DGAP-News: Willkie Farr&Gallagher LLP: Willkie Frankfurt Advises Salzgitter AG on its EUR 295.5 Million Issue of Exchangeable Bonds
(firmenpresse) - Willkie Farr&Gallagher LLP / Key word(s): Issue of Debt/Issue of Debt
08.11.2010 11:20
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Salzgitter Finance B.V., a wholly owned Dutch subsidiary of Salzgitter AG,
on November 8, 2010 issued bonds exchangeable into shares of Aurubis AG.
The bonds in the principal amount of EUR 295.5 million are guaranteed by
Salzgitter AG and have a maturity of seven years. Bondholders are entitled
to request an early redemption of their bonds on the fifth anniversary
after the issue date, at the principal amount together with accrued
interest. Upon exercise of the exchange right the bonds may also be cash
settled instead of delivery of shares of Aurubis AG. The annual coupon has
been set at two percent and the bonds are intended to be listed on the Open
Market (Freiverkehr) segment of the Frankfurt stock exchange.
With an output of over seven million tons of crude steel, and a workforce
of about 24,000 employees, Salzgitter AG is one of Europe's leading steel
and technology corporations.
The Willkie team in Frankfurt was led by Prof. Dr. Michael Schlitt (capital
markets) and included Dr. Susanne Schäfer (capital markets), Dr. Patrick
Meiisel and Dr. Bettina Bokeloh (both tax), as well as Dr. Thorsten Becker,
Dr. Cornelia Ernst and Jan Winzen (all capital markets).
Dr. Wolfgang Simons, Dr. Volker Gawrisch and Vincent Hach acted as in-house
legal counsel to Salzgitter AG.
Willkie Farr&Gallagher LLP is an international law firm of approximately
600 attorneys with offices in New York, Washington, Paris, London, Milan,
Rome, Frankfurt and Brussels. The firm is headquartered in New York City
at 787 Seventh Avenue. Tel: 001.212.728.8000.
In Alliance with Dickson Minto W.S., London and Edinburgh.
Frankfurt, November 8, 2010
Willkie Farr&Gallagher LLP
Senckenberganlage 16
60325 Frankfurt am Main
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