Roma, 12 giugno 2017. Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A. annuncia l’offerta di obbligazioni senior secured a tasso variabile per un importo di €500.000.000, con scadenza stimata nel 2023. L’emissione e l’offerta delle obbligazioni sono state deliberate in data 9 giugno 2017 dal Consiglio di Amministrazione della Società.
Le obbligazioni costituiranno obbligazioni senior della Società e si prevede che saranno assistite da pegno su azioni della medesima.
La Società prevede inoltre di sottoscrivere un nuovo contratto di finanziamento di importo indicativamente pari a €210.000.000, costituito da una linea di credito term loan e da una linea di credito revolving che sarà assistito, su base pari passu, dalle stesse garanzie delle obbligazioni.
La società intende utilizzare i proventi dell’offerta e collocamento delle obbligazioni nonché del relativo nuovo contratto di finanziamento per rimborsare il proprio indebitamento finanziario.
Le banche coinvolte nell’offerta delle obbligazioni sono Banca IMI Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo e Credit Suisse, in qualità di Joint Bookrunners e Global Coordinators, Goldman Sachs International, in qualità di Joint Bookrunner e Banca Akros S.p.A. Gruppo BANCO BPM e MPS Capital Services in qualità di Co-Managers.
La Società determinerà e comunicherà le condizioni e i termini definitivi delle obbligazioni al pricing, all’esito dell’attività di bookbuilding. Le obbligazioni saranno riservate ad investitori qualificati al di fuori dagli Stati Uniti d’America ai sensi della Regulation S promulgata ai sensi dello US Securities Act del 1933, come modificato, e a qualified institutional buyers, come definiti ai sensi della Rule 144A promulgata ai sensi del medesimo US Securities Act. È altresì previsto che le obbligazioni siano ammesse alla quotazione sul listino ufficiale della Borsa del Lussemburgo e siano ammesse alle negoziazioni presso il mercato Euro MTF della Borsa del Lussemburgo.
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