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(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 3360)
VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT
MEDIUM TERM NOTE DRAWDOWN UNDER
THE MEDIUM TERM NOTE AND
PERPETUAL SECURITIES PROGRAMME
BY FAR EAST HORIZON LIMITED (遠東宏信有限公司)
Reference is made to the Company's announcement dated 31 May 2019 in relation to the update of the Programme whereby the Company has the option of offering and issuing medium term note and/or securities under the Programme.
The Board is pleased to announce that on 11 February 2020, the Company and the Joint Lead Managers entered into the Subscription Agreement to carry out a drawdown under the Programme to offer and issue the Drawdown Notes in an aggregate nominal amount of US$300,000,000 on 18 February 2020, which are exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. The Drawdown Notes are denominated in United States dollars.
The Drawdown Notes are expected to be rated BBB- by S&P and BBB- by Fitch. Such rating of the Drawdown Notes does not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold the Drawdown Notes and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by S&P or Fitch. Such rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating of the other securities of the Company or rating of the Company.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Application has been made to the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in the Drawdown Notes by way of debt issues to professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Listing Rules and in the SFO) only. Permission to deal in the Drawdown Notes is expected to become effective on or about 19 February 2020.
This is a voluntary announcement made by the Company.
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MEDIUM TERM NOTE DRAWDOWN UNDER THE MEDIUM TERM NOTE AND PERPETUAL SECURITIES PROGRAMME BY THE COMPANY
Reference is made to the Company's announcement dated 31 May 2019 in relation to the update of the Programme whereby the Company has the option of offering and issuing medium term note and/or securities under the Programme.
The Board is pleased to announce that on 11 February 2020, the Company and the Joint Lead Managers entered into the Subscription Agreement to carry out a drawdown under the Programme to offer and issue the Drawdown Notes in an aggregate nominal amount of US$300,000,000 on 18 February 2020, which are exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. The Drawdown Notes are denominated in United States dollars.
PRINCIPAL TERMS OF THE DRAWDOWN NOTES
Issuer | : | Far East Horizon Limited (遠東宏信有限公司) |
Joint Global | : | Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, China |
Coordinators and | CITIC Bank International Limited, DBS Bank Ltd., Guotai Junan | |
Joint Lead Managers | Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai | |
Banking Corporation Limited | ||
Joint Lead Managers and | : | AMTD Global Markets Limited, China International Capital |
Joint Bookrunners | Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited and SinoPac Securities | |
(Asia) Limited | ||
Issue Currency | : | United States dollars |
Issue Size | : | US$300,000,000 |
Issue Price | 99.881% of the aggregate nominal amount of the Drawdown | |
: | Notes | |
Coupon | : | 3.375% |
Pricing Date | : | 11 February 2020 |
Issue Date | : | 18 February 2020 |
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Drawdown Notes are expected to be rated BBB- by S&P and BBB- by Fitch. Such rating of the Drawdown Notes does not constitute a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold the Drawdown Notes and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by S&P or Fitch. Such rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating of the other securities of the Company or rating of the Company.
Application has been made to the Stock Exchange for the listing of, and permission to deal in the Drawdown Notes by way of debt issues to professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Listing Rules and in the SFO) only. Permission to deal in the Drawdown Notes is expected to become effective on or about 19 February 2020.
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DEFINITIONS
"Board"
"Company"
"Directors"
"Drawdown Notes"
"Fitch"
"Hong Kong"
"Joint Lead Managers"
"Listing Rules"
"Programme"
"S&P"
"SFO"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Agreement"
"US$"
"%"
the board of Directors of the Company
Far East Horizon Limited (遠東宏信有限公司), whose shares are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange
the directors of the Company
US$300,000,000 3.375 per cent. Notes due 2025 offered and issued by the Company pursuant to a drawdown under the Programme, as set out in this announcement
Fitch Ratings Limited
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
AMTD Global Markets Limited, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, China CITIC Bank International Limited, China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, DBS Bank Ltd., Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange
the US$4,000,000,000 medium term note and perpetual securities programme of the Company
S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.
the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
the subscription agreement dated 11 February 2020 entered into between the Company and the Joint Lead Managers in relation to the issue of the Drawdown Notes
United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States of America
per cent.
By order of the Board
Far East Horizon Limited
KONG Fanxing
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Hong Kong, 18 February 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the executive directors of the Company are Mr. KONG Fanxing and Mr. WANG Mingzhe, the non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. NING Gaoning (Chairman), Mr. YANG Lin, Mr. LIU Haifeng David, Mr. KUO Ming-jian and Mr. John LAW, and the independent non-executive directors of the Company are Mr. CAI Cunqiang, Mr. HAN Xiaojing, Mr. LIU Jialin and Mr. YIP Wai Ming.
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