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NANTERRE (FRANCE) MARCH 20, 2025
FORVIA PRICES €750 MILLION OF 5-YEAR SENIOR NOTES TO FULLY REFINANCE ITS 3.125% NOTES DUE 2026
FORVIA has successfully priced €750 million of 5.625% senior notes due 2030. Taking into consideration the interest rate pre-hedging arrangement executed in December 2024, the coupon of the new notes for FORVIA amounts to 5.47%.
The new senior notes obtained credit ratings of “BB+” by Fitch Ratings, “B1” by Moody’s and “BB-” by Standard& Poor’s.
The initial offering of €500 million was significantly oversubscribed, allowing FORVIA to increase the size of the issuance to €750 million. FORVIA intends to use the proceeds of the offering of the new notes to redeem the full outstanding amount of its 3.125% senior notes due 2026.
An application will be made to list the new notes on the official list of Euronext Dublin (Global Exchange Market). The settlement of the new notes is expected to occur on March 24, 2025, while the redemption of the 2026 notes is expected to take place on March 28, 2025.
Olivier Durand, Chief Financial Officer of FORVIA, declared: “This transaction is part of the active liability management policy of the Group and allows it to extend its debt maturity. I would like to thank our credit investors for their renewed trust in FORVIA’s signature, as evidenced by the significant oversubscription in the order book. This highlights the confidence of the market in our deleveraging strategy, our top priority.”
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This document is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The notes being offered by Forvia (the “Notes") may not be sold in the United States unless they are registered under the Securities Act or are exempt from registration. The offering of Notes described in this announcement has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and accordingly any offer or sale of Notes may be made only in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
It may be unlawful to distribute this document in certain jurisdictions. This document is not for distribution in Canada, Japan or Australia. The information in this document does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in Canada, Japan or Australia.
Promotion of the Notes in the United Kingdom is restricted by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”), and accordingly, the Notes are not being promoted to the general public in the United Kingdom. This announcement is directed solely at (i) persons located outside the United Kingdom, (ii) persons with 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”), (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order and (iv) 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 (“FSMA”)) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities of the Issuer or any member of its group may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons in (i) – (iv) above being “relevant persons”). Any investment activity to which this announcement relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this announcement.
The offer and sale of the Notes will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities. This announcement does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of the Regulation EU 2017/1129, as amended (the "Prospectus Regulation") or an offer to the public.
The offer and sale of the Notes will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.
This announcement does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”) or an offer to the public.
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 the Notes are not available to retail investors in EEA.
MiFIR professionals/ECPs-only/No UK PRIIPs KID – Manufacturer target market (UK MIFIR product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the Notes are not available to retail investors in the UK.
Neither the content of Forvia’s website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on Forvia’s website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement. The distribution of this announcement into any jurisdiction may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions.
Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
No money, securities or other consideration is being solicited, and, if sent in response to the information contained herein, no money, securities or other consideration will be accepted.
