ROTOPLAS SUCCESSFULLY ISSUES FIRST SUSTAINABILITY BOND OF LATIN AMERICA
28 Junio 2017 - 3:44PM
BMV General Information
GRUPO ROTOPLAS,S.A.B. DE C.V. (BMV: AGUA) ("ROTOPLAS" OR THE
"COMPANY"), THE LEADING PROVIDER OF INDIVIDUAL AND INTEGRATED WATER
SOLUTIONS IN THE AMERICAS, ANNOUNCES THE SUCCESSFUL ISSUANCE OF THE
FIRST SUSTAINABLE BOND IN LATIN AMERICA FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2.0
BILLON MEXICAN PESOS, WHICH BOOK WAS OVERSUBSCRIBED 3.76 TIMES.THE
ISSUANCE WAS MADE IN TWO TRANCHES, THE FIRST WITH TICKER AGUA 17X
IN THE AMOUNT OF $0.6 BILLION AT FLOATING RATE OF TIIE 28D +68
BASIS POINTS WITH INTEREST PAYMENT EACH 28 DAYS AND A 3-YEAR
MATURITY; THE SECOND WITH TICKER AGUA 17-2X IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.4
BILLION, AT FIXED RATE OF MBONO27 +189 BASIS POINTS EQUIVALENT TO
AN ANNUAL RATE OF 8.65% WITH INTEREST PAYMENT EACH 182 DAYS AND
10-YEAR MATURITY. BOTH TRANCHES WILL HAVE BULLET PRINCIPAL
PAYMENTS.
THE USE OF PROCEEDS OF THIS SUSTAINABLE ISSUANCE WILL FINANCE AND
REFINANCE SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES, THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO WATER AND
SANITATION. THE ISSUANCE' FRAMEWORK IS IN ALLIGNEMENT WITH THE
GREEN BOND PRINCIPLES AND THE SOCIAL BOND GUIDANCE, WHICH WAS
EVALUATED BY SUSTAINALYTICS, A INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY.
THIS PLACEMENT WAS MADE UNDER A SENIOR NOTES (CERTIFICADOS
BURSTILES) PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $3.0 BILLION MEXICAN
PESOS AND WAS ASSIGNED CREDIT RATINGS OF AA(MEX) AND MXAA- BY FITCH
AND STANDARD & POOR'S, RESPECTIVELY. THIS SUSTAINABILITY BOND
STRENGTHENS THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND ALIGNS WITH THE
COMPANY'S SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY COMPRISED OF A TRANSPARENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND WATER SOLUTIONS WITH A POSITIVE IMPACT IN
BOTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SCOPES.IR CONTACT:
52015000 EXT. 50163AGUA@ROTOPLAS.COM
SAFE HARBORTHIS PRESS RELEASE MAY INCLUDE CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS RELATING TO GRUPO ROTOPLAS S.A.B. DE C.V., IT RELIES ON
CONSIDERATIONS OF THE GRUPOROTOPLAS S.A.B. DE C.V. MANAGEMENT WHICH
ARE BASED ON CURRENT AND KNOWN INFORMATION; HOWEVER, THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS COULD VARY DUE TO FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES
AND EVENTS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF GRUPO ROTOPLAS, S.A.B. DE C.V.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
GRUPO ROTOPLAS S.A.B. DE C.V. IS ONE OF THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF
INDIVIDUAL AND INTEGRATED WATER SOLUTIONS FOR STORING, CARRYING,
AND TREATING WATER IN THE AMERICAS. WITH ALMOST 40 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY AND 21 PLANTS THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS,
ROTOPLAS HAS A PRESENCE IN 14 COUNTRIES AND A PORTFOLIO THAT
INCLUDES 18 PRODUCT LINES. GRUPO ROTOPLAS HAS BEEN LISTED ON THE
MEXICAN STOCK EXCHANGE (BMV) UNDER THE TICKER "AGUA" SINCE DECEMBER
2014.