Pricing of £150m Subordinated Tier 2 Note Issue

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Paragon Group Of Companies PLC

05 September 2016

 

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Pricing of £150 million Subordinated Tier 2 Note Issue

The Paragon Group of Companies PLC ("Paragon") is pleased to announce the successful pricing of £150 million Fixed Rate Reset Callable Subordinated Tier 2 Notes due 2026 with an initial semi-annual coupon of 7.25 per cent. (subject to reset in accordance with the terms of the Notes).  Paragon expects the Notes to be issued on 9 September 2016.  The joint lead managers for the issue are BofA Merrill Lynch and UBS Limited.

Paragon intends to use the proceeds of the Notes for the general financing purposes of Paragon and its subsidiaries.

Commenting on the issue, Nigel Terrington, Chief Executive of Paragon said,
"I am delighted with the response to the Tier 2 bond issue which both enhances the Group's capital structure and further diversifies the Group's funding sources.  The strong levels of demand and attractive pricing demonstrate the strength of the Group's balance sheet, its financial profile and its growth prospects."

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The Paragon Group of Companies PLC

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This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States or in any other jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful and is not for publication or distribution to U.S. persons (within the meaning of Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("the Securities Act")).  The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of a U.S. person except in certain transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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