AkzoNobel announces new bond and launches tender offer

Published: 9-Dec-2011
Ingredients Finance

Move to improve the company’s debt maturity profile well received


AkzoNobel has announced that the company intends to issue an €800m bond with a seven year maturity, at a coupon of 4%. The announcement of the bond was well received by the market with an order book exceeding €3bn.

AkzoNobel has simultaneously announced a tender offer to repurchase an estimated €600m of its previously issued bonds, specifically bonds set to mature in January 2014 (7.75%, €1bn) and March 2015 (7.25%, €975m).

The new bond issue and purchase of existing bonds will improve the overall debt profile of AkzoNobel, further reducing future refinancing risk and improving its maturity profile.

The buyback of company bonds will result in an accounting loss, which will be determined at the end of the tender process. However, this loss will be offset by the significantly reduced coupon on the new seven-year bond.

The new bonds will be issued by Akzo Nobel NV and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Settlement is scheduled for 15 December 2011 and the bonds will mature on 17 December 2018.

AkzoNobel is committed to maintaining a strong investment grade rating. Currently the company has a BBB+ rating with Standard & Poor’s and a Baa1 rating with Moody’s.

For more details on the tender offer, please refer to the announcement relating to the tender offer published by Akzo Nobel NV and Akzo Nobel Sweden Finance AB (publ) on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange dated 8 December 2011.

Further details of the outcome of the tender offer will be announced when completed.
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