Finnair Plc Stock Exchange Release 23 September 2020 at
5.15 p.m. EEST
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Finnair Plc redeems the outstanding share of the EUR 200 million hybrid bond
(ISIN: FI4000176300) issued on 13 October 2015 (the “2015 Hybrid Bond”). The
outstanding share of the 2015 Hybrid Bond amounts to EUR 42.2 million.
The redemption will be made on 26 October 2020 in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the hybrid bond with respect to a replacing capital event by
reference to the rights offering completed in July 2020.
In August 2020, Finnair repurchased, by a public tender offer, EUR 157.8 million
of the 2015 Hybrid Bond.
After this transaction, the EUR 200 million hybrid bond (ISIN: FI4000441860)
issued by Finnair on 3 September 2020 (the “2020 Hybrid Bond”) will remain
outstanding. The 2020 Hybrid Bond has no maturity date, but the issuer is
entitled to redeem the hybrid bond 3 years after the issue date.
A hybrid bond is an instrument which is subordinated to the company’s other debt
obligations and treated as equity in the IFRS financial statements. The hybrid
bond does not confer to its holders the rights of a shareholder and does not
dilute the holdings of the shareholders.
FINNAIR PLC
Further information:
Finnair communications, 358 9 818 4020, comms@finnair.com
Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
Finnair is a modern premium network airline, specialising in passenger and cargo
traffic between Asia and Europe. Helsinki’s geographical location gives Finnair
a competitive advantage, since the fastest connections between many European
destinations and Asian megacities fly over Finland. Finnair is the only Nordic
network carrier with a 4-star Skytrax ranking and a member of the oneworld
alliance. In 2019, Finnair’s revenues amounted to EUR 3,098 million and it
carried over 14.7 million passengers. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on the
Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange.