Ahlstrom issues EUR 100 million bond
Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE September 4, 2014 at 16.45
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Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, issues a EUR 100 million senior unsecured callable bond. The bond matures on September 15, 2019, and it carries a fixed coupon interest rate of 4.125 per cent per annum. The bond is callable subject to certain provisions also before its final maturity.
The proceeds from the issuance of the new bond will be used for refinancing and general corporate purposes of the Group.
An application will be made to list the bond on the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Danske Bank and SEB acted as joint lead managers in the transaction.
Ahlstrom is a high performance fiber-based materials company, partnering with leading businesses around the world to help them stay ahead. We aim to grow with a product offering for clean and healthy environment. Our materials are used in everyday applications such as filters, medical fabrics, life science and diagnostics, wallcoverings and food packaging. In 2013, Ahlstrom's net sales from the continuing operations amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,500 employees serve customers in 24 countries. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. More information available at www.ahlstrom.com.
This release is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as an offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell with respect to any bonds. The distribution of this release and the related material concerning the issuance of the new bond and the invitation to tender the outstanding bond are prohibited by law in certain countries. The new bonds are not being offered and the tender offer for the outstanding bonds is not made to the public either inside or outside of Finland. Persons resident outside of Finland may receive this release and the related bond documentation only in compliance with applicable exemptions or restrictions. Persons into whose possession this release and the related bond documentation may come are required to inform themselves about and comply with such restrictions.
This release and the related bond documentation may not be distributed or published in any country or jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction or would require actions under the laws of a state or jurisdiction other than Finland, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, South Africa, Singapore and Japan. The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or tender, or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell the Issuer's bonds to any persons in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale or tender would be unlawful. Ahlstrom's representatives assume no legal responsibility for such violations, regardless of whether the parties contemplating investing in or divesting the Issuer's bonds are aware of these restrictions or not. Ahlstrom's bonds have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), nor under any securities legislation of any state in the United States, and they may not be offered, sold, resold, delivered, distributed, bought or transferred in the United States or to U.S. persons or on behalf of U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any securities legislation of any state in the United States.