MLP Group S.A. has successfully closed its debut senior green notes offering, worth EUR 300 million (approximately PLN 1.3 billion), demonstrating strong confidence global investors have in the Company. Investor demand far exceeded expectations, resulting in the offering being multiple times oversubscribed. Citi and Santander Group acted as Global Coordinators and Physical Bookrunners for the issue.
MLP Group S.A. is a leading European logistics and industrial real estate platform. The Company successfully placed its first Eurobond offering in the international capital markets. All offered senior green notes were fully subscribed, with a total nominal value of EUR 300 million, a coupon of 6.125%, and a maturity date in 2029. [The Company was further supported by Santander Group as the Sole Ratings and ESG advisor].
‘This is a landmark event in the history of MLP Group. We successfully completed our first senior green notes offering in the international capital markets despite the geopolitical uncertainties currently impacting financial markets. This demonstrates the strong level of trust global investors have in our strategy, which focuses on the development of modern warehouses in key markets in Europe. We have the most modern warehouse portfolio on the European market, with around 60% of our projects completed in the past five years, and 90% of our total projects being less than 10 years old. The funds raised will allow us to accelerate growth, with a strong focus on urban logistics and data centre projects. We aim to be the developer of choice for tenants in key urban centres across Europe,’ said Radosław T. Krochta, President of the Management Board of MLP Group S.A.
‘The offering attracted very strong interest from investors and was multiple times oversubscribed. The notes were ultimately allocated to around 125 investors, primarily large asset managers, as well as pension and insurance funds. The green notes will play a crucial role in funding our strategic investments. Proceeds will be used to finance projects that deliver measurable environmental benefits and support our contribution to achieving sustainability goals,’ noted Monika Dobosz, CFO of MLP Group S.A.
MLP Group S.A. is striving to become a major player in the European logistics and industrial real estate market. The value of its investment properties have already surpassed PLN 5 billion (nearly EUR 1.2 billion). The Group’s growth strategy is rooted in sustainability, setting the highest environmental standards in the logistics and industrial real estate sector. All of its projects undergo BREEAM and DGNB certification processes to adhere to international environmental protection standards. Currently operating in Poland, Germany, Austria, and Romania, MLP Group S.A. holds approximately 1 million square meters of fully certified space. The Group has set itself a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2026.
In line with its strategy and investor expectations, MLP Group S.A. plans to accelerate its expansion in the German market. Its goal is to balance the portfolio and achieve at least 30% allocation in Germany by 2028. The Group is also focusing on delivering small- to medium-sized warehouse units, which are highly valued by investors.
The notes are listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. No prospectus has been prepared, published, or approved in connection with the offering.
Disclaimer
The notes will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the notes were offered only to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes may not be offered or sold in the United States or for the account or benefit of any U.S. person or in any way distributed in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
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The Company does not intend to register the notes in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the notes in the United States.
This announcement does not constitute and shall not, in any circumstances, constitute an invitation to the public in connection with any offer or constitute any offer to the public, each within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (“Prospectus Regulation”). In member states of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), this announcement and any offer of the securities will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the securities referred to herein.
The securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97 (the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a “qualified investor” as defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the securities or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPS Regulation.
The securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a “qualified investor” as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (“UK Prospectus Regulation”), and the expression an offer includes 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 an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the securities. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (as amended, the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
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