Outcome of Subscription to Arco Vara AS Bonds
On Friday, September 19, 2025, the public offering of Arco Vara AS bonds ended.
The offering was carried out on the basis of the prospectus approved by the
Estonian Financial Supervision Authority on September 8, 2025. As part of the
offering, Arco Vara AS offered, as a base volume, 100,000 bonds "EUR 8.80 ARCO
VARA BOND 25-2028" with a nominal value of EUR 100 per bond, maturing on 24
September 2028 and bearing a fixed annual interest rate of 8.8% payable
quarterly. In the event of oversubscription, Arco Vara AS had the right to
increase the offering volume up to 150,000 bonds.
In total, 3,392 unique investors participated in the subscription, subscribing
for bonds in the amount of EUR 21.9 million. Thus, the base volume of the issue
of EUR 10 million was oversubscribed 2.2 times.
In accordance with the prospectus, Arco Vara AS exercised the right to increase
the offering volume by 50,000 bonds, as a result of which the total issue volume
increased to EUR 15 million. The management board of Arco Vara AS, with the
approval by the supervisory board, decided on the allocation of the offered
bonds at its discretion, based inter alia on the following principles:
i. All subscription orders placed by the same subscriber were aggregated;
ii. 3.9 million EUR were subscribed by the investors who, as of the end of the
settlement day on September 9, 2025, were either shareholders or
bondholders of Arco Vara AS. These investors were allocated 100% of the
amount subscribed by them. Thus, 26% of all issued bonds were allocated to
them;
iii. To the investors who subscribed for the bonds in the amount of less than
100,000 euros, at least 40% of the subscribed amount was allocated, but
not less than 50 bonds (5,000 euros).
iv. To the investors who subscribed for the bonds in the amount of at least
100,000 euros, at least 53.9% of the subscribed amount was allocated.
v. The number of bonds with decimal places was rounded up to the nearest
whole number.
As a result of the issuance, Arco Vara AS will issue 150,000 bonds with a
nominal value of EUR 100, an annual interest rate of 8.8% and a maturity date of
September 24, 2028, resulting in a total issuance volume of EUR 15 million. The
bonds will be transferred to investors' securities accounts on or about
September 24, 2025, and trading on the Baltic Bond List of Nasdaq Tallinn Stock
Exchange is anticipated to commence on or about September 25, 2025.
Comment by Tarmo Sild, Member of the Supervisory Board and major shareholder
of Arco Vara AS:
"We can say that the value offered to investors was formed by the bond
terms, our reputation, Arco Vara's outlook, and the management's work in
marketing the issue. The issue gave us valuable feedback on where we stand
in the capital markets when raising money. Now our task is to prove that we
can put the raised capital to work wisely and make money with money."
Comment by Kristina Mustonen, Member of the Management Board and CEO of Arco
Vara AS:
"I would like to thank all investors for their trust and support. My sincere
thanks also go to the entire Arco Vara team, whose efforts made this issue
possible, as well as to our co-managers AS LHV PANK and Redgate Capital for
their professional cooperation. The successful subscription of the bonds
demonstrates that the market believes in our vision and in the team's
ability to deliver it."
Comment by Silver Kalmus, Debt Securities Area Manager of the offering co-
manager AS LHV Pank:
"It's great that Baltic fixed income investors have the opportunity to
contribute to the development and reconstruction of the historic Lutheri
Quarter, one of Tallinn's most significant upcoming urban projects. Arco
Vara is carrying out this project with a strong financial position and a
sound capital structure, which provides a solid foundation for its
successful implementation."
Comment by Valeria Kiisk, partner of the offering co-manager AS Redgate
Capital:
"Successful bond issue is an important milestone not only for Arco Vara AS
but also in the context of the Baltic capital markets - this is so far the
largest standalone issuance by a real estate developer. As an organiser, I
am pleased that an issuer with a clear governance structure and outlook, and
with a long history on the Tallinn Stock Exchange, has attracted
considerable attention from both institutional and retail investors."
Darja Bolshakova
CFO
Arco Vara AS
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
This notice is an advertisement for securities within the meaning of the
Regulation No 2017/1129/EU of 14 June 2017 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of the European Parliament, and does not constitute an offer to sell or
invitation to subscribe to bonds of Arco Vara AS. The information contained in
this notice is not intended to be published, distributed, or transmitted, in
whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in any other country or under any
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Bonds of Arco Vara AS will be publicly offered only in Estonia, and the sale or
offer of the bonds shall not take place in any jurisdiction where such offer,
invitation, or sale would be unlawful without the exception or qualification of
law.