NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED IN OR RESIDENT IN ITALY
TUI AG (“TUI”) announces that it will repurchase approximately 563 million euro including accrued interest of existing notes in connection with the invitation to tender bonds published on 7 March 2011. TUI will purchase 176.8 million euro nominal value at 103.375 per cent of the nominal value the 5.125 per cent per annum Senior Notes due December 2012 (XS0237433700 / XS0237431837) (“2012 Senior Notes”) and 373,3 million euro nominal value at 99.5 per cent of the nominal value of the 2.750 per cent per annum Convertible Notes due September 2012 (DE000TUAG091) (“2012 Convertible Notes”). Following these purchases, there will be 273.2 million euro of 2012 Senior Notes outstanding and 320.7 million euro of 2012 Convertible Notes outstanding.
The pro-ration factor applied by TUI for acceptances of validly tendered 2012 Senior Notes is 100 per cent and the pro-ration factor applied by the Company for acceptances of validly tendered 2012 Convertible Notes is 68.4 per cent.
TUI has funded the offer with the net proceeds of approximately 334 million euro from its offering of convertible bonds due March 2016 and existing cash resources of approximately 229 million euro.
The settlement for Notes accepted for purchase is expected to take place on 29 March 2011.