and tenders may be rejected by the Company for any reason. Notes accepted for purchase will in no circumstances be subject to pro-ration.
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Purchase Price
The Company will pay, for Notes tendered in the Offer and accepted for purchase by the Company pursuant to the Offer, a cash purchase price equal to 99.60 per cent. of the principal amount of the Notes (the "Purchase Price").
Accrued Interest
In addition to the Purchase Price, the Company will also pay Accrued Interest in respect of Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer, if any, on the Settlement Date.
New Financing Condition
The Company announced on
The Company is not under any obligation to accept for purchase any Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer. The acceptance for purchase by the Company of Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer is at the sole discretion of the Company and tenders may be rejected by the Company for any reason.
Allocation of the New Notes
The Company will, in connection with the allocation of the New Notes, consider among other factors whether or not the relevant investor seeking an allocation of the New Notes has, prior to such allocation, either validly tendered or indicated a firm intention to the Company or to any of the Dealer Managers that it intends to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer and, if so, the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered or intended to be tendered by such investor. Therefore, a Noteholder who wishes to subscribe for New Notes in addition to tendering its Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer may be eligible to receive, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, priority in the allocation of the New Notes, subject to the issue of the New Notes and such Noteholder also making a separate application for the purchase of such New Notes to the Dealer Managers (in their capacity as joint bookrunners of the issue of the New Notes) or to any other manager of the issue of the New Notes in accordance with the standard new issue procedures of such manager. However, the Company is not obliged to allocate the New Notes to a Noteholder who has validly tendered or indicated a firm intention to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer and, if New Notes are allocated, the principal amount thereof may be less or more than the principal amount of Notes tendered by such holder and accepted by the Company pursuant to the Offer. Any such allocation will also, among other factors, take into account the specified denomination of the New Notes (being
All allocations of the New Notes, while being considered by the Company as set out above, will be made in accordance with customary new issue allocation processes and procedures. In the event that a Noteholder validly tenders Notes pursuant to the Offer, such Notes will remain subject to such tender and to the conditions of the Offer as set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum, irrespective of whether that Noteholder receives all, part or none of any allocation of New Notes for which it has applied.
Noteholders should note that the pricing and allocation of the New Notes are expected to take place prior to the Expiration Deadline and each Noteholder therefore should provide, as soon as practicable, to the Company or any Dealer Manager any indications of a firm intention to tender Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer and the quantum of Notes that it intends to tender if it wishes to be eligible to receive such priority in the allocation of the New Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Tender Instructions
In order to participate in, and be eligible to receive the Purchase Price and the payment of Accrued Interest pursuant to the Offer, Noteholders must validly tender their Notes for purchase by delivering, or arranging to have delivered on their behalf, a valid Tender Instruction that is received by the Tender Agent by
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Tender Instructions will be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances described in "Amendment and Termination" in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Settlement Condition
The purchase by the Company of Notes and the settlement of the Offer will be subject to the Conditions to Redemption pursuant to § 4(e) of the terms and conditions of the Notes being fulfilled on the Settlement Date.
Expected Timetable of Events
The following sets out the expected times and dates of the key events relating to the Offer. The times and dates below are indicative only. This timetable is subject to change and the times and dates may (subject to applicable law) be extended, reopened or amended by the Company, or the Offer terminated, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Offer as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Accordingly, the actual timetable may differ significantly from the timetable below.
None of the Company, the Tender Agent or the Dealer Managers (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisers, or affiliates) warrant that any or all of the events referred to below will take place as and/or when described including, in particular in the case of any publications or announcements, nor shall they be liable for any failure of any Clearing System to deliver any notices to Noteholders.
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(all times are CET) |
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Commencement of the Offer |
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Announcement of Offer made by publication on the website of the |
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Systems. Tender Offer Memorandum available from the Tender Agent. |
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Commencement of the tender offer period. |
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Expiration Deadline |
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Final deadline for receipt of valid Tender Instructions by the Tender Agent in |
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order for Noteholders to be able to participate in the Offer. |
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Announcement of Results |
Announcement of
- whether the Company intends to accept (subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition and the other conditions described in the Tender Offer Memorandum, and subject to the Settlement Condition being fulfilled on the Settlement Date) valid tenders of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer; and
- if so accepted the aggregate principal amount of the Notes tendered and so accepted for purchase, if any.
As soon as practicable on
Settlement Date
Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition and the
the Settlement Condition being fulfilled on the Settlement Date, the expected Settlement Date for the Offer.
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Subject to applicable law and as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum, the Company may, in its sole discretion, extend, re-open, amend or terminate the Offer at any time before such announcement and may, in its sole discretion, waive any of the conditions to the Offer either before or after such announcement.
Noteholders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Notes when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from a Noteholder in order for that Noteholder to be able to participate in, or (in the limited circumstances in which revocation is permitted) revoke their instruction to participate in, the Offer before the deadlines specified in the Tender Offer Memorandum. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and each
Clearing System for the submission of Tender Instructions will be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified above. See "Procedures for Participating in the Offer" in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Further information
Questions and requests for assistance in connection with (i) the Offer may be directed to the Dealer Managers, and (ii) the delivery of Tender Instructions may be directed to the Tender Agent, the contact details for each of which are set out below:
DEALER MANAGERS |
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51 rue La Boétie |
Reuterweg 16 |
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60323 |
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75008 |
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Federal |
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Tel.: +33 1 877 01057 |
Tel.: +44 20 7986 8969 |
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Email: [email protected] |
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Attention: |
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Crédit |
Mainzer Landstraße 151 |
12, Place des Etats-Unis |
DLZ-Geb. 2 Händlerhaus |
CS 75002 92 547 Montrouge Cedex |
60327 |
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Federal |
Tel.: + 44 20 721 45733 |
Tel.: +49 69 136 59920 |
Email: [email protected] |
Email: [email protected] |
Attention: Liability Management |
Attention: |
Mainzer Landstraße 11-17
60329
Federal
Tel.: +44 207 545 8011
Attention:
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TENDER AGENT
The Shard
Telephone: +44 207 704 0880
Attention:
Email: [email protected]
Offer Website: https://deals.is.kroll.com/allianz
Disclaimers
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offer. If any Noteholder is in any doubt as to the contents of the Tender Offer Memorandum or the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial and legal advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, from its broker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes pursuant to the Offer. None of the Company, the Dealer Manager or the Tender Agent or any of their respective directors, employees or affiliates has made or will make any assessment of the merits and risks of the Offer or of the impact of the Offer on the interests of Noteholders either as a class or individuals, and none of them makes any recommendation whether Noteholders should tender Notes pursuant to the Offer. None of the Company, the Dealer Manager or the Tender Agent (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisers or affiliates) is providing Noteholders with any legal, business, tax, financial, investment, accounting or other advice in this announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum and/or in connection with the Offer. Noteholders should consult with their own advisers as they consider appropriate to assist them in taking decisions with respect to the Offer, including to determine whether they are legally permitted to tender Notes pursuant to the Offer.
Offer and Distribution Restrictions
This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum do not constitute an invitation to participate in the Offer in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable securities laws. The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
This announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and the Offer are not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into or to any person located or resident in
The Offer referenced herein is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into
This announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and the Offer do not constitute or contemplate or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in
Nothing in this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes or contemplates an offer to buy or the invitation to offer to sell securities in
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(except as set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum) and
The Tender Offer Memorandum and the Offer may only be communicated to persons in the
The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by the Company, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions. See "Offer and Distribution Restrictions" in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
New Notes
Any investment decision to purchase any New Notes should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in a prospectus which will be prepared in connection with the issue of the New Notes and their admission to the official list of the
The New Notes are not being, and will not be, offered or sold in
Compliance information for the New Notes: MiFID IIprofessionals/ECPs-only/NoPRIIPs KID - eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No sales to retail investors in the EEA or the
No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction in relation to the New Notes to permit a public offering of securities.
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