Playtech prices new EUR350m 7 year bond at 4.25%

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Playtech PLC

01 March 2019

 

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Playtech PLC

("Playtech" or the "Group")

Playtech successfully prices €350 million bond offering

1 March 2019

Playtech is pleased to announce that it has successfully priced €350 million 4.25 per cent. senior secured notes due 2026 (the "New Notes"). The New Notes have been assigned an issue rating of BB by S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited, UK Branch and Ba2 by Moody's Investors Service Ltd.  

The net proceeds of the issue of the New Notes will be used to redeem on maturity all of the then outstanding €297 million senior convertible bonds ("Convertible Bonds") due November 2019 (and/or, prior thereto, to purchase and cancel some or all of the outstanding Convertible Bonds) and pay accrued interest thereon, with the remainder used for general corporate purposes.

Details of the New Notes will be set out in the Offering Circular. Application will be made to the Irish Stock Exchange plc trading as Euronext Dublin ("Euronext Dublin") for the Notes to be admitted to the Official List of Euronext Dublin and to trading on the Global Exchange Market which is the exchange-regulated market of Euronext Dublin.  The Notes are expected to settle on 7 March 2019.

Following the issue of the New Notes and redemption of the Convertible Bonds, the Group's only material outstanding borrowings in addition to the New Notes will be the €530 million 3.75 per cent. senior secured notes due 2023. Playtech also maintains a €272 million revolving credit facility which is currently undrawn.

Banco Santander, S.A., NatWest Markets Plc, UBS AG, London Branch and UniCredit Bank AG are acting as joint active bookrunners on the transaction, and Citigroup Global Markets Limited is acting as passive bookrunner on the transaction. ABN AMRO Bank N.V., The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland and Goodbody Stockbrokers UC are acting as co-managers on the transaction.

Please refer to the Offering Circular for the description of Playtech and its business.

For further information please contact:

Playtech plc                                                                                                     [phone]

Chris McGinnis, Director of Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis

James Newman, Director of Corporate Affairs

Headland (PR adviser to Playtech)                                                                     [phone]

Lucy Legh                                                                                

Stephen Malthouse

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