PARIS, FRANCE: Engie SA has completed the sale of 3.7 million shares of Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) at €67/share and raised €248 million through a private placement executed through an accelerated bookbuilding process.
Concurrently with the equity placement, Engie priced exchangeable bonds due 2024 for an aggregate nominal amount of €290 million, which will be exchangeable into GTT shares at an exchange price of €78.25 corresponding to a premium of 20% above the placing price of the Equity Placement.
Through the equity placement, GTT purchased 0.2 million shares (equivalent to 0.5% of share capital) at the placing price of the equity placement.
The bonds will not bear interest and will have a maturity of 3 years (except in case of an early redemption). The bonds will be issued at a price of 103.5% of the principal amount and will be redeemed at their principal amount at maturity, corresponding to an annual yield to maturity of 1.14%.
The exchange price of the Bonds was set at €78.25, corresponding to a premium of 20% to the placing price of the Equity Placement1.In case of exchange in full of the Bonds, ENGIE will retain a stake of approximately 20% in GTT’s share capital.
The Transaction follows ENGIE’s announcement on 13 November 2020 of an enhanced divestment programme and initiation of a strategic review of options for its shareholding in GTT, including a sell-down of all or part of ENGIE’s shareholding via equity capital markets.
ENGIE will use the net proceeds of the Transaction for general corporate purposes. ENGIE has agreed to a 90-day lock-up for their remaining shares in GTT.
Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG and Morgan Stanley Europe SE acted as Joint Global Coordinators on the Equity Placement and the Bond Issue.
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