October 29, 2012 [Royal Vopak] - Royal Vopak announces the issuance of a new Notes Program in the US Private Placement (USPP) market for a total amount of approximately USD 1 billion in various currencies. The new issue consists of a senior tranche of approximately USD 900 million and a subordinated tranche of approximately USD 100 million.
In this new Notes Program 37 institutional investors are participating, of which 10 are new investors. The senior Notes Program consists of various tranches with maturities ranging from 10.5 to 14.5 years and an average annual interest rate of 3.94%. The subordinated Notes Program has a maturity of 7 years and an average annual interest rate of 4.99%. The majority of the Notes is denominated in USD.
The proceeds of this USPP will be made available towards the end of this year and will be used to repay outstanding debt and for other general corporate purposes. The program will further align the maturity profile of the outstanding debt with Vopak’s long-term growth strategy and will provide maximum flexibility under the current EUR 1.2 billion revolving credit facility (RCF). At the beginning of this year, the maturity of the RCF has been successfully extended with 1 additional year to up to 2017.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., JP Morgan Securities LLC. and RBS Securities Inc. acted as the Joint Agents on this transaction.
