Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Issue of Debt (6934M)
12 Maggio 2020 - 7:01PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6934M
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
12 May 2020
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
Legal Entity Identifier: 5493003JFSMOJG48V108
Pricing Announcement
12 May 2020
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR
ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE
FOR, ANY SECURITIES.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES,
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION
WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. PLEASE SEE
THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Reckitt Benckiser announces pricing of multi-tranche senior
notes offering.
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("RB") (LSE: RBL) today announced
that (i) Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services (Nederland) B.V., its
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary ("RBTS BV"), had priced its
offering of EUR850 million aggregate principal amount of 0.375%
senior notes due 2026 (the "2026 Euro Notes") and EUR850 million
aggregate principal amount of 0.750% senior notes due 2030 (the
"2030 Euro Notes"); and (ii) Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services
plc, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary ("RBTS"), had priced its
offering of GBP500 million aggregate principal amount of 1.750%
senior notes due 2032 (the "2032 Pound Sterling Notes" and,
together with the 2026 Euro Notes and the 2030 Euro Notes, the
"Notes"). The 2026 Euro Notes, the 2030 Euro Notes and the 2032
Pound Sterling Notes were offered at a price of 99.433%, 99.904%
and 98.746%, respectively.
The Notes will be guaranteed by RB. Interest on the Notes is
payable on 19 May of each year, beginning 19 May 2021. The offering
of the Notes is expected to settle on or about 19 May 2020. The net
proceeds of the offering of the Notes will be used for general
corporate purposes.
The offering is being made by means of an offering
memorandum.
Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority
(the "FCA") for the Notes to be admitted to the official list of
the FCA and to be admitted to trading on the regulated market of
the London Stock Exchange .
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other security and
shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in the United
States or to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the
Securities Act ("Regulation S")) or in any jurisdiction in which,
or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful.
The Notes and the guarantees have not been, and will not be,
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be
offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account
or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the
Securities Act). The Notes are being offered and sold outside the
United States only to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S
and within the United States to "qualified institutional buyers" in
reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A").
Prospective purchasers of the Notes are hereby notified that the
seller may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of
Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A.
This announcement does not constitute an invitation or offer to
underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any
securities nor is it intended to be an inducement to engage in
investment activity for the purpose of Section 21 of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom.
This announcement is addressed to and directed only at: (i)
persons who have professional experience in matters relating to
investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services
and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended
(the "Order"); (ii) persons who are high net worth entities falling
within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; (iii) persons outside
the United Kingdom; or (iv) other persons to whom an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in
connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise
lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such
persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This
announcement must not be acted on or relied on, by persons who are
not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to
which this announcement relate is available only to relevant
persons and will be engaged in only with such persons.
MiFID II professionals / ECPs only / No PRIIPs KID -
manufacturer target market (MiFID II product governance) is
eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all
distribution channels). No PRIIPs key information document (KID)
has been prepared as not available to retail in EEA or in the
United Kingdom.
This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus for
the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended or
superseded, the "Prospectus Regulation"). Any purchase of
securities of RB pursuant to the offering of Notes described above
should only be made on the basis of the information contained in
the formal prospectus to be issued in due course in connection with
Offer (the "Prospectus") and any supplement or amendment thereto.
The Prospectus relating to the offering of Notes will contain
detailed information about RB and its management, as well as
financial statements and other financial data. The Prospectus when
published will be available at
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-home.html
.
For further information, contact:
RB : +44 1753 217800
John Dawson - Head of Investor Relations
Patty O'Hayer - Director, External Relations and Government Affairs
Further Information
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108.
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc 's LEI code is 213800LAXWIUOOBZ3908.
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services (Nederland) B.V.'s LEI code is 54930007FVPKN1NNHV37.
Important notice
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from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation
of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. This announcement has
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announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws and
regulations of any jurisdiction outside of the United Kingdom.
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