AXA (EPA:CS) - AXA S.A. announces the launch of an offering of approximately USD 750 million of bonds mandatorily exchangeable into shares of AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
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Press release
Paris, April 26, 2018
AXA S.A. announces the launch of an offering of approximately USD 750 million
of bonds mandatorily exchangeable into shares of AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.
AXA S.A. ("AXA") announces today the launch of an offering of approximately USD
750 million aggregate amount of bonds(1) (the "Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds"),
mandatorily exchangeable for a number of shares of common stock of AXA
Equitable Holdings, Inc., which AXA intends to list on the New York Stock
Exchange in 1H 2018, subject to market conditions. The Mandatory Exchangeable
Bonds will have a notional amount of USD 1,000 per bond.
Each Mandatory Exchangeable Bond will be exchanged by AXA into a variable
number of shares of common stock of AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. at maturity,
expected to be on or about May 15, 2021 unless exchanged earlier at the option
of AXA or upon the occurrence of certain events. The exchange rate, interest
rate and certain other terms of the Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds will be
determined at the time of pricing of the offering.
DISCLAIMER
The Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds are being offered in a private offering exempt
from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds are being
offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act. The Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds and the common stock
deliverable upon exchange of the Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds have not been
registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the
United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer
to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds
or the common stock deliverable upon exchange of the Mandatory Exchangeable
Bonds, nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
(1) Or up to USD 862.5 million aggregate principal amount of bonds, in case of
exercise of the over-allotment option