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Sappi Limited
(Registration number 1936/008963/06)
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Share code: SAP ISIN: ZAE000006284); NYSE code SPP
("Sappi" or the "Company")
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Immediate release
Sappi Prices US$700 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
June 20, 2012
Further to Sappi`s announcement on June 20, 2012 in connection with a bond
issue, Sappi Limited announced today that it priced its upsized bond offering
to raise US$700 million of new senior secured notes. The new notes will
consist of US$400 million notes due 2017 with a coupon of 7.750% per annum
and US$300 million notes due 2019 with a coupon of 8.375% per annum.
The net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand, will be used to
refinance US$700 million equivalent in aggregate principal amount of senior
secured notes due 2014, issued by PE Paper Escrow GmbH, another subsidiary of
Sappi Limited.
Ralph Boettger, CEO of Sappi Limited, commented:
"The pricing of this upsized bond offering represents a further step in the
execution of Sappi`s strategy, dealing with its high cost 2014 bonds and
improving its debt maturity profile. The impact of the transaction will be to
reduce Sappi`s ongoing cash finance charges by approximately US$27 million
per annum."
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factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited to:
- the highly cyclical nature of the pulp and paper industry (and the
factors that contribute to such cyclicality, such as levels of demand,
production capacity, production, input costs including raw material,
energy and employee costs, and pricing);
- the impact on our business of the global economic downturn;
- unanticipated production disruptions (including as a result of planned
or unexpected power outages);
- changes in environmental, tax and other laws and regulations;
- adverse changes in the markets for our products;
- the emergence of new technologies and changes in consumer trends
including increased preferences for digital media;
- consequences of our leverage, including as a result of adverse changes
in credit markets that affect our ability to raise capital when needed;
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in which we operate or the effect of governmental efforts to address
present or future economic or social problems;
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and other strategic initiatives (including related financing), any
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with dispositions or with integrating acquisitions or implementing
restructurings or other strategic initiatives, and achieving expected
savings and synergies; and
- currency fluctuations.
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circumstances or otherwise.
For further information contact:
Jorg Passler Stephen Blyth
Group Treasurer Deputy Group Treasurer
Sappi Group Treasury Sappi Group Treasury
Sappi International S.A. Sappi International S.A.
Tel +32 2676 9621 Tel +32 2676 9617
jorg.passler@sappi.com stephen.blyth@sappi.com
Robert Hope Andre F Oberholzer
Group Head Strategic Development Group Head Corporate Affairs
Sappi Limited Sappi Limited
Tel +27 (0) 11 407 8492 Tel +27 (0) 11 407 8044
robert.hope@sappi.com Mobile +27 (0) 83 235 2973
andre.oberholzer@sappi.com
Graeme Wild
Group Investor Relations Manager
Sappi Limited
Tel +27 11 407 8391
Mobile +27 (0) 83 320 8624
graeme.wild@sappi.com
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