Press release: Orange intends to issue a new series of Euro-denominated hybrid notes and to launch a tender offer on some of its outstanding hybrid notes
27 March 2024 - 8:14PM
Press release: Orange intends to issue a new series of
Euro-denominated hybrid notes and to launch a tender offer on some
of its outstanding hybrid notes
Press releaseParis, 27 March 2024
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Orange intends to issue a new series of Euro-denominated hybrid
notes and to launch a tender offer on some of its outstanding
hybrid notes
Orange S.A. (the Company) is today announcing
its intention to issue Euro denominated undated deeply subordinated
fixed to reset rate notes with a first call date as of 15 December
2030 (the New Notes).
The pricing of the New Notes is expected to be
announced later today. The New Notes are intended to be admitted to
trading on Euronext Paris. It is also expected that the rating
agencies will assign the New Notes a rating of BBB-/Baa3/BBB-
(S&P / Moody's / Fitch) and an equity content of 50%.
The Company is also launching a tender offer (the Tender
Offer) to repurchase:
- its €1 billion Undated 6 Year
Non-Call Deeply Subordinated Fixed to Reset Rate Notes with first
reset date on 15 April 2025 and admitted to trading on Euronext
Paris (ISIN FR0013413887) (of which €1 billion is currently
outstanding) (the NC 2025 Existing Notes);
and
- its €1.25 billion Undated 12 Year
Non-Call Deeply Subordinated Fixed to Reset Rate Notes with first
reset date on 1st October 2026 and admitted to trading on Euronext
Paris (ISIN XS1115498260) (of which €1.25 billion is currently
outstanding) (the NC 2026 Existing Notes and,
together with the NC 2025 Existing Notes, the Existing
Notes).,
up to a maximum acceptance amount which is
expected to be equal to the amount of the New Notes and, with
respect to each series of Existing Notes, up to a specific maximum
acceptance amount, to be announced by the Company following the
pricing of the New Notes.
The purpose of the Tender Offer and the planned
issuance of New Notes is, amongst other things, to proactively
manage the Company's hybrid portfolio. The Tender Offer also
provides qualifying holders with the opportunity to sell their
Existing Notes ahead of their respective upcoming first reset date
and to apply for priority in the allocation of the New Notes.
The Tender Offer will expire at 5:00 pm, Paris
time, on 4 April 2024 and the results will be announced on 5 April
2024 (subject to change as a result of any extension, withdrawal,
termination, re-opening or amendment of the Tender Offer).
DisclaimerThis announcement does not constitute an
invitation to participate in the Tender Offer or the issuance of
New Notes in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to or
from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such
invitation under applicable securities laws. The distribution of
this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by
law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are
required to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such
restrictions.Tenders of Notes for purchase pursuant to the Tender
Offer will not be accepted from qualifying holders in any
circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The
Company does not make any recommendation as to whether or not
qualifying holders should participate in the Tender
Offer.Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration under, or an exemption from the registration
requirements of, the Securities Act. The New Notes have not been,
and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the
securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United
States, and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or
indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, any U.S. Person.United States This
Tender Offer is not being made and will not be made directly or
indirectly in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means
or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile
transmission, telex, telephone, email and other forms of electronic
transmission) of interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility
of a national securities exchange of, the United States or to U.S.
Persons as defined in Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (each a
U.S. Person) and the Notes may not be tendered in
the Tender Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or
facility from or within the United States, by persons located or
resident in the United States of America (“U.S. holders” within the
meaning of Rule 800(h) under the Securities Act). Accordingly, any
documents or materials related to this Tender Offer are not being,
and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise
transmitted, distributed or forwarded (including, without
limitation, by custodians, nominees or trustees) in or into the
United States or to any such person. Any purported tender
instruction in response to this Tender Offer resulting directly or
indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid,
and tender instructions made by a person located or resident in the
United States of America or any agent, fiduciary or other
intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal
giving instructions from within the United States will not be
accepted.For the purposes of the above paragraphs, United
States means the United States of America, its territories
and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana
Islands), any state of the United States of America and the
District of Columbia.
About Orange Orange is one of the world’s leading
telecommunications operators with revenues of 44.1 billion euros in
2023 and 137,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2023, including
73,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of
298 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2023, including 254
million mobile customers and 25 million fixed broadband customers.
The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading
provider of global IT and telecommunication services to
multinational companies under the brand Orange Business. In
February 2023, the Group presented its strategic plan "Lead the
Future", built on a new business model and guided by responsibility
and efficiency. "Lead the Future" capitalizes on network excellence
to reinforce Orange's leadership in service quality.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New
York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN). For more information on the
internet and on your mobile: www.orange.com,
www.orange-business.com and the Orange News app or to follow us on
Twitter: @orangegrouppr.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in
this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services
Limited.
Press contacts: Caroline Cellier ; 06 07 25 00 06 –
caroline.cellier@orange.com Tom Wright ; 06 78 91 35 11 -
tom.wright@orange.com
CAUTION: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED
STATESThis press release, of a purely informative nature, is not
and cannot in any way be construed as an offering to sell any
securities, or as a solicitation of any offer to buy securities, in
any jurisdiction, including the United States, Japan, Australia,
Canada and the United Kingdom. The securities mentioned in this
press release have not been and will not be registered pursuant to
the US Securities Act of 1933, as modified. They cannot be offered
or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption
from registration. No public offer of these securities has been or
will be made in the United States or elsewhere.
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