NEW ISSUE ALERT
DEAL DETAILS
Issuer GRENKE AG
Expected Ratings BB- expected by S&P
Issue Size ~EUR 50m
Expected Timing This week’s business
Denomination EUR 200'000 + 200'000
Instrument Perpetual Non-cumulative Fixed to Reset Rate Additional Tier 1 Notes
Status Junior to all unsubordinated creditors and Tier 2 instruments, pari passu with other Additional Tier 1 instruments and senior to share capital
Issuer Rating BBB+ (stable) by S&P
Optional Redemption 31 March 2023 and every Interest Payment Date thereafter
Initial Price Thoughts 7-7.25% area [first interest payment on 31 March 2018]
Issue Price 100.00%
Pricing Date [ ] September 2017
Settlement Date [ ] September 2017 t+5
Maturity Date None (Perpetual)
Interest Rate Payable annually until the First Call Date Reset on the First Call Date and every 5 years thereafter at the prevailing 5 year mid-swap rate plus the initial credit spread
Interest Cancellation Optional at the Issuer’s discretion (Non-cumulative) Mandatory upon insufficient Available Distributable Items or regulator’s request
Loss Absorption Write-down of the nominal amount upon breach of a Grenke Group transitional & Reinstatement Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 5.125% (Trigger Event), pro rata with other similar loss-absorbing instruments Fully discretionary write-up subject to European Capital Requirements Directive / Capital Requirement Regulation (CRDIV/ CRR) requirements
Special Events Redemption Regulatory Event - disqualification of the Notes as AT1 capital after having been qualified Tax deductibility and Withholding Tax Event - material tax treatment change In each case callable at the written down amount
Conditions To Redemption Regulatory approval Following a write-down, the nominal amount of the Notes has been fully written-up in case of an optional call unless holders consent otherwise
Nvla Statutory – see Risk Factors
Governing Law German
Listing Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Offering Reg S
Joint Bookrunners Deutsche Bank (B&D), HSBC
Source: DB
PRICE GUIDANCE 7% - 7.25%
Source: DB
ISSUER DESCRIPTION
GRENKE AG offers lease financing for information technology equipment to small- and medium-sized
business customers and self-employed persons. The Company finances the leasing of personal
computers, notebooks, monitors, software, and other IT related products. GRENKE offers its
financing through IT dealers and manufacturers.
Source: Bloomberg