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Jet2 plc announces repurchase of £301.5 million notional of
its existing convertible bonds due 2026
Jet2 plc, the Leisure Travel group
(the "Purchaser"), announces the final results of its
invitation, on the terms and conditions set out below, to the
holders (the "Bondholders") of its existing
£387,400,000 1.625% Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Convertible Bonds
due 2026 (£304,400,000 of which are currently outstanding) with
ISIN code: XS2351465179 (the "Bonds") to offer to sell
any and all of their Bonds to the Purchaser for cash at the Final
Repurchase Price (as defined below) by way of a reverse
bookbuilding process (the "Invitation").
The Purchaser announces the repurchase of £301.5 million in
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, which represents
approximately 99.0% of the remaining outstanding aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds. Eligible Bondholders (as defined
below) will receive an amount in cash per £100,000 in principal
amount of Bonds equal to £102,500 (the "Initial Repurchase
Price"), to be adjusted for the difference between the average
of the daily volume weighted average price of the Purchaser's
ordinary shares with ISIN code: GB00B1722W11 quoted on the AIM
Market of the London Stock Exchange plc (the "Shares") on
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 and Wednesday, 12 March 2025 and the closing
price of the Shares on Monday, 10 March 2025 (the "Final
Repurchase Price"), plus accrued and unpaid interest up to (but
excluding) the settlement date which is expected to occur on
Tuesday, 18 March 2025. The Final Repurchase Price is expected to
be announced on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 following the close of
trading.
Any Bonds repurchased by the Purchaser in connection with the
Invitation will be cancelled thereafter in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Bonds.
Following cancellation of the Bonds repurchased by the Purchaser
pursuant to the Invitation, the remaining outstanding Bonds will
represent an aggregate principal amount of £2.9 million.
Considering that further to the Invitation, the aggregate principal
amount of the Bonds outstanding and held by persons other than the
Purchaser and its subsidiaries is equal to or less than 15% of the
aggregate principal amount of Bonds originally issued, holders of
the Bonds are reminded that the Purchaser intends, pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Bonds, subject to providing not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, to early redeem all of the
outstanding Bonds at their principal amount together with accrued
and unpaid interest thereon up to (but excluding) the date of such
redemption.
The Invitation was targeted at Bondholders that are outside the
United States and to whom the Invitation may otherwise be lawfully
made and who are otherwise lawfully able to participate in the
Invitation in accordance with the Invitation and Distribution
Restrictions set out under "Important Information" below
(such Bondholders being the "Eligible Bondholders").
HSBC Bank plc and Jefferies International Limited acted as Joint
Dealer Managers for the Invitation. Rothschild & Co acted as
financial adviser to the Purchaser.
This announcement is released by Jet2
plc and contains information in relation to the Bonds
that qualified or may have qualified as inside information for
the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 as amended and as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic
law ("UK MAR"). For the purposes of UK MAR and Article
2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055 as it forms
part of United Kingdom domestic law, this announcement is made by
Gary Brown, Jet2 plc.
For further information please contact:
Jet2 plc
Steve Heapy, Chief Executive Officer
Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer
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0113 239 7692 |
Cavendish Capital Markets
Limited
Nominated Adviser
Katy Birkin / Camilla Hume / George Lawson
|
020 7220 0500 |
Rothschild & Co
Financial Adviser
John Deans / Peter Nicklin / Colm Burns
|
020 7280 5000 |
HSBC Bank plc
Joint Dealer Manager
Dan Kosary / Giorgio Milanese
|
020 7991 5647 |
Jefferies International
Limited
Joint Dealer Manager
Ed Matthews / Dominik Gansloser / Patrick Kindler
|
020 7029 8000 |
Burson Buchanan
Financial PR
Richard Oldworth / Toto Berger |
020 7466 5000 |
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO BUY OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL BONDS AND TENDERS OF BONDS FOR
PURCHASE PURSUANT TO THE INVITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM
HOLDERS OF BONDS IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE
SECURITIES, BLUE SKY OR OTHER LAWS REQUIRE THE INVITATION TO BE
MADE BY A LICENSED BROKER OR DEALER AND THE JOINT DEALER MANAGERS
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES ARE SUCH A LICENSED BROKER OR
DEALER IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION, THE INVITATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
BE MADE BY SUCH JOINT DEALER MANAGER OR SUCH AFFILIATE, AS THE CASE
MAY BE, ON BEHALF OF THE PURCHASER IN SUCH JURISDICTION. THE
INVITATION HAS NOW EXPIRED.
ROTHSCHILD & CO EQUITY MARKETS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
("ROTHSCHILD & CO"), WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IS ACTING
EXCLUSIVELY FOR JET2 PLC AND FOR NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONVERTIBLE BONDS REPURCHASE AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANYONE
OTHER THAN JET2 PLC FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO ITS
CLIENTS OR FOR PROVIDING ADVICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONVERTIBLE
BONDS REPURCHASE.
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