SAF-HOLLAND: Promissory note loan successfully placed - original targeted volume of at least EUR 100 million oversubscribed multiple times, stepped up to EUR 250 million
 

Luxembourg, March 9, 2020. SAF-HOLLAND SE, one of the leading suppliers to the truck and trailer industry worldwide successfully placed a promissory note transaction today with a volume of EUR 250 million via its subsidiary, SAF-HOLLAND GmbH. Because of the high demand and the resulting over-subscription, the final amount exceeded the target volume of EUR 100 million by EUR 150 million.
 

The tranches of the promissory note feature fixed as well as variable rates and maturities of three, three and a half, five, seven and ten years. All tranches were allocated at the lowest end of the respectively offered price range. The loan will be paid out to the company at the end of March and at the end of September 2020.
 

The proceeds will be used to finance the company generally and, in particular, to refinance the convertible bond that falls due on 12 September 2020 (volume: EUR 99.8 million) and the 5-year tranches of the promissory note issued in November 2015 that falls due on 27 November 2020 (volume: EUR 140.5 million).
 

The issue will contribute to smoothing out the maturity profile and will widen the investor base of the SAF-HOLLAND Group. The promissory note was placed with a total of 20 banks and institutional investors in Germany and abroad.
 

The transaction was accompanied by IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG as the Sole Lead Arranger. Noerr LLP acted as legal counsel to SAF-HOLLAND GmbH.