Macquarie Bank Limited ("MBL") announced today the final results for its previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of the outstanding Senior Notes (the "Notes") listed in the table below. The tender offer was made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related letter of transmittal, each dated May 3, 2013.
The settlement date for the tender offer will be tomorrow, May 17, 2013.
The table below identifies the principal amount and percentage of each series of outstanding Notes tendered and accepted for purchase by MBL.
Title of Security(1) | CUSIP Numbers | ISIN | Principal Amount Currently Outstanding | Principal Amount Tendered and Accepted | Percentage of Principal Amount Currently Outstanding Tendered and Accepted | Principal Amount Outstanding after Settlement | ||||||||||||
4.100% Fixed Rate Notes due December 17, 2013 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Series 2008-B1 Notes") |
144A: 55607E AA8 Reg S: 55607G AA3 | 144A:
US55607EAA82 | US$1,328,958,000 | US$466,371,000 | 35.09% | US$862,587,000 | ||||||||||||
Floating Rate Notes due January 23, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Series 2009-B3 Notes") |
144A: 55607E AC4 Reg S: 55607G AC9 |
144A: US55607EAC49 Reg S: US55607GAC96 | US$250,000,000 | US$250,000,000 | 100.00% | US$0 | ||||||||||||
Floating Rate Notes due March 11, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Series 2009-B6 Notes") |
144A: 55607E AF7 Reg S: 55607G AF2 |
144A: US55607EAF79 Reg S: US55607GAF28 | US$650,000,000 | US$650,000,000 | 100.00% | US$0 | ||||||||||||
3.300% Fixed Rate Notes due July 17, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Series 2009-B11 Notes") |
144A: 55607E AL4 Reg S: 55607G AL9 |
144A: US55607EAL48 Reg S: US55607GAL95 | US$510,784,000 | US$314,454,000 | 61.56% | US$196,330,000 |
(1) | The Notes are guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Commonwealth") under the Deed of Guarantee, dated November 20, 2008, executed on behalf of the Commonwealth. | ||
BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as dealer managers, and D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as the tender agent and information agent for the tender offer.
Neither the offer to purchase nor the related letter of transmittal has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the tender offer was only available to persons in Australia to whom an offer or invitation could be made without disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act 2001 of Australia.
This media release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The tender offer was made only pursuant to the terms of the offer to purchase and the related letter of transmittal.
Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll-free at (800) 769-7666 or in writing at 48 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. Questions regarding the tender offer in the United States may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (980) 683-3215 (collect), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-4394 (collect).
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