Photon Energy Group Increases Green Bond to EUR 55 Million with the EBRD
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29.11.2021 / 08:34
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*Photon Energy Group Increases Green Bond to EUR 55 Million with the EBRD*
*- *The Company has increased its 6.50% Green EUR Bond 2021/2027 by EUR 5 million to the new nominal value of EUR 55 million; the increase was fully placed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD' as a long-term investor to the bond issuance.
- The Company decided to increase the nominal value of the Bondas a result of its well-received exchange offer - oversubscribed by over EUR 5 million - aswell as the interest of numerous private and institutional investors across Europe, which could only be satisfied by a significant reduction of the allocation to the EBRD.
- The net proceeds of the Bond placement will be used to finance the development and construction of its proprietary portfolio of photovoltaic power plants, enabling the Company to make further significant contributions to an environmentally friendly future.*Amsterdam - 29 November 2021 -* Photon Energy N.V. (WSE&PSE: PEN, FSX: A1T9KW) ('Photon Energy Group', the 'Company' or the 'Issuer') has announced that it has successfully placed the increase of its first 6.50% Photon Energy Green EUR Bond 2021/27 (ISIN: DE000A3KWKY4) (the 'Bond') in the maximum amount of EUR 55 million. The increased nominal value of EUR 5 million to the maximum amount has been fully placed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ('EBRD').
The Company decided to increase the initial EUR 50 million nominal value of the Bond to EUR 55 million as a result of the overwhelming success of its exchange offer, which was oversubscribed by over EUR 5 million, as well as the strong interest of numerous private and institutional investors across Europe, which could only be satisfied by significantly reducing the allocation to EBRD in the placement of the bond.
'We were pleased and surprised by the overwhelming acceptance of the exchange offer, which exceeded our expectations by more than EUR 5 million and clearly demonstrated the solid confidence of our long term investors in our business model. Due to this higher acceptance ratio we could place only fewer bonds for the additional funding of new projects, for which we had additional strong interest from numerous private and institutional investors across Europe, which we could only satisfy by significantly reducing the allocation to the EBRD,' said *Clemens Wohlmuth, CFO of Photon Energy Group*. He continued:* *'This second step of a bond increase will allow us to secure additional funding for new projects and allocate additional bonds to the EBRD as a long term investor,' he added.
The Bond - with a nominal value of EUR 55 million, a maturity in 2027 and an interest rate of 6.50% p.a., paid quarterly - was confirmed by imug | rating with regard to its sustainability in a Second Party Opinion and started trading on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 23 November 2021.
Bankhaus Scheich Wertpapierspezialist AG, Frankfurt am Main, acted as Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner of the bond placement. Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons acted as legal advisor on the transaction.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Bond placement to finance or refinance, in part or in whole, new and/or existing eligible assets, as well as financial instruments that were used to finance such projects or assets, in accordance with the Green Finance Framework, enabling Photon Energy Group to make a significant contribution to an environmentally friendly future.
Learn more about Photon Energy Group's Green EUR Bond 2021/27 here.*About Photon Energy Group *- *photonenergy.com*
Photon Energy Group delivers solar energy and clean water solutions around the world. Its solar power services are provided by Photon Energy; since its foundation in 2008, Photon Energy has built and commissioned solar power plants with a combined capacity of over 110 MWp and has power plants with a combined capacity of 89.3 MWp in its proprietary portfolio. It is currently developing projects with a combined capacity of over 890 MWp in Australia, Hungary, Poland and Romania and provides operations and maintenance services for over 330 MWp worldwide. The group's second major business line, Photon Water, provides clean water solutions including treatment and remediation services, as well as the development and management of wells and other water resources. Photon Energy N.V., the holding company for Photon Energy Group, is listed on the Warsaw, Prague and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices across Europe and in Australia.
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Pursuant to EU product governance requirements, the corporate bonds have been subject to a product approval process, under which each distributor has determined that such bonds are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II. Any distributor subsequently offering the corporate bonds is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the corporate bonds and determining appropriate distribution channels.
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