Eastnine obtains bondholders’ approval in its written procedure and announces early redemption of outstanding bonds
On 12 September 2023, Eastnine AB (publ) (“Eastnine”, or the “Company”) announced that the Company had instructed Nordic Trustee & Agency AB (publ) (the “Agent”) to initiate a written procedure (the “Written Procedure”) in order to seek approval from bondholders of its outstanding EUR 45,000,000 senior unsecured callable floating rate green bonds 2021/2024 (ISIN: SE0013719788) (the “Bonds”) to amend the terms and conditions of the Bonds. The bondholders have voted in favour of the proposed amendments and Eastnine hereby gives notice that the Company pursue with early redemption of the Bonds.
The amendments were proposed in order to cater for the possibility for Eastnine to redeem all, but not some only, of the Bonds in full on any business day falling on or after the first issue date up to (but excluding) the final redemption date. Further information regarding the adopted amendments is available in the notice of the Written Procedure published on the Company’s web page.
The last time and day for voting in the Written Procedure was 15:00 CEST on 29 September 2023. Eastnine hereby announces that a sufficient number of votes were obtained in order to form quorum and that a requisite majority of the bondholders voted in favour of the proposal. The amended version of the terms and conditions of the Bonds will come into effect as of today and will be published on the Company’s web page. The result of the Written Procedure will be sent to the bondholders and will be published on the Agent’s web page.
Eastnine hereby also gives notice of early redemption of the Bonds. The early redemption date will be 10 October 2023, and as set out in the amended terms and conditions for the Bonds, the Bonds will be redeemed at the redemption price of 102.25 per cent. of the total outstanding nominal amount (i.e., EUR 1,022.50 per Bond) together with any accrued and unpaid interest (the “Redemption Amount”). The Redemption Amount will be paid to each person who is registered as an owner of the Bonds in the debt registers maintained by Euroclear Sweden at the end of business on 3 October 2023. In connection with the redemption, the Bonds are delisted from Nasdaq Stockholm and from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open Market.
A notice of early redemption will be sent today to directly registered owners of the Bonds in the debt registers as of 28 September 2023. The notice of early redemption will also be available at Eastnine’s website: www.eastnine.com.
Pareto Securities AB and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) acted as solicitation agents in relation to the Written Procedure. Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå acted as legal advisor in relation to the Written Procedure and the early redemption of the Bonds.
Eastnine AB (publ)
For more information contact:
Kestutis Sasnauskas, CEO, +46 8-505 97 700
Britt-Marie Nyman, CFO and Deputy CEO, +46 70-224 29 35
Visit www.eastnine.com
Eastnine AB (publ) is a Swedish real estate company with a property value of EUR 582m and a long-term net asset value of EUR 433m as of 30 June 2023. Eastnine’s vision is to create and provide the best venues where ideas can flow, people meet, and successful business can be developed. Eastnine’s business concept is to be the leading long-term provider of modern and sustainable office and logistics premises in prime locations in selected markets in the Baltics and Poland. Eastnine is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap, sector Real Estate.