THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR
RESIDENT IN OR AT ANY ADDRESS IN, THE UNITED STATES OR TO ANY
PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS
UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
Jet2 plc announces repurchase
of £301.5 million notional of its existing convertible bonds due
2026
Jet2 plc, the Leisure Travel group (the "Purchaser"), announces the final
results of its invitation, on the terms and conditions set out
below, to the holders (the "Bondholders") of its existing
£387,400,000 1.625% Guaranteed Senior Unsecured Convertible Bonds
due 2026 (£304,400,000 of which are currently outstanding) with
ISIN code: XS2351465179 (the "Bonds") to offer to sell any and all
of their Bonds to the Purchaser for cash at the Final Repurchase
Price (as defined below) by way of a reverse bookbuilding process
(the "Invitation").
The Purchaser announces the repurchase of £301.5
million in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, which
represents approximately 99.0% of the remaining outstanding
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds. Eligible Bondholders (as
defined below) will receive an amount in cash per £100,000 in
principal amount of Bonds equal to £102,500 (the "Initial Repurchase Price"), to be
adjusted for the difference between the average of the daily volume
weighted average price of the Purchaser's ordinary shares with ISIN
code: GB00B1722W11 quoted on the AIM Market of the London Stock
Exchange plc (the "Shares")
on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 and Wednesday, 12 March 2025 and the
closing price of the Shares on Monday, 10 March 2025 (the
"Final Repurchase Price"),
plus accrued and unpaid interest up to (but excluding) the
settlement date which is expected to occur on Tuesday, 18 March
2025. The Final Repurchase Price is expected to be announced on
Wednesday, 12 March 2025 following the close of trading.
Any Bonds repurchased by the Purchaser in connection
with the Invitation will be cancelled thereafter in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Bonds.
Following cancellation of the Bonds repurchased by
the Purchaser pursuant to the Invitation, the remaining outstanding
Bonds will represent an aggregate principal amount of £2.9 million.
Considering that further to the Invitation, the aggregate principal
amount of the Bonds outstanding and held by persons other than the
Purchaser and its subsidiaries is equal to or less than 15% of the
aggregate principal amount of Bonds originally issued, holders of
the Bonds are reminded that the Purchaser intends, pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Bonds, subject to providing not less
than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, to early redeem all of the
outstanding Bonds at their principal amount together with accrued
and unpaid interest thereon up to (but excluding) the date of such
redemption.
The Invitation was targeted at Bondholders that are
outside the United States and to whom the Invitation may otherwise
be lawfully made and who are otherwise lawfully able to participate
in the Invitation in accordance with the Invitation and
Distribution Restrictions set out under "Important Information" below (such
Bondholders being the "Eligible
Bondholders").
HSBC Bank plc and Jefferies International Limited
acted as Joint Dealer Managers for the Invitation. Rothschild &
Co acted as financial adviser to the Purchaser.
This announcement is
released by Jet2
plc and contains
information in relation to the Bonds that qualified or may have
qualified as inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU)
No 596/2014 as amended and as it forms part of United Kingdom
domestic law ("UK MAR"). For the purposes of UK MAR and Article 2 of Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055 as it forms part of United
Kingdom domestic law, this announcement is made by Gary
Brown,
Jet2
plc.
For further
information please contact:
Jet2 plc
Steve Heapy, Chief Executive Officer
Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer
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0113 239
7692
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Cavendish Capital
Markets Limited
Nominated
Adviser
Katy Birkin / Camilla Hume / George Lawson
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020 7220
0500
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Rothschild &
Co
Financial
Adviser
John Deans / Peter Nicklin / Colm Burns
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020 7280
5000
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HSBC Bank
plc
Joint Dealer
Manager
Dan Kosary / Giorgio Milanese
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020 7991
5647
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Jefferies
International Limited
Joint Dealer
Manager
Ed Matthews / Dominik Gansloser / Patrick
Kindler
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020 7029
8000
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Burson
Buchanan
Financial
PR
Richard Oldworth / Toto Berger
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020 7466
5000
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IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO BUY
OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL BONDS AND TENDERS OF BONDS
FOR PURCHASE PURSUANT TO THE INVITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FROM
HOLDERS OF BONDS IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR
SOLICITATION IS UNLAWFUL. IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE
SECURITIES, BLUE SKY OR OTHER LAWS REQUIRE THE INVITATION TO BE
MADE BY A LICENSED BROKER OR DEALER AND THE JOINT DEALER MANAGERS
OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES ARE SUCH A LICENSED BROKER OR
DEALER IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION, THE INVITATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
BE MADE BY SUCH JOINT DEALER MANAGER OR SUCH AFFILIATE, AS THE CASE
MAY BE, ON BEHALF OF THE PURCHASER IN SUCH JURISDICTION. THE
INVITATION HAS NOW EXPIRED.
ROTHSCHILD & CO EQUITY MARKETS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
("ROTHSCHILD & CO"), WHICH IS AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IS ACTING
EXCLUSIVELY FOR JET2 PLC AND FOR NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONVERTIBLE BONDS REPURCHASE AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANYONE
OTHER THAN JET2 PLC FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO ITS
CLIENTS OR FOR PROVIDING ADVICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONVERTIBLE
BONDS REPURCHASE.