Hapag-Lloyd AG: Hapag-Lloyd launches EUR 150 Million Senior Notes Offering / Part of the proceeds will be used for the early redemption of the USD bond

Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): Issue of Debt

16-Jan-2017 / 09:49 CET/CEST
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Hapag-Lloyd AG: Hapag-Lloyd launches EUR 150 Million Senior Notes Offering / Part of the proceeds will be used for the early redemption of the USD bond

Hapag-Lloyd AG launches offering of EUR 150 million Senior Notes due 2022. Initially USD 50 million converted (approx. EUR 47 million) will be used to partially redeem its outstanding USD notes due 2017. The remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes (including further repayment of existing indebtedness).

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16-Jan-2017 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de Language: English Company: Hapag-Lloyd AG Ballindamm 25 20095 Hamburg Germany Phone: [phone] - 2896 Fax: [phone] - 72896 E-mail: [e-mail] Internet: www.hapag-lloyd.com ISIN: DE000HLAG475, USD33048AA36 WKN: HLAG47, A1E8QB Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange

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