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SAS — Capital/Financing Update 2010
May 14, 2010
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Capital/Financing Update
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SAS Group issues SEK 1 billion bonds
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OR THE UNITED STATES
SAS Group issues SEK 1 billion bonds
SAS Group has raised SEK 1 billion through issuance of senior unsecured
bonds. The transaction settled today. The bonds mature on May 14, 2012,
and SAS has the option to extend the maturity date of the bonds for an
additional period of twelve months. The financing is part of the general
refinancing of the Group's debts.
The notes were placed primarily with Nordic and other European
institutional investors. Investors executed commitment letters to
subscribe for the notes on March 26, 2010, subject to, among other
conditions, the completion of the rights issue by SAS. SAS announced the
final results of the rights issue on May 5, 2010, which was
oversubscribed by 50%.
SEB acted as sole Bookrunner and Co-ordinator of the transaction. SEB
and Pareto Securities acted as Joint Lead Managers.
For further information, please contact
Sture Stølen, Head of SAS Group Investor Relations, +46 70 997 14 51
SAS Group Investor Relations
SAS discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market
Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was provided for publication on 14 May 2010, at 8.30 a.m.
CET.
Disclaimer
This document is not being distributed to persons in any state or
jurisdiction where the offer or sale of the securities is not permitted.
These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United
States. Securities may not be sold in the United States absent
registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The issuer of the securities does not intend to register any
part of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public
offering of securities in the United States.
This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i)
persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) to investment
professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (iii)
high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be
communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all
such persons in (i), (ii) and (iii) above together being referred to as
"relevant persons"). The securities are only available to, and any
invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise
acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons.
Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this
document or any of its contents.
This document is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the
purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (such Directive, together with any
applicable implementing measures in the relevant home Member State under
such Directive, the "Prospectus Directive").
In any EEA Member State that has implemented the Prospective Directive,
this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at
qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the
Prospectus Directive.