Regulated information - Ageas and BNP Paribas close agreement to purchase CASHES
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
On 7 May 2015, Ageas reached an agreement with BNP Paribas to allow the latter
to purchase outstanding CASHES under the condition that these are converted into
Ageas shares, leading to a proportionate settlement of the RPN(I). A partial
settlement will reduce the volatility in Ageas's General Account result. The
agreement is still subject to regulatory approval.
The new agreement foresees that BNP Paribas can purchase CASHES at their own
discretion in terms of purchase price and timing of the purchase, provided that
they convert CASHES purchased in the underlying Ageas shares at the end of each
month. As a consequence the related RPN(I) liability accounted at Ageas level
will proportionally cease to exist.
As per 31 March 2015, 37.06% of the CASHES originally issued were still
outstanding. The related RPN(I) liability amounted to EUR 431 million at that
date.
Ageas will pay the pro rata RPN(I) value to BNP Paribas at conversion. In
addition a break-up fee will be paid to Ageas.
The agreement between Ageas and BNP Paribas will expire year-end 2016.
Ageas will report on a monthly basis via its website on the progress of the
operation including the following information:
* the number of CASHES converted
* the remaining RPN(I) liability
* the change in the number of dividend and voting entitled Ageas' shares
* the RPN(I) amount paid at conversion as well as the break-up fee settled
* the impact on Ageas's General Account results of each conversion and monthly
re-valuation
Besides a decreasing volatility of Ageas's General Account results, the partial
settlement of the RPN(I) will reduce the quarterly interest payments to BNP
Paribas Fortis related to the RPN liability and the credit exposure to BNP
Paribas Fortis as co-obligor of the CASHES.
Ageas is an international insurance group with a heritage spanning 190 years.
Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has chosen to
concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up
the largest share of the global insurance market. These are grouped around four
segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia and served
through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships with strong
financial institutions and key distributors around the world. Ageas operates
successful partnerships in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Turkey,
China, Malaysia, India and Thailand and has subsidiaries in France, Hong Kong
and the UK. Ageas is the market leader in Belgium for individual life and
employee benefits, as well as a leading Non-Life player through AG Insurance. In
the UK, Ageas is the sixth largest Non-Life insurer with a number 3 position in
cars insured and has a strong presence in the over 50's market. Ageas employs
more than 13,000 people in the consolidated entities and over 30,000 in the non-
consolidated partnerships, and has annual inflows of more than EUR 25 billion.
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