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Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget I Norden AB (publ) - Exchange Offer 2024 (XS/SE) UMDA- Exchange and Update
SBB - Extension of exchange offers and payment of deferred interest on hybrid securities
19 JUNE 2024
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"On 13 June 2024, Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (the "Offeror") announced its invitations to holders of certain outstanding securities, to offer to exchange such securities (together, the "Existing Securities" and each series of the Existing Securities being a "Series") for (i) the relevant series of the New Securities to be issued by Sveafastigheter AB (publ) (the "New Issuer") and (ii) if applicable, a Cash Component, on the terms set out in the exchange offer memorandum dated 13 June 2024 (the "Exchange Offer Memorandum") prepared by the Offeror and subject to the Transaction Conditions and the other conditions described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum (each an "Offer" and together, the "Offers").
The Offers are subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum. Capitalised terms used in this announcement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Exchange Offer Memorandum and the terms and conditions of the Existing Securities.
Payment of Deferred Interest on Hybrid Securities
Today, the Offeror announces its intention to make a mandatory settlement of all Deferred Interest in relation to the Hybrid Securities included in the Offers (a copy of the relevant notice to the holders of such Hybrid Securities is available on the website of the Offerer). The settlement of Deferred Interest will occur on 3 July 2024, which is prior to the anticipated settlement of the Offers. Holders of the Hybrid Securities who submit, or who have already submitted, Exchange Instructions will therefore be entitled to receive the relevant Deferred Interest payment in respect of their Hybrid Securities. The Offeror also intends to defer accrued interest in respect of the current accrual periods on the Hybrid Securities and there will therefore be no Accrued Interest Payment in respect of any Hybrid Securities accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offers.
Exchange Instructions submitted in respect of Hybrid Securities prior to this announcement may be revoked at any time from the date and time of this announcement until 4.00 p.m. (London time) on 21 June 2024 (subject to any earlier deadlines required by the Clearing Systems and any intermediary through which Holders hold their Existing Securities)
Extension of Offer Timetable
The Offeror has decided to extend the Expiration Deadline for the Offers to 4.00 p.m. (London time) on 27 June 2024, and the expected Settlement Date will accordingly be 5 July 2024."
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SBB - ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXCHANGE OFFERS - UNMODIFIED DUTCH AUCTION
13 JUNE 2024
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Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (the "Offeror") announces today its invitations to holders of the outstanding securities set out in the table below, to offer to exchange such securities (together, the "Existing Securities" and each series of the Existing Securities being a "Series") for (i) the relevant series of the New Securities (as defined below) to be issued by Sveafastigheter AB (publ) (the "New Issuer") and (ii) if applicable, a Cash Component, on the terms set out in the exchange offer memorandum dated 13 June 2024 (the "Exchange Offer Memorandum") prepared by the Offeror and subject to the Transaction Conditions (as defined below) and the other conditions described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum (each an "Offer" and together, the "Offers"). Each Series has, unless otherwise specified below, been issued by the Offeror. The Offers are subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Exchange Offer Memorandum.
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A summary of certain terms of the Offers appears below:
Rationale for the Offers
In December 2023, the Offeror announced that it had gathered residential stock and residential development into its subsidiary Sveafastigheter AB (now known as Sveafastigheter AB (publ)), the New Issuer, in anticipation of a proposed expansion of the shareholder base.
Sveafastigheter AB (publ) currently intends: (i) prior to the Settlement Date of the Offers, to organise the Sveafastigheter Group (being Sveafastigheter AB (publ) and its subsidiaries), in all material respects, in accordance with the structure chart made available on the Offeror's website at https://corporate.sbbnorden.se/sv/section/investerare/andra-prospekt/ and https://corporate.sbbnorden.se/en/section/investors/other-prospectus/ (the "Proposed Sveafastigheter Structure") and (ii) on the Settlement Date, to deliver to Nordic Trustee & Agency AB (publ) (in its role as agent in respect of the New Securities) a certificate executed by an authorised signatory of the New Issuer confirming, to the best of the New Issuer's knowledge, that (a) there are no material write-downs of assets under consideration or under discussion with the auditors with respect to the New Issuer, (b) the value of the properties within the Sveafastigheter Group exceeds SEK 26,500,000,000, and (c) the Sveafastigheter Group's senior debt (excluding the New Securities) does not exceed SEK 10,418,000,000 (the "Financing Commitment", and together with the implementation of the Proposed Sveafastigheter Structure, the "Sveafastigheter Implementation Steps").
The Sveafastigheter Implementation Steps are being taken in order to optimise the structure of the Sveafastigheter Group and aim to ensure that the Sveafastigheter Group is sufficiently capitalised prior to a potential sale of shares in the New Issuer in the future.
The Offeror is undertaking the Offers to enable holders of Existing Securities to maintain their exposure to the Offeror group's residential property assets subject to the transaction whilst benefiting from a structural enhancement by virtue of lending directly to the New Issuer (rather than its ultimate holding company).
The acceptance of Existing Securities for exchange pursuant to the Offers and the settlement of the Offers is conditional on: (i) the completion of the Sveafastigheter Implementation Steps, (ii) satisfaction of the Minimum New Issue Condition (as defined below) and (iii) the satisfaction (or waiver by the Offeror) of the other Transaction Conditions, all as further described in "Transaction Conditions" below and in the Exchange Offer Memorandum.
If the Offeror determines that the Sveafastigheter Implementation Steps have not been completed by 12 July 2024 (the "Long Stop Date"), the Offers will be terminated and notwithstanding the irrevocability of 5 all Exchange Instructions, all Exchange Instructions in respect of the Offers will be deemed to be revoked automatically.
The Offers in respect of the Hybrid Securities do not constitute a Deferred Interest Payment Event (as defined in the terms and conditions of such Existing Securities).
Existing Securities which have not been validly offered for exchange and accepted by the Offeror pursuant to the Offers will remain outstanding after the Settlement Date. The Offeror does not currently intend to cancel any Existing Securities acquired by it pursuant to the Offers."
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SBB Announcement of results of tender offers - XS2010032618 - XS2272358024 - XS2010028186 - XS1993969515 - XS2597112155 - XS2049823680 - XS2114871945 - XS2271332285 - XS2346224806 - XS2151934978
24 MARCH 2024
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"The Offeror today announces that it will accept for purchase the aggregate principal amounts of the relevant Series of Securities validly tendered pursuant to the Offers specified in the table below, subject to the satisfaction or (if applicable) waiver of the Transaction Conditions by the Offeror on or prior to the Settlement Date. There will be no pro rata scaling.
The total purchase consideration for Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase (excluding Accrued Interest Payments in respect of such Securities) is EUR 162,733,888.50 and the total aggregate principal amount of Securities accepted for purchase is EUR 407,767,000.
The final results of the Offers are as follows:
Securities | ISIN | Current Coupon | Series Acceptance Amount |
EUR 500,000,000 Subordinated Fixed to Reset Rate Undated Capital Securities (the “January 2025 Hybrid Securities“) | XS2010032618 | 2.624 per cent. per annum | EUR 93,939,000 |
EUR 500,000,000 Subordinated Fixed to Reset Rate Undated Capital Securities (the “December 2025 Hybrid Securities“) | XS2272358024 | 2.625 per cent. per annum | EUR 74,423,000 |
EUR 500,000,000 Subordinated Fixed to Reset Rate Undated Capital Securities (the “October 2026 Hybrid Securities“) | XS2010028186 | 2.875 per cent. per annum | EUR 66,224,000 |
EUR 550,000,000 1.750 per cent. Fixed Rate Notes due 14 January 2025 (the “January 2025 Securities“) | XS1993969515 | 3.000 per cent. per annum* | EUR 0 |
EUR 5,000,000 4.500 per cent. Notes due 10 March 2025 (the “March 2025 Securities“) | XS2597112155 | 4.500 per cent. per annum | EUR 0 |
EUR 500,000,000 1.125 per cent. Notes due 4 September 2026 (the “2026 Securities“) | XS2049823680 | 2.375 per cent. per annum* | EUR 0 |
EUR 750,000,000 1.000 per cent. Notes due 12 August 2027 (the “2027 Securities“) | XS2114871945 | 2.250 per cent. per annum* | EUR 13,450,000 |
EUR 700,000,000 0.750 per cent. Social Bonds due 14 December 2028 issued by SBB Treasury Oyj (“SBB Treasury“) and guaranteed by the Offeror (the “2028 Securities“) | XS2271332285 | 0.750 per cent. per annum | EUR 5,219,000 |
EUR 950,000,000 1.125 per cent. Social Bonds due 26 November 2029 issued by SBB Treasury and guaranteed by the Offeror (the “2029 Securities“) | XS2346224806 | 1.125 per cent. per annum | EUR 154,512,000 |
EUR 50,000,000 2.750 per cent. Notes due 3 April 2040 (the “2040 Securities“) | XS2151934978 | 3.000 per cent. per annum | EUR 0 |
* inclusive of 125 bps coupon step-up."
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SBB announces voluntary tender offers regarding certain outstanding hybrid and senior securities - XS2010032618 - XS2272358024 - XS2010028186 - XS1993969515 - XS2597112155 - XS2049823680 - XS2114871945 - XS2271332285 - XS2346224806 - XS2151934978
18 MARCH 2024
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Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (“SBB”) announces today its invitations to holders of the outstanding securities set out in the table below, to tender such securities (together, the "Securities" and each series of Securities being a "Series") for purchase by SBB for cash at prices to be determined pursuant to a separate unmodified Dutch auction in respect of each Series of Securities, on the terms set out in the tender offer memorandum dated 18 March 2024 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") prepared by SBB and subject to the Transaction Conditions (as defined below) and the other conditions as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum (the "Offers").
Each Series has, unless otherwise specified below, been issued by SBB. The Offers are subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Rationale for the Offers
The purpose of the Offers in respect of the Securities is, amongst other things, to proactively manage SBB's balance sheet. Simultaneously, the Offers will enable SBB to manage its overall wholesale funding level and better optimise its future interest expense.
The Offers in respect of the Hybrid Securities (as defined in the Tender Offer Memorandum) do not constitute a Deferred Interest Payment Event (as defined in the terms and conditions of such Securities).
Securities repurchased by SBB pursuant to the Offers will be cancelled. Securities which have not been validly tendered and/or accepted for purchase by SBB pursuant to the Offers will remain outstanding after the Settlement Date.
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"Securities which are subject to the Offers:
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SBB Announces results of Tender Offers - XS2010032618 - XS2272358024 - XS2010028186 - XS2438632874 - XS1993969515 - XS2597112155 - XS2049823680 - XS2114871945 - XS2271332285 - XS2346224806 - XS2151934978
24 NOVEMBER 2023
Full announcement, including disclaimers and offer/disribution restrictions can be found at Euronext
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"The Offeror today announces that it will accept for purchase EUR 417,247,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Securities validly tendered pursuant to the Offers, subject to the satisfaction or (if applicable) waiver of the Transaction Conditions by the Offeror on or prior to the Settlement Date. The total purchase consideration for Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase (excluding Accrued Interest Payments in respect of such Securities) is EUR 403,796,735.00. The Offeror has not accepted any Securities of any other Series for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offers.
The final results of the Offers are as follows:"
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Fir Tree Issues Open Letter to Fellow SBB Noteholders Outlining Concerns with Company’s Tender Offer - XS2010032618 - XS2272358024 - XS2010028186 - XS2438632874 - XS1993969515 - XS2597112155 - XS2049823680 - XS2114871945 - XS2271332285 - XS2346224806 - XS2151934978
20 NOVEMBER 2023
Full announcement, including disclaimers and offer/disribution restrictions can be found at Businesswire
"Fir Tree Issues Open Letter to Fellow SBB Noteholders Outlining Concerns with Company’s Tender Offer
Warns That Noteholders May be Waiving and Releasing Their Claims Against SBB Should they Elect to Take Part in the Tender
Demands SBB Immediately Clarify the Ambiguous and Potentially Misleading Language in the Tender Offer
Questions Why SBB Included Hybrid Notes with No Set Maturity Date and Deferrable Interest Payments in the Tender Offer Alongside EMTN Notes
November 20, 2023 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fir Tree Partners (“Fir Tree” or “we”), a meaningful holder of the 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes guaranteed by Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget I Norden Ab (publ) (“SBB” or the “Company”), today issued an open letter to fellow noteholders to outline its concerns with the Company’s tender offer memorandum dated November 16, 2023.
The full text of the letter is below.
November 20, 2023
Dear Fellow Noteholders:
We are writing to share our concerns regarding the tender offer memorandum, dated November 16, 2023 (the “Tender Offer Memorandum”), issued by Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget I Norden Ab (publ) (“SBB” or the “Company”).
Within the Tender Offer Memorandum, the Company has offered to purchase the EUR denominated notes under its EMTN programmes (the “EMTN Notes”) and its EUR denominated subordinated hybrid notes (the “Hybrid Notes”, together with the EMTN Notes, the “Notes”, and a holder thereof, a “Noteholder”) for cash, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein (the “Tender Offer”).
As outlined by the Company, Noteholders that wish to partake in the Tender Offer have been invited to tender their Notes by submitting a tender instruction by November 22, 2023, which will be irrevocable, subject to limited exceptions. The Company, in its sole discretion, may accept or reject any tender submitted by a Noteholder.
Given the complex and convoluted language included in the Tender Offer Memorandum, we believe it is important that all Noteholders understand the potential ramifications of participating in the Tender Offer before making a decision in advance of this week’s deadline.
Noteholders Who Tender May Be Waiving and Releasing All Claims Against SBB
It is important to be aware that by electing to take part in the Tender Offer, you may be waiving and releasing all of your claims against the Company. Based on the language in SBB’s Tender Offer, this may even apply to your Notes that were not submitted for tender and/or were submitted for tender but ultimately not accepted for purchase by SBB. This means that even if SBB does not accept your Notes for purchase under the tender, your rights could still be waived solely based upon your decision to tender.
SBB has drafted (either intentionally or unintentionally) the language within the Tender Offer section titled “Renunciation of title and claims” to be unclear for Noteholders. In a typical tender offer, a reasonable interpretation of the language appearing in this section would be that it is only those notes that are both tendered and accepted for purchase that result in the waiver and release of rights solely with respect to the purchase notes – however, the language in SBB’s Tender Offer does not make this clear.
As a result, we call upon the Company to clarify this point out of an abundance of caution, particularly given that any waiver and release could materially prejudice a Noteholder’s rights to pursue remedies against SBB in relation to an Event of Default.
SBB Appears to Be Devoting its Scarce Resources to Preserving Equity Value, Rather Than Focusing on Near- and Long-Term Senior Obligations
We also question the Company’s rationale in including the Hybrid Notes in the Tender Offer alongside the EMTN Notes. The Hybrid Notes have no maturity date, and interest payments due under these Notes can be deferred indefinitely, as long as the Company refrains from paying dividends.
Given the Company’s limited cash resources and current liquidity concerns, SBB should be focusing exclusively on addressing its near- and longer-term senior obligations. Instead, the Company appears to be committed to devoting its scarce resources to try to preserve equity value by retaining its ability to issue dividends to shareholders. We find this approach of including the Hybrid Notes to be completely unacceptable under the current circumstances.
SBB Did Not Need to Do a Tender Offer in Order to Buy Back Unsecured Bonds
Finally, Noteholders should also be aware that SBB did not need to do a Tender Offer. The Company already had the ability to buy back unsecured bonds through repurchases in the open market. From our perspective, this makes the Tender Offer open to question and leads us to ask: what is the Company’s true motive for offering Noteholders a Tender Offer at this moment in time?
We strongly encourage all Noteholders to consider the concerns outlined above before participating in the Tender Offer.
Sincerely,
Fir Tree Partners
About Fir Tree Partners
Fir Tree was founded in 1994 and is a New York based private investment firm that invests worldwide in public and private companies, real estate and sovereign debt. Fir Tree manages assets on behalf of leading endowments, foundations, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. Where shareholder engagement could be value-accretive for its investors, Fir Tree follows a Positive Activism® approach in creating, not just identifying, value.
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SAMHÄLLSBYGGNADSBOLAGET I NORDEN AB (PUBL) ANNOUNCEMENT OF TENDER OFFERS - XS2010032618 - XS2272358024 - XS2010028186 - XS2438632874 - XS1993969515 - XS2597112155 - XS2049823680 - XS2114871945 - XS2271332285 - XS2346224806 - XS2151934978
16 NOVEMBER 2023
Full announcement, including disclaimers and offer/disribution restrictions can be found at Euronext
"Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (the "Offeror") announces today its invitations to holders of the outstanding securities set out in the table below, to tender such securities (together, the "Securities" and each series of Securities being a "Series") for purchase by the Offeror for cash at prices to be determined pursuant to a separate unmodified Dutch auction in respect of each Series of Securities, on the terms set out in the tender offer memorandum dated 16 November 2023 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") prepared by the Offeror and subject to the Transaction Conditions (as defined below) and the other conditions described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Each Series has, unless otherwise specified below, been issued by the Offeror. The Offers are subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum are (subject to offer and distribution restrictions) available from the Tender Agent as set out below. Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Summary of the Offers
A summary of certain terms of the Offers appears below:
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Rationale for the Offers
The purpose of the Offers in respect of the Securities is, amongst other things, to proactively manage the Offeror's balance sheet. Simultaneously, the Offers will enable the Offeror to manage its overall wholesale funding level and better optimise its future interest expense.
In September 2023, the Offeror announced that it had agreed to sell approximately 1.16 per cent. of its shareholding in its education subsidiary SBB EduCo AB ("EduCo") to Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners, and that EduCo would concurrently effect a partial repayment of an inter-company loan to the Offeror (the "EduCo Transaction"). The Educo Transaction is currently expected to complete before the Settlement Date.
The acceptance of Securities for purchase pursuant to the Offers and the settlement of the Offers is conditional upon the successful completion (in the sole determination of the Offeror) of the EduCo Transaction and certain other conditions, all as further described below in "Terms and Conditions of the Offer - Transaction Conditions".
The Offeror intends to use the proceeds received from the EduCo Transaction to fund in part the total purchase consideration for Securities validly tendered and accepted by the Offeror for purchase pursuant to the Offers.
Securities repurchased by the Offeror pursuant to the Offers will be cancelled. Securities which have not been validly tendered and/or accepted for purchase by the Offeror pursuant to the Offers will remain outstanding after the Settlement Date."
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****PREVIOUS OFFERS BELOW****
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
Link to EURONEXT for announcement.
"The Offeror today announces that it will accept for purchase EUR 631,017,100 (with the relevant amounts converted, where applicable, into euro at the Applicable Exchange Rate) in aggregate principal amount of Securities validly tendered pursuant to the Offers."
See announcement for results by ISIN.
Previous launch details below:-
"Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (the "Offeror") announces today its invitations to holders of the outstanding securities set out in the [tables] below, to tender such securities (together, the "Securities" and each series of Securities being a "Series") for purchase by the Offeror for cash at prices to be determined pursuant to a separate unmodified Dutch auction in respect of each Series of Securities, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the tender offer memorandum dated 9 November 2022 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") prepared by the Offeror. Each Series has, unless otherwise specified below, been issued by the Offeror. The Offers are subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
XS2010032618/XS2272358024/XS2010028186/XS2066041661/XS2124186508/XS2078737306/
XS2000538699/XS2203994517/XS2290558282/XS2050862262/XS2438632874/XS2085870728/
XS1993969515/XS1997252975/XS2461738770/XS2194790429/XS2223676201/XS2275409824
Rationale for the Offers
The purpose of the Offers in respect of the Hybrid Securities is, amongst other things, to proactively manage the Offeror's layer of hybrid capital - through the transaction, the Offeror expects to reduce its hybrid capital portfolio by up to EUR 150,000,000.
The purpose of the Offers in respect of the Senior Securities is, amongst other things, to proactively manage the Offeror's balance sheet."
Full announcement available via Euronext.
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