Perstorp announces offering of Senior Secured Notes and Second Lien Notes

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Perstorp Holding AB (publ) ("Perstorp") announced today an offering of $800 million (equivalent) aggregate principal amount of its Senior Secured Notes, to be comprised of a tranche of fixed rate dollar-denominated Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Dollar Senior Secured Notes”), a tranche of euro-denominated fixed rate Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and a tranche of floating rate Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (together, the “Euro Senior Secured Notes” and, together with the Dollar Senior Secured Notes, the “Senior Secured Notes”) and $420 million aggregate principal amount of its Second Lien Notes due 2021 (the “Second Lien Notes” and, together with the Senior Secured Notes, the “Notes”).

Perstorp intends to use the proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, to refinance its existing senior secured notes due 2017 and existing second lien notes due 2017 (together, the “Existing Notes”), repay or redeem a portion of its outstanding mezzanine loans, and pay certain fees, commissions, discounts and other transaction costs and fees.

In addition, Perstorp expects to terminate its commitments under its existing revolving credit facility and enter into a new senior secured revolving credit facility of up to SEK 1,000 million.

Perstorp expects to redeem the Existing Notes on December 5, 2016, subject to the completion of the offering of the Notes and receipt of the proceeds thereof.

The Notes and the related guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or for the account or benefit of any United States citizen or in any way distributed in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Notes and the related guarantees will be offered and sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer, solicitation or sale would not be permitted. This press release contains information about a pending transaction and there can be no assurance that this transaction will be completed. This press release shall not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the Existing Notes.

Forward-Looking Information is Subject to Risk and Uncertainty

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For more information, please contact:
John Ekström, VP Investor Relations, phone: +46 70 630 3900