ING sells 52 million shares in NN Group for total proceeds of EUR 1.2 billion
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ING announced today the successful sale of 52 million ordinary shares of NN
Group. Following strong demand, ING Group decided to upsize the transaction from
the 43 million shares, as announced earlier. The shares have been sold at a
price of EUR 24.00 per share. As part of the transaction, NN Group has
repurchased 8.3 million shares at the same price per share, for an aggregate
amount of EUR 200 million. The gross proceeds to ING Group from the offering,
including the repurchase by NN Group, amounted to EUR 1.2 billion. The
transaction has reduced ING Group's stake in NN Group's outstanding capital from
68.1% to 54.6%.
ING Group has previously announced that, following the initial public offering
of NN Group on 2 July 2014, ING Group intends to divest its remaining stake in
NN Group over time, in line with its strategy to divest all of its insurance and
investment management businesses. With this transaction, ING Group further
reduces its stake in NN Group while retaining flexibility in the divestment of
the remaining stake. NN Group ordinary shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam
under the symbol 'NN'.
The ordinary shares have been sold by way of an accelerated book building
offering to institutional investors and to NN Group. As of settlement of the
transaction, the remaining shares in NN Group held by ING Group will be subject
to a lock-up period of 90 days (subject to certain exceptions and the Joint
Bookrunners' right to waive the lock up restrictions). The transaction is
expected to settle on 20 February 2015.
The transaction will not impact the profit and loss account of ING Group. The
transaction is expected to have a negative impact of approximately EUR 1.6
billion on the shareholders' equity of ING Group. This amount reflects the
difference between the net proceeds of the transaction and the IFRS book value
as of 31 December 2014 of the stake being sold. The actual amount of any
decrease in ING Group's shareholders' equity will depend on the actual book
value at the date of settlement of the transaction and will be reflected in the
first-quarter financial statements of ING Group. The transaction will not affect
the shareholders' equity or capital ratios of ING Bank, while the transaction is
expected to have a positive effect of around 40 basis points on the ING Group
CET1 ratio on a fully loaded basis.
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ING PROFILE
ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking services
through its operating company ING Bank and holding significant stakes in the
listed insurers NN Group NV and Voya Financial, Inc. The purpose of ING Bank is
empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank's
53,000 employees offer retail and commercial banking services to customers in
over 40 countries.
ING Group shares are listed (in the form of depositary receipts) on the
exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, ING.AS), Brussels and on the New York Stock
Exchange (ADRs: ING US, ING.N).
Sustainability forms an integral part of ING's corporate strategy, which is
evidenced by ING Group shares being included in the FTSE4Good index and in the
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Europe and World) where ING is the industry
leader in the diversified financials group.
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to, without limitation: (1) changes in general economic conditions, in
particular economic conditions in ING's core markets, (2) changes in
performance of financial markets, including developing markets, (3)
consequences of a potential (partial) break-up of the euro, (4) the
implementation of ING's restructuring plan to separate banking and insurance
operations, (5) changes in the availability of, and costs associated with,
sources of liquidity such as interbank funding, as well as conditions in the
credit markets generally, including changes in borrower and counterparty
creditworthiness, (6) the frequency and severity of insured loss events, (7)
changes affecting mortality and morbidity levels and trends, (8) changes
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and policyholder behaviour, (12) changes in general competitive factors, (13)
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and/or regulatory authorities, (15) conclusions with regard to purchase
accounting assumptions and methodologies, (16) changes in ownership that could
affect the future availability to us of net operating loss, net capital and
built-in loss carry forwards, (17) changes in credit-ratings, (18) ING's
ability to achieve projected operational synergies and (19) the other risks
and uncertainties detailed in the risk factors section contained in the most
recent annual report of ING Groep N.V. ("ING Group").
Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of ING Group speak only as
of the date they are made, and, ING Group assumes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information or for any other reason. This document does not constitute an
offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.
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in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia,
Canada, Japan or any jurisdiction into which the publication or distribution
would be unlawful. This announcement is for information purposes only and does
not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to
buy or acquire shares in the capital of NN Group in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Japan or any jurisdiction in which such offer or
solicitation would be unlawful or require preparation of any prospectus or
other offer documentation or would be unlawful prior to registration,
exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. The
Placing Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), and may not be
offered, sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, within the United States
except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and the securities laws of any
state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of the
shares referred to in this announcement is being made in the United States or
elsewhere.
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Group. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as
to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted
by Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and ING Bank (collectively, the "Managers") or
by any of their respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to, the
accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or oral
information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or
its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
The distribution of this announcement and the offering of the Placing Shares in
certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been taken by ING
[Group] or the Managers that would permit an offering of such shares or
possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or
publicity material relating to such shares in any jurisdiction where action for
that purpose is required. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes
are required by ING [Group ]and the Managers to inform themselves about, and to
observe, any such restrictions.
ING Group has not authorized any offer to the public of securities in any Member
State of the European Economic Area. With respect to any Member State of the
European Economic Area and which has implemented the Prospectus Directive other
than the Netherlands (each a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been
undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of securities
requiring publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result,
the securities may only be offered in Relevant Member States (i) to any legal
entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; or
(ii) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus
Directive. For the purpose of this paragraph, the expression "offer of
securities to the public" means the communication in any form and by any means
of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be
offered so as to enable the investor to decide to exercise, purchase or
subscribe for the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by
any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the
expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments
thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the
Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the
Relevant Member State.
In the Netherlands the Placing Shares are not and may not be offered other than
to persons or entities who or which are qualified investors (gekwalificeerde
beleggers) as defined in Section 1:1 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet
op het financieel toezicht).
The price of shares and the income from them may go down as well as up and
investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of the shares.
Past performance is no guide to future performance and persons who require
advice should consult an independent financial adviser.
The Placing Shares to be offered pursuant to the Placing will not be admitted to
trading on any stock exchange other than to Euronext Amsterdam. Neither the
content of the Company's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on ING
Group's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.
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