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Digi Romania Completes Full Redemption of 2025 Bonds

BUCHAREST, Romania, 30-Sep-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“DIGI”), a major European telecommunications company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, has successfully completed the full redemption of its €450 million Senior Secured Notes. The redemption was finalized on 27 September 2024, following an earlier announcement made on 16 September 2024, which outlined the company’s intention and fulfillment of the necessary financial conditions. The notes, carrying a 2.5% interest rate and originally set to mature in 2025, were fully redeemed by Digi Romania S.A., the company’s Romanian subsidiary.

About Digi Communications N.V.

Digi Communications N.V. is a leading European telecommunications provider, with a significant presence in Romania and Spain, and operations in Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. The company is a top player in delivering telecommunication services, offering innovative solutions across its targeted geographic markets.

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Digi Romania Exercises Early Redemption of 2025 Bonds

BUCHAREST, Romania, 16-Sep-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V., a prominent European telecommunications provider, has announced that its Romanian subsidiary, Digi Romania S.A., will redeem the entirety of its outstanding €450 million 2.50% Senior Secured Notes, set to mature in 2025. The full redemption, scheduled for September 27, 2024, will involve paying noteholders the principal amount along with accrued interest up to the redemption date. This move marks an important financial milestone for Digi Communications as it continues to strengthen its financial position.

The company has outlined that noteholders must be recorded by September 26, 2024, to be eligible for the redemption payout. Citibank N.A., London Branch, will act as the Paying Agent to facilitate the process, with interest on the Notes ceasing to accrue after the redemption date unless the issuer defaults on the payment. Digi Communications has already fulfilled the financing conditions required for this redemption, ensuring a smooth process for all stakeholders.

Digi Communications, a major player in the telecom industry, offers services primarily in Romania and Spain, with expanding operations across Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. This latest financial development underscores the company’s robust growth and operational stability in the European telecom sector.

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Digi Communications Completes Initial Phase of Major FTTH Network Sale in Spain

BUCHAREST, Romania, 6-Sep-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“DIGI”), a prominent European telecommunications provider, today announced the successful completion of the first phase of its Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network sale in Spain. This milestone marks a significant step in the transaction between Digi Spain Telecom S.L.U. and Sota Investments Spain OpCo, S.L.U., a consortium led by Macquarie Capital, abrdn, and Arjun Infrastructure Partners.

The transaction, initiated with an asset purchase agreement signed on April 4, 2024, involves the sale of an extensive FTTH network across 12 Spanish provinces. The initial delivery encompasses 4,412,500 homes passed, with the full network development expected to extend over the next three years, eventually covering an additional 1,587,500 homes.

In addition to the network sale, Digi Spain and Sota Investments Spain OpCo, S.L.U. have finalized a long-term wholesale bitstream services agreement. Under this arrangement, Sota Investments will offer Digi Spain wholesale access bitstream services for an initial term of 25 years. Simultaneously, Digi Spain will provide operation and maintenance services, along with other technical support for the network over the same period.

This strategic move aligns with Digi Communications’ commitment to expanding its telecommunications infrastructure and enhancing service delivery across Europe.

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Hungary: 4iG Plc. to acquire DIGI Távközlési Szolgáltató Ltd.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, 29-Mar-2021 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications NV (The Company) would like to inform its investors and the market that on March 29, 2021 the Company’s Romanian subsidiary and 4iG Plc. (4iG Plc.) one of the leading companies of the Hungarian IT and ICT market, entered into a preliminary, non-binding agreement regarding the acquisition of DIGI Távközlési Szolgáltató Ltd. (Digi Hungary) and its subsidiaries, Invitel Ltd. and I TV Ltd. Pursuant to the understanding of the parties, 4iG would acquire a 100 percent stake in Hungary’s leading telecommunications and media service group. The acquisition is aimed to be completed by September 2021, subject to due diligence of Digi Hungary and its subsidiaries, the signing of a sale and purchase agreement, and the necessary competition authority approvals.

Digi Hungary is a leading telecommunications service provider in Hungary, with 23 years of experience and a broad service portfolio covering cable TV, fixed internet and data, mobile telecommunication services, fixed-line telephony and Direct To Home (DTH) services. It serves more than 1.1 million subscribers nationwide and has over 2.5 million Revenue Generating Units (RGUs) as of 31 December 2020.

In 2020, Group’s consolidated sales revenue in Hungary was HUF 70 billion (approx. EUR 200 million) and its adjusted EBITDA reached HUF 19 billion (approx. EUR 54 million).

4iG Plc. is one of the leading companies of the Hungarian IT and ICT market, plays a leading role in Hungary’s knowledge-based digital economy. 4iG has been present in the field of industry and industry-independent innovative technologies for more than 25 years.

SOURCE: EuropaWire