Ad-hoc | 25 February 2012 13:04
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG / Key word(s): Issue of Debt/Bond
25.02.2012 13:04
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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to § 15 WpHG
Singulus Technologies Aktiengesellschaft Issues Corporate Bond
- Bond issuance of up to Euro 60 million
- Coupon of 7.75 % p.a.
Kahl am Main, February 25, 2012 - On February 24, 2012, the Executive Board
of Singulus Technologies Aktiengesellschaft (SINGULUS), with consent of the
Supervisory Board of today, resolved to issue a corporate bond with a
volume of up to EUR 60 million with an annual coupon of 7.75 % and a term
to maturity of 5 years (ISIN: DE000A1MASJ4 / WKN: A1MASJ). The bond's
subscription period will run from March 12 until March 20, 2012 (subject to
earlier termination). The bond is expected to be listed on the Open Market
of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (segment: Entry Standard for Bonds) from
March 23, 2012.
With the proceeds from the bond issue, SINGULUS plans to finance larger
projects in the Solar division, the expansion of system partnerships with
producers of thin-film solar cells, the development of new products for the
Solar division and the development of production equipment for the next
generation of Blu-ray Discs. Moreover, SINGULUS intends to set-up new
business areas in the field of vacuum coating through research and
development as well as through acquisitions of companies or parts of
companies.
Institutional investors will be able to subscribe the bond through the sole
global coordinator and bookrunner Close Brothers Seydler Bank AG, Frankfurt
am Main. Retail investors can subscribe to the bond via financial
institutions by means of a subscription order at the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange.
The public offering of the bond is exclusively based on the prospectus for
the security, which is expected to be approved by the Federal Financial
Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
(BaFin)) on February 27, 2012.
Basic Bond Facts:
Issuer Singulus Technologies
Aktiengesellschaft
ISIN / WKN DE000A1MASJ4 / A1MASJ
Bond ticker SNGA
Issuance volume up to 60 million Euro
Denomination 1,000 Euro
Coupon 7.75 % p. a.
Subscription period (subject to 12 March to 20 March, 2012
earlier close)
Maturity 5 years, starting on 23 March 2012 to
22 March 2017
Interest payment Annually, first time on 23 March 2013
Issue price 100 %
Redemption price 100 %
Type of a security Bearer bond
Listing Entry Standard for Bonds, Frankfurt
Stock Exchange
Singulus Technologies Aktiengesellschaft, Hanauer Landstraße 103,
D-63796 Kahl/Main, ISIN: DE0007238909, WKN: 723890
Contact:
Maren Schuster, Investor Relations,
Tel.: +49 16096090279
Bernhard Krause, Corporate Communications,
Tel.: + 49 6181 98280 20/ +49 170 9202924
Disclaimer
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy or subscribe for any securities of Singulus Technologies
Aktiengesellschaft and is not a substitute for a prospectus. Any investment
decisions regarding the bond of the Singulus Technologies
Aktiengesellschaft should be based exclusively on the prospectus, which is
expected to be approved by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
(Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)) on February 27,
2012 and which will be notified to the securities regulatory commission in
Luxembourg (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier) and the
Austrian Financial Market Authority and which will be available under
www.singulus.de on the company's website. This document and the information
contained therein is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or
into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.
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Language: English
Company: SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG
Hanauer Landstrasse 103
63796 Kahl am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)1709202924
Fax: +49 (0)6188 440-110
E-mail: bernhard.krause@go-metacom.de
Internet: www.singulus.de
ISIN: DE0007238909
WKN: 723890
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
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