PLD International Finance LLC Announces Fixed Price Cash Tender Offer to Holders of Any and All of Its Outstanding 4.375 Percent Notes Due in April 2011 and Guaranteed by ProLogis (the ‘Notes’)
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November 2nd, 2009
LUXEMBOURG -
- ISIN: XS0188947690
- Common Code: 018894769
PLD International Finance LLC (the “Issuer”), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), today announced the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of the Notes. There is currently euro 252,350,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding. The Offer is made to holders of the Notes on the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated 3 November 2009.
The amount payable for each euro 50,000 in principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted by the Issuer will be euro 50,500, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes from the last interest payment date to but excluding the date of payment of the purchase price on those Notes that are accepted for purchase by the Issuer pursuant to the Offer. The Settlement Date is expected to be 16 November 2009 (subject to the right of the Issuer to extend, re-open, amend and/or terminate the Offer).
The Offer will expire at 5.00 p.m. (CET) on 12 November 2009, unless extended or earlier terminated as provided in the Offer to Purchase (such date, as extended or earlier terminated, the “Expiration Date”). Holders of the Notes who wish to participate in the Offer must validly tender, and not validly withdraw, their Notes on or prior to the Expiration Date. Tenders of the Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5.00 p.m. (CET) on the Expiration Date, but not thereafter.
Subject to applicable law and as provided in the Offer to Purchase, the Issuer may, in its sole discretion, extend, re-open, amend, waive any condition of or terminate the Offer at any time. The Issuer’s obligation to accept for purchase and to pay for Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is conditional upon satisfaction of certain conditions described in the Offer to Purchase (which the Issuer may, in its sole discretion, waive at any time).
The Issuer has engaged Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch to act as the sole Dealer Manager for the Offer, and Lucid Issuer Services Limited as Tender Agent. Holders of the Notes should address questions and requests for assistance in connection with the Offer to Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, attn: Liability Management Group, tel: +44(0)20-7545-8011, e-mail: liability.management@db.com. Holders of the Notes should address questions and requests for assistance in connection with the delivery of valid electronic tender and blocking instructions to Lucid Issuer Services Limited, attn: Sunjeeve Patel/Yves Theis, tel: +44(0)20-7704-0880, fax: +44(0)20-7067-9098, e-mail: prologis@lucid-is.com.
This press release is for informational purposes only and neither this press release nor the Offer to Purchase constitutes an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any Notes. The solicitation to sell or buy the Notes is only being made to holders of the Notes pursuant to the restrictions contained in, and the terms and conditions of, the Offer to Purchase. The Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Offer, the distribution of the Offer to Purchase and any other materials in relation to the Offer (including this press release) in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and are subject to the “Offer and Distribution Restrictions” of the Offer to Purchase. None of the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Dealer Manager or the Tender Agent makes any recommendation as to whether holders of Notes should tender Notes for purchase by the Issuer.
About PLD International Finance LLC and ProLogis
PLD International Finance LLC is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of ProLogis and its activities include the incorporation of, the participation in and the financing of companies and the lending of funds to group companies and borrowing funds from third parties and from ProLogis.
ProLogis is a U.S. real estate investment trust organised under the laws of the State of Maryland and is a leading global provider of industrial distribution facilities, with operations in 18 countries across North America, Europe and Asia. At September 30, 2009, ProLogis had more than 475 million square feet of industrial space (44 million square meters) serving more than 4,500 customers, including manufacturers, retailers, transportation companies, third-party logistics providers and other enterprises with large-scale distribution needs. For additional information about the company, go to www.prologis.com.
Source: ProLogis
Krista Shepard of ProLogis, +1-303-567-5907, Kshepard at prologis.com
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- each series of Notes being unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Hutchison Whampoa Finance (CI) Limited, Hutchison Whampoa International (03/33) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa International (03/13) Limited (collectively, the "Issuers" and individually, an "Issuer"), each an exempted company with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, a company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Company"), hereby announce the completion of the previously announced cash tender offer by each of Acelist Limited, Daystep Limited, Ideal Zone Limited and Plan Bright Limited, each a BVI business company with limited liability under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the "Offerors," and individually, an "Offeror") for up to US$1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the notes listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes," and each a "Series" of Notes) from each registered holder of Notes. The tender offer commenced on May 7, 2009, and expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on June 8, 2009 (the "Expiration Date"), under the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, each dated May 7, 2009. PLD International Finance LLC Announces Cash Tender Offer to Holders of Its Existing EUR350,000,000 4.375 per cent Notes Due in April 2011 and Guaranteed by ProLogis (the 'Notes')March 29th, 2009 LUXEMBOURG - IMPORTANT NOTICE NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY
- ISIN: XS0188947690
- Common Code: 018894769
PLD International Finance LLC (the "Issuer"), a wholly owned, indirect
subsidiary of ProLogis (the "Guarantor") (NYSE: PLD), today announced the
commencement of a cash tender offer to holders of the Notes for up to
EUR175,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Notes (the
"Offer"). There is currently EUR350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Notes outstanding.
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