REG - Wm Morrison Sprmkts - Settlement of Debt Reduction Exercise

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RNS Number : 4687R  Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited  06 June 2024

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6 June 2024

MORRISONS ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF ITS DEBT REDUCTION EXERCISE

Further to the announcement by Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited ("Morrisons")
on 3 June 2024, Morrisons today announces the successful completion of the
Group's debt reduction exercise, consisting of (i) purchases of participations
in facilities B1 and B2 under the Senior Facility Agreement in aggregate
principal amounts of €774,752,590 and £115,605,917, respectively, and (ii)
purchases of Notes subject to the Offers in an aggregate principal amount of
£324,700,000 carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions set out
in the tender offer memorandum dated 20 May 2024 prepared by Morrisons, Market
Parent Finco plc and Market Bidco Finco plc (the "Tender Offer Memorandum").
Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings
given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

In connection with the purchase of all of the outstanding 2031 Notes
(Regulation S ISIN: XS2058692471; Regulation S Common Code: 205869247) in
the Offers and their cancellation, Morrisons will request the London Stock
Exchange to cancel the admission of the 2031 Notes to trading on the Main
Market of the London Stock Exchange on or about 4 July 2024, pursuant to Rule
4.18 of the London Stock Exchange Admission and Disclosure Standards.

LEI Number (Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited 213800IN6LSRGTZSOS29).

HSBC Bank plc has acted as Dealer Manager for the Offers.

Tender Offer Website: https://deals.is.kroll.com/morrisons.

Contact Details:

DEALER MANAGER

HSBC Bank plc

8 Canada Square

London E14 5HQ

United Kingdom

Email: LM_EMEA@hsbc.com

 

For information by telephone:

+44 20 7992 6237

Attention: Liability Management, DCM

TENDER AGENT

Kroll Issuer Services Limited
The Shard

32 London Bridge Street

London SE1 9SG

United Kingdom

Email: morrisons@is.kroll.com

 

For information by telephone:

+44 20 7704 0880

Attention: Thomas Choquet

 

The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in
certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession
this announcement or the Offers come are required by the Offerors, the Dealer
Manager and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any
such restrictions. If you are in any doubt as to the contents of this
announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum or the action you should take, you
are recommended to seek your own financial and legal advice, including as to
any tax consequences, immediately from your broker, bank manager, solicitor,
accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser.

 

For the purposes of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR") as it
forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of EUWA ("UK MAR") and Article 2 of
the binding technical standards published by the Financial Conduct Authority
in relation to MAR as regards Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
2016/1055, this announcement is made by Jonathan Burke, the Company Secretary
of Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited.

 

 

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