Abengoa Announces the Commencement of a Secondary Public Offering of Its Shares of Abengoa Yield
January 12 2015 - 7:39AM
Abengoa (MCE:ABG.B/P SM) (Nasdaq:ABGB), today announced the
commencement of a public offering of up to 9,200,000 of its
ordinary shares in Abengoa Yield by means of an underwritten
secondary public offering. The underwriters of the offering will
have a 30 day option to purchase up to 1,380,000 additional
ordinary shares from Abengoa.
Citigroup and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as global
coordinators of the Offering. HSBC and Banco Santander are acting
as joint bookrunners.
The Offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy
of the preliminary prospectus, when available, may be obtained
without charge from the offices of Citigroup, c/o Broadridge
Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717
(Tel: 800-831-9146) or BofA Merrill Lynch, at 222 Broadway, New
York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by emailing
dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet
become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers
to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement
becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any
sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such
an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are
outside the United Kingdom or (ii) in the United Kingdom, persons
who have professional experience in matters relating to investments
falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the
"Order"), or who are high net worth entities, and other persons to
whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)
of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as
"relevant persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which
this communication relates will only be available to and will only
be engaged in with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a
relevant person must not act or rely on this document or any of its
contents.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements that may
state Abengoa's or its management's intentions, beliefs,
expectations or predictions for the future. Such forward looking
statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, and typically can be identified by the use of words
such as "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "forecast,"
"plan," "believe," and similar terms. Although Abengoa believes
that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that
these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual
results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated above include,
among others, risks and uncertainties related to the capital
markets. Any forward looking information presented herein is made
only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake
any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information
to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated
events, or otherwise.
CONTACT: Communication Department
Patricia Malo de Molina Melendez
Tel: +34 954 93 71 11
E-mail: communication@abengoa.com
Investor relations
Barbara Zubiria Furest.
Tel: +34 954 93 71 11
E-mail: ir@abengoa.com