PRE-STABILISATION
ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: 5 September 2024
Not for the
distribution, directly or indirectly in or into the United States
or any jurisdiction in which such distribution would be
unlawful.
Anglian Water Services Financing
plc
Pre - Stabilisation
Notice
SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited
("SMBC Nikko") (contact:
Marko Milos, +44 (0) 20 4507 5174) hereby gives notice, as
Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilising Managers named
below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in
accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052
under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014) and the UK FCA
Stabilisation Binding Technical Standards.
The
Securities:
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Issuer:
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Anglian Water Services Financing plc
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Guarantor(s) (if any):
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Anglian Water Services Limited;
Anglian Water Services UK Parent Co Limited;
and
Anglian Water Services Holdings
Limited
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Aggregate Nominal Amount:
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To be confirmed
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Description:
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GBP Fixed Rate Guaranteed Class A Unwrapped
Green Bonds due [2044]
Senior, Secured, Reg S, English law
Listing: London Stock Exchange, Main
Market
ISIN: XS2898771774
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Offer price:
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To be confirmed
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Other offer terms:
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Denoms: GBP 100,000 + 1k
Make whole call; optional redemption
3m par call
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Stabilisation:
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Stabilising manager(s):
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SMBC Nikko, 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M
2AT (Stabilisation
Coordinator)
BNP Paribas (Stabilisation Manager)
HSBC Bank plc (Stabilisation Manager)
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Stabilisation Period expected to start
on:
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The date the Securities are priced (expected to
be 5 September 2024)
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Stabilisation period expected to end no later
than:
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12 October 2024 (30 days
after the proposed issue date of the Securities)
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Existence, maximum size and conditions of use
of over-allotment facility:
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The Stabilising Manager(s) may over-allot the
Securities to the extent permitted in accordance with applicable
law.
Maximum size: the Stabilisation Manager(s) may
over-allot the Securities in an amount not exceeding 5% of the
aggregate nominal amount of the Securities
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Stabilisation trading venue:
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London Stock Exchange, Main Market
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In connection with the offer of the above
securities, the Stabilising Manager(s) may over-allot the
securities or effect transactions with a view to supporting the
market price of the securities at a level higher than that which
might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the
Stabilising Manager(s) will take any stabilisation action and any
stabilisation action, if begun, may be ended at any time, but must
end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the issue date of
the securities and 60 days after the date of the allotment of the
securities. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment shall be
conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and
rules.
This announcement is for information purposes
only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite,
subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of
the Issuer in any jurisdiction.
This announcement is not for distribution,
directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any other
jurisdiction in which such distribution would be
unlawful.
This announcement and the offer of the
securities to which it relates are only addressed to and directed
at persons outside the United Kingdom ("UK") and persons in the UK who have
professional experience in matters related to investments or who
are high net worth persons within article 12(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and
must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in the
UK.
In addition, if and to the extent that this
announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to
which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State before the
publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has
been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the "Prospectus Regulation") (or which
has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State
and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in
accordance with the Prospectus Regulation), this announcement and
the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that
Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the
Prospectus Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer
may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by
other persons in that Member State.
If and to the extent that this announcement is
communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates
is made in, the UK before the publication of a prospectus in
relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent
authority in the UK in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation,
as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union
Withdrawal Act 2018 (the "UK
Prospectus Regulation"), this announcement and the
offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in the UK who
are qualified investors within the meaning of the UK Prospectus
Regulation (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully
be addressed) and must not be acted on or relied on by other
persons in the UK.
Singapore SFA Product Classification: The Issuer has
determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in
Section 309A(1) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter
289 of Singapore) (the "SFA"), that the securities are
'prescribed capital markets products' (as defined in the
Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations
2018).
This communication does not constitute any
offering of the securities referenced or any securities in Japan.
The securities referenced have not been and will not be registered
under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No.
25 of 1948, as amended, the "FIEA") and, accordingly, such
securities referenced will not be offered or sold directly or
indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of
Japan or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or
indirectly, in Japan or to any resident of Japan except pursuant to
an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise
in compliance with the FIEA and other relevant laws and regulations
of Japan. As used in this paragraph, "resident of Japan" means any
person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity
organised under the laws of Japan.
This announcement is not an offer of securities
for sale into the United States. The securities have not been, and
will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of
1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no
public offer of securities in the United States.
Any legends, disclaimers or other notices that
may appear below are not applicable to this communication and
should be disregarded. Such legends, disclaimers or other notices
have been automatically generated as a result of this communication
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