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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.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Digi Communications N.V. recommends its shareholders not to attend the AGM 2020 in person due to COVID-19

BUCHAREST, Romania, 14-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — In light of the public health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures implemented in the Netherlands and elsewhere concerning the gatherings of people, Digi Communications N.V. (the Company) recommends its shareholders not to attend the annual general meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) in person. In order to cast their votes:

Class A shareholders: holders of registered class A shares (which for the purposes of the AGM includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) are advised to send the notice of attendance indicating that they will not participate in person to the meeting and instead will grant a proxy either to (i) a third party or to (ii) Mrs. Andra Gunescu and to Mrs. Madalina Elena-Lungu, any of whom may individually and alternatively (and not collectively) execute the given proxy, in which case such proxy must include unequivocal voting instruction(s).

Class B shareholders: holders of class B shares (which for the purposes of the AGM includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) are advised to either (i) send the notice of attendance indicating that they will not participate to the meeting in person or be represented by their own representative and thus grant a power of attorney to Mrs. Andra Gunescu who will be authorized to, on behalf of the relevant holder, with the right of substitution, to attend the AGM, to sign the attendance list, to speak and to cast a vote at that meeting on the voting items on the agenda in accordance with the voting instructions provided by the relevant holder; or (ii) give voting instructions via the Evo-platform of ING Bank N.V. (www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi).

For further details, please refer to the convening notice for the AGM, available on the Company’s website, at https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/see-file/Convocation-Notice-19.03.2020.pdf.The Company acknowledges that constraints caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly the restrictions to the physical presence of shareholders at the AGM and thus to ask questions at the meeting. For this reason, shareholders who wish to submit questions regarding items on the AGM agenda, are encouraged to do so by e-mail to digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro until 12:00 pm CET on Monday, 27 April 2020, (13:00 pm in Romania).

The e-mail must include the name, surname, number of shares held by the shareholder on the record date for the AGM and the AGM agenda item to which the question relates.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Digi Communications N.V.: RCS & RDS S.A.’s senior secured notes admitted to trading on Euronext Dublin

BUCHAREST, Romania, 26-Mar-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that on 25 March 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland has approved the prospectus for the admission to trading of the (i) €450.0 million 2.50% senior secured notes due 2025 (ISIN XS2107451069) and (ii) €400.0 million 3.25% senior secured notes due 2028, issued by RCS&RDS on 5 February 2020 (ISIN XS2107452620) (the “Notes”) and Irish Stock Exchange plc (trading as Euronext Dublin) has approved the admission to trading of the Notes on the regulated market operated by it. The Notes are thus listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange plc (trading as Euronext Dublin) and traded on its regulated market. The prospectus relating to the Notes will be made available on the website of the Company at https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/bonds/notes-2025-2028.

For further information in relation to the Offering and the Notes, please refer to the reports dated 27 January 2020, 30 January 2020 and 5 February 2020 each available at http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Oferta-obligatiuni-RCS-RDS-in-val-de-800mil-EURO-si-ajustare-sit-fin-Q3-2019/8A562,
http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Digi-anunta-suplimentarea-si-incheierea-ofertei-de-obligatiuni-de-catre-RCS-RDS/B3A8D and
https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/see-file/Project-Prime_-Closing-RNS_EN.pdf

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. Any securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and no public offering will be made in the United States.

For details regarding the reports, please access the official website designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section/Current Reports).

SOURCE: EuropaWire

RCS&RDS successfully closed its €850.0 million senior secured notes offering due 2025 & 2028

BUCHAREST, Romania, 5-Feb-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. hereby reports successful closing of the offering of senior secured notes by RCS & RDS S.A., its Romanian subsidiary (“RCS&RDS”).

1. CLOSING OF THE OFFERING
The Company (Digi Communications N.V.) would like to inform the market and its investors that on 5 February 2020, RCS&RDS has successfully closed the offering (the “Offering”) of its (i) €450.0 million 2.50% senior secured notes due 2025 and (ii) €400.0 million 3.25% senior secured notes due 2028 (collectively, the “Notes”).

The Notes are expected to be listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange (trading as Euronext Dublin) and trading on its regulated market. The final offering memorandum dated 29 January 2020, together with the supplement dated 4 February 2020 will be made available on the Company’s website on or about today. A prospectus relating to the Notes will be made available on the website of the Company following its approval by the Central Bank of Ireland.

For further information in relation to the Offering and the Notes, please refer to the reports dated 27 January 2020 and 29 January 2020, each available at http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Oferta-obligatiuni-RCS-RDS-in-val-de-800mil-EURO-si-ajustare-sit-fin-Q3-2019/8A562 and http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Digi-anunta-suplimentarea-si-incheierea-ofertei-de-obligatiuni-de-catre-RCS-RDS/B3A8D.

2. CHANGE OF AGENT
The Company would like to inform the market and its investors that all Deutsche Bank entities that originally were expected to act in various agent capacities for the Offering were replaced with Citi Bank entities as follows:

  • Citibank, N.A., London Branch will act as the Principal Paying Agent and the Transfer Agent; and
  • Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG will act as the Registrar,

in each case as defined in the final offering memorandum relating to the Offering dated 29 January 2020.

3. SATISFACTION OF THE FINANCING CONDITION
With reference to the Notice of Conditional Full Redemption in relation to the Company’s €550,000,000 5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) dated 27 January 2020, the Company would like to inform the market and its investors that the Financing Condition (as defined in such notice) has been satisfied and the 2023 Notes will be redeemed in full on 6 February 2020.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. Any securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and no public offering will be made in the United States.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

RCS&RDS successfully priced the offering of up to EUR 800 million senior secured notes

BUCHAREST, Romania, 30-Jan-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — The Company (Digi Communications N.V.) would like to inform the market and its investors that on 29 January 2020, RCS&RDS has successfully priced the offering (the “Offering”) of its (i) €450.0 million 2.50% senior secured notes due 2025 and (ii) €400.0 million 3.25% senior secured notes due 2028 (collectively, the “Notes”).

Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG act as the Global Coordinator and Joint Physical Bookrunner in relation to the Offering. ING Bank N.V., London Branch and UniCredit Bank AG act as Joint Physical Bookrunners in relation to the Offering.

The settlement of the Notes is expected to take place on 5 February 2020.

The gross proceeds of the Offering will be used (such use, together with the Offering, the “Refinancing”) (a) to redeem the entire aggregate principal amount outstanding of €550.0 million 5.0% senior secured notes due 2023 issued by the Company and pay €22.3 million of redemption premium and accrued, but unpaid, interest to holders thereof; (b) to prepay or repay the aggregate principal amount of approximately €88.9 million equivalent (calculated at the NBR’s RON/€ exchange rate as at 23 January 2020) outstanding under the Group’s senior facilities agreement dated 7 October 2016 (as amended on 16 October 2017 and 5 June 2019), between, among others, RCS&RDS, as borrower, and BRD-Groupe Société Générale S.A., Citibank, N.A., London Branch, ING Bank and UniCredit Tiriac Bank, as lead arrangers; (c) to prepay the entire aggregate principal amount of approximately €73.4 million equivalent (at the NBR’s RON/€, or the CBH’s HUF/€, exchange rate, as applicable, as at 23 January 2020) outstanding under the Group’s senior facilities agreement dated 1 February 2018 (as amended on 9 March 2018), between the Issuer and DIGI Hungary, as borrowers, the Parent, as guarantor, Citibank N.A., London Branch and ING Bank N.V., as mandated lead arrangers, ING Bank N.V., as facility agent, and several other financial institutions, as lenders; (d) to repay (without cancelling) certain overdraft facilities; (e) to pay costs, expenses and fees (including the fees of the Global Coordinator and Joint Physical Bookrunner and Joint Physical Bookrunners, legal and accounting fees and other transaction costs) in connection with the Refinancing; and (f) for general corporate purposes (which may include acquisitions).

The Notes are expected to be listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange (trading as Euronext Dublin) and trading on its regulated market. A prospectus relating to the notes will be made available on the website of the Company in due course.

For further information in relation to the Offering and the Notes, please refer to the report dated 27 January 2020 available at http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Oferta-obligatiuni-RCS-RDS-in-val-de-800mil-EURO-si-ajustare-sit-fin-Q3-2019/8A562)

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. Any securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and no public offering will be made in the United States.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Digi Communications N.V.: RCS&RDS has issued today the Redemption Notice to holders of the 2023 Notes

BUCHAREST, Romania, 27-Jan-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. Announces the issuance of a notice of conditional full redemption (the “Redemption Notice”) of all outstanding €550.0 million 5.0% senior secured notes due 2023 issued by the Company (the “2023 Notes”).

In connection with the Offering (€800.0 million senior secured notes due 2025 and 2028), the Company has issued today the Redemption Notice to holders of the 2023 Notes. In accordance with the terms of the Redemption Notice, such redemption is conditional upon the completion of one or more financing transactions by the Group for the purpose of redeeming the 2023 Notes that are satisfactory to the Company in its sole and absolute discretion and result in aggregate net proceeds to the Group in a sufficient quantity to pay the redemption price for the 2023 Notes in full and pay all related expenses on or prior to the redemption date (which, subject to the possibility of postponement as set out in such Redemption Notice, is presently expected to be 6 February 2020).

For more information, please visit the official press release at EuropaWire.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Digi Communications N.V. AGM 2019 will be held in Amsterdam on 30 April 2019

BUCHAREST, Romania, 19-Mar-2019 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — The Company would like to inform the market and its investors that today, 19 March 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company convenes the general shareholders meeting (the “GSM”) of the Company (Digi Communications N.V.), to be held on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 at 12:00 p.m. CEST, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Amsterdam – Schiphol (Municipality of Haarlemmermeer), Planeetbaan 2, 2132 Hz Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.

The main topics for the GSM are the following:

  • discussion and approval items on the Annual Report 2018 (including the annual report, the financial statements (consolidated and stand-alone) and the auditor report);
  • approval for the distribution of a gross dividend of 0.50 RON per share; ex-date – 15 May 2019, reference date – 16 May 2019, and the payment date on or around – 29 May 2019;
  • release from liability of the members of the Board of Directors;
  • appointment of the statutory auditor for the year ending 31 December 2019;
  • designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to repurchase own Class B Shares;
  • appointment of Mr. Emil Jugaru as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors.

We kindly invite the market to visit the Company’s website at
http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/general-share-holders (for English readers) and at http://www.digi-communications.ro/ro/aga (for Romanian readers) to review the documentation package for the GSM.

The above-mentioned section from the Company’s website also contain the English and Romanian complete versions of the 2018 Annual Report, the 2018 Consolidated and Stand-alone Financial Statements of the Company, as well as the Independent Auditor’s Report.

The document named ‘Agenda and explanatory notes’ contains detailed descriptions regarding the items for the GSM.

Any shareholder interested in attending or voting at the GSM needs to follow the procedures set out in the articles of association of the Company (available at http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/corporate-governance) and on the ‘Convocation Notice’ available at http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/general-share-holders).

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. (THE COMPANY) TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY 30 APRIL 2019 AT 12:00 PM CEST AT CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, AMSTERDAM – SCHIPHOL (MUNICIPALITY OF HAARLEMMERMEER), PLANEETBAAN 2, 2132 HZ HOOFDDORP, THE NETHERLANDS

AGENDA

  1. Opening
  2. Annual Report 2018
  3. Board report 2018 (discussion item)
  4. Application of the remuneration policy in 2018 (discussion item)
  5. Dividend and Reservations Policy (discussion item)
  6. Adoption of the 2018 Annual Accounts (voting item)
  7. Distribution of dividend (voting item)
  8. Release from liability of the members of Board of Directors (voting item)
  9. Appointment of Statutory Auditor – Proposal to appoint Ernst & Young Accountants, LLP, Netherlands as the statutory auditor of the Company for the financial year 2019 (voting item)
  10. Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to repurchase Class B Shares (voting item)
  11. Appointment of Emil Jugaru as non-executive member of the Board of Directors
  12. Close of Meeting

Agenda

The agenda for the AGM and the explanatory notes thereto together with the Annual Report 2018 is available on the website of the Company (www.digi-communications.ro) from 19 March 2019 onwards and is, with effect from the same date, available for inspection and obtainable free of charge at the offices of the Company (tel. +40314006505 and address: Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania).

Record Date

Shareholders (which for the purposes of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights) are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM (either in person or by proxy) if they (i) are registered in one of the (sub)registers as described below on the 28th day prior to the AGM and therefore on Tuesday, 2 April 2019 (the Record Date) after all debit and credit entries have been handled and (ii) in addition have notified the Company of their intended attendance at the AGM in the manner mentioned below. The designated (sub)registers are the administration records of the Romanian Central Depository (Depozitarul Central S.A.), and the shareholders’ register of the Company.

Notification of Attendance

Class A shares: holders of registered class A shares (which for the purposes of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of these shares) who wish to attend the AGM (either in person or by proxy) must notify the Company of their intended attendance, which notice, accompanied where applicable by written power of attorney (see below), must have been received by Mrs. Carmen Otelea, the company secretary of the Company (address: Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania and e-mail digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro) no later than by Tuesday 23 April 2019 at 5.00 pm EEST. Duly registered shareholders will receive a receipt confirmation supplied by the Company which together with a valid identification document will also serve as admission ticket for the AGM.

Class B shares: holders of class B shares (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of these shares) who wish to attend the AGM (either in person or by proxy) must notify the Company by registering via the Evo-platform of ING Bank N.V. (www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi) no later than by Tuesday 23 April 2019 at 5.00 pm EEST. Duly registered shareholders will receive a receipt confirmation supplied by ING Bank N.V. which together with a valid identification document will also serve as admission ticket for the AGM.

Representation by Proxy

Shareholders (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights) who choose to be represented at the AGM may grant a proxy to a person to vote at the AGM on their behalf as follows:

Class A shares: holders of registered class A shares (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) may grant a proxy to (i) a third person or (ii) to Mrs. Carmen Otelea, the Company’s corporate secretary, and to Mrs. Eliza Popa, legal counsel of the Company (address: Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania), any of whom to individually and alternatively (and not collectively) execute the given proxy in which case such proxy must include unequivocal voting instruction(s). The holder of shares A will notify the Company of an electronic copy of the proxy at the following email address: digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro no later than by Tuesday 23 April 2019 at 5.00 pm EEST.

Class B shares: The holders of class B shares may grant a proxy, where applicable with voting instructions, to a third person via www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi when registering for the AGM no later than by Tuesday 23 April 2019 at 5.00 pm EEST.

E-voting Class B Shares

Only holders of class B shares (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) may also give voting instructions via www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi no later than by Tuesday 23 April 2019 at 5.00 pm EEST.

Identification

Persons entitled to attend the AGM (which includes persons granted with a proxy in the manner as described above) will be requested to identify themselves at the Registration Desk prior to admission to the AGM and are therefore requested to bring a valid identity document.

Issued capital and voting rights of the Company

At the day of this convocation, the Company has an issued share capital of EUR 6,810,042.52 consisting of 64,556,028 Class A Shares, each having a nominal value of EUR 0.10 and 35,443,972 Class B Shares, each share having a nominal value of EUR 0.01. 4,409,361 Class A Shares and 857,450 Class B Shares are held by the Company in its own share capital (in treasury). No votes may be cast for shares held by the Company in its own share capital. Therefore, the total number of voting rights at the day of this convocation amounts to 636,053,192.

For additional information, please visit the Company’s website at: www.digi-communications.ro

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Digi Communications N.V. €200M 5.0% additional senior secured notes due 2023 admitted to the Main Securities Market of the Euronext Dublin

BUCHAREST, Romania, 12-Mar-2019 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — In connection with the Company’s €200,000,000 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 to be consolidated and treated as a single class with €350,000,000 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 (the “Additional Notes”), which were issued by the Company in February 2019, we would like to inform the market and its investors that, on 11 March 2019, the board of the Irish Stock Exchange (the Euronext Dublin) approved the admission of the Additional Notes to listing on the Official List and trading on the Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Digi Communications priced EUR 200M 5.0 percent additional senior secured notes due 2023

BUCHAREST, Romania, 8-Feb-2019 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — The Company would like to inform the market and its investors that on 7 February 2019 it successfully priced €200,000,000 5.0% senior secured notes due 2023 (the “Additional Notes”) to be consolidated and treated as a single class with the existing €350,000,000 5.0% senior secured notes due 2023 (the “Original Notes”) – the “Offering”.

The Additional Notes are expected to settle on 12 February 2019.

The Additional Notes have a yield to maturity of 4.578% and the gross proceeds of the Offering are €203,500,000 plus interest deemed to have accrued from (and including) October 15, 2018 (the last date on which interest on the Original Notes was paid) to 12 February 2019 (the settlement date).

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. acted as the Sole Global Coordinator and Physical Bookrunner in relation to this Offering.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. will act as the Sole Global Coordinator and Physical Bookrunner Digi Communications N.V.’s additional €125 million senior secured notes

BUCHAREST, Romania, 6-Feb-2019 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that, on 6 February 2019, it decided to offer (the “Offering”) additional €125,000,000 5.0% senior secured notes due 2023 (the “Additional Notes”), to be consolidated and treated as a single class with the existing  €350,000,000 5.0% senior secured notes due 2023 (the “Original Notes”, and, together with the Additional Notes, the “Notes”) issued by the Company under the Indenture originally dated October 26, 2016 and supplemented on June 8, 2017 and June 28, 2018 (the “Indenture”), which are currently listed on the official list (the “Official List”) and trading on the regulated market (the “Main Securities Market”) of the Irish Stock Exchange plc (trading as Euronext Dublin).

The Additional Notes will be offered solely to (1) “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or (2) Non-U.S. persons purchasing the Additional Notes outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act. The Additional Notes will not be offered to any person or in any jurisdiction if this would be unlawful or would require any approval.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. will act as the Sole Global Coordinator and Physical Bookrunner in relation to the Offering.

The Additional Notes will be consolidated and treated as a single class with the Original Notes. The minimum denomination of the Additional Notes will be, as for the Original Notes, €100,000. The Additional Notes will have identical terms and conditions in all respects as the Original Notes, including, without limitation, with respect to payments of interest, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The Additional Notes will be fully fungible with the Original Notes, subject to certain temporary restrictions designed to ensure compliance with applicable provisions of the US law.

For more information, please visit the original release on EuropaWire.