New €530 million 4.875% Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2027

The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.

  • New €530 million 4.875% Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2027
  • Net proceeds of the Notes will be on lent to Telenet International Finance S.à r.l. under Telenet's existing Senior Credit Facility and used to prepay Facility M thereunder and in turn to redeem the €500 million Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due November 2020
  • Through this leverage-neutral transaction, Telenet will extend the average tenor of its debt maturity profile at attractive market conditions

Telenet Group Holding NV ("Telenet" or the "Company") announces the issuance of €530 million 4.875% Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2027 (the "Notes"). Following the refinancing of certain Term Loans and the prepayment of the Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes due 2016 in April last year, the issuance of additional debt facilities of up to €1,000 million related to the acquisition of BASE Company NV, and the recent upsizing of available commitments under its revolving credit facilities by a net €85 million, this transaction represents the next step in a further optimization of Telenet's capital structure and marks a further improvement of its debt maturity profile.

The Notes will be issued by Telenet Finance VI Luxembourg S.C.A. (the "Issuer"), an independent financing company incorporated at the direction of Telenet to issue the Notes in the international debt markets for this purpose. The proceeds of the Notes will be on lent by the Issuer to Telenet International Finance S.à r.l. as an additional facility under Telenet's existing Senior Credit Facility (the "Senior Credit Facility"). The Notes will be the obligations of the Issuer alone and not of, or guaranteed in any way by, Telenet Group Holding NV, Telenet NV or any of their subsidiaries.

Telenet International Finance S.à r.l. intends to use the net proceeds from the additional facility to prepay Facility M under the Senior Credit Facility. Telenet Finance Luxembourg S.C.A. will in turn use the proceeds from the prepayment of Facility M to redeem its €500 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2020.

As of March 31, 2015, Telenet's net leverage ratio[1] was 3.7x (excluding any impacts related to BASE Company acquisition), which was stable compared to December 31, 2014. Telenet's debt is rated B+ and B1 at S&P and Moody's, respectively, both with a stable outlook.

Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Royal Bank of Canada and Société Générale acted as Bookrunners.


  1. Net leverage ratio is calculated as per the 2010 Amended Senior Credit Facility definition, using net total debt, excluding (a) subordinated shareholder loans, (b) capitalized elements of indebtedness under the Clientele and Annuity Fees, (c) any finance leases entered into on or prior to August 1, 2007, and (d) any indebtedness incurred under the network lease entered into with the pure intermunicipalities up to a maximum aggregate amount of €195.0 million, divided by last two quarters' Consolidated Annualized EBITDA.

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About Telenet group

As a provider of entertainment and telecommunications services in Belgium and Luxembourg, Telenet group aims to offer its customers the best possible experience in the digital world. Through its Telenet, BASE and TADAAM brands, the company provides digital television, internet, and fixed and mobile telephony services to residential customers in Belgium. In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Telenet group provides these services under the Eltrona brand. 

Telenet Business serves the business market in Belgium and Luxembourg with connectivity, hosting and security solutions. With more than 3,000 employees, Telenet group has one clear goal: to make living and working easier and more enjoyable. 

Telenet group is an integral part of Ziggo Group, which brings together Telenet group and VodafoneZiggo. Telenet group continues to operate under its own brands and remains responsible for its customers, employees, strategy and performance in its markets. Ziggo Group is 90% owned by Liberty Global and 10% owned by Vodafone Group. 

More information about Telenet group and its products is available on the Telenet website. The Telenet group newsroom can be found on the press website. 

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