bpost announces the final results of its cash tender offer
Wednesday 18 June 2025Press release
Brussels, 18/06/2025 - 02.00 pm CET
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bpost SA/NV (“bpost”) announces the results of its invitation to holders of its outstanding EUR 650,000,000 1.250% fixed rated bonds due 11 July 2026 (ISIN: BE0002601798) (the “Bonds”) to tender any and all such Bonds for purchase by bpost for cash (such invitation, the “Offer”). The Offer was subject to offer and distribution restrictions and was made under the terms and conditions (including, but not limited to, the satisfaction (or waiver) of the New Issue Condition (as defined therein)) contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 10 June 2025 (the “Tender Offer Memorandum”).
As at the Expiration Deadline, €187,200,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds was validly tendered for purchase pursuant to the Offer.
bpost hereby announces that the New Issue Condition has been satisfied and that it has decided to accept for purchase all Bonds validly tendered pursuant to the Offer in full. Following settlement of the Offer, €462,800,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds will remain outstanding.
For more information on the results of the Offer, reference is made to the results announcement which is available on the website of bpost through the following link https://bpostgroup.com/investors/debt-profile (the “Results Announcement”). Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this press release shall have the meanings given to them in the Results Announcement.
DISCLAIMER
This press release is for information purposes only and must be read in conjunction with the Results Announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum. No offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities is being made pursuant to this press release. The distribution of this press release, the Results Announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and/or any other materials relating to the Offer in certain jurisdictions (in particular the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France and the Republic of Italy) may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this press release, the Results Announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and/or any other materials relating to the Offer come(s) are required by each of bpost, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.
