TIDM19LP

RNS Number : 1151E

Affinity Water Finance PLC

25 February 2020

AFFINITY WATER FINANCE PLC

GBP14.2 million of 3.625 per cent. Sterling Denominated Fixed Rate Bonds due 2022

GBP60 million of 2.699 per cent. Sterling Denominated Fixed Rate Bonds due 2033

GBP10 million of 1.024 per cent. Sterling Denominated Retail Price Index Linked Bonds due 2033

GBP250 million of 4.5 per cent. Sterling Denominated Fixed Rate Bonds due 2036

GBP85 million of 3.278 per cent. Sterling Denominated Fixed Rate Bonds due 2042

GBP60 million of 0.23 per cent. Sterling Denominated Consumer Price Index Linked Bonds due 2042

GBP190 million of 1.548 per cent. Sterling Denominated Retail Price Index Linked Bonds due 2045

issued by Affinity Water Finance PLC and guaranteed by Affinity Water Limited, Affinity Water Holdings Limited and Affinity Water Finance (2004) PLC

AFFINITY WATER FINANCE (2004) PLC

GBP250 million of 5.875 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2026

issued by Affinity Water Finance (2004) PLC and guaranteed by Affinity Water Limited, Affinity Water Holdings Limited and Affinity Water Finance PLC

AFFINITY WATER FINANCE PLC AND AFFINITY WATER FINANCE (2004) PLC - CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADE

25 FEBRUARY 2020

Affinity Water notes the decision of Standard and Poor's ("S&P") to downgrade Affinity Water's credit rating by one notch following Ofwat's Final Determination for the regulatory period 2020-2025 which was accepted by Affinity Water on 13 January 2020. Affinity are one of a number of water companies downgraded or placed on Negative Watch.

S&P have downgraded the senior secured debt ratings of Affinity Water Finance PLC and Affinity Water (2004) PLC whose issuances are guaranteed by Affinity Water Limited to BBB+/Stable from A-/Negative and the subordinated debt ratings to BBB-/Stable from BBB/Negative.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

Affinity Water Limited

Tamblin Way

Hatfield

Hertfordshire

AL10 9EZ

   Telephone:        +44 7814 304970 
   Email:               colin.caldwell@affinitywater.co.uk 
   Attention:          Colin Caldwell, Company Secretary

This notice is given by:

Affinity Water Limited

This announcement is released by Affinity Water Limited and contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR"), encompassing information relating to the Substitution described above. For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is made by Tim Monod at Affinity Water Limited.

 
 ISINs: 
 XS0883690090 
 XS1722862080 
 XS1360548215 
 XS0883686650 
 XS1480879540 
 XS1722861439 
 XS0883688516 
 XS0195751523

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