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DGAP-News: Grünenthal GmbH / Key word(s): Bond/Issue of Debt
06.07.2021 / 08:43
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Grünenthal launches tap of bond offering

Aachen, Germany, 6 July 2021. Grünenthal, a science-based pharmaceutical company and a leader in pain therapy, announced today that it has launched an offering (the "Offering") of €300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of additional senior secured notes. The notes will be issued under the existing indenture dated May 5, 2021, pursuant to which Grünenthal GmbH issued its existing €400,000,000 senior secured notes due 2026 and €250,000,000 senior secured notes due 2028. The proceeds from the Offering, if completed, will be used, together with cash on hand, to repay existing indebtedness and pay costs, fees and expenses related to the Offering.

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The Notes and the related guarantees have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States, or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or local securities laws. Accordingly, the Notes and the related guarantees are being offered and sold (i) in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and (ii) in "offshore transactions" to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

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The offer and sale of the Notes will be made pursuant to an exception under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities. This press release does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation or an offer to the public.

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About Grünenthal

Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science-based, fully-integrated pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better - and innovation is our passion. We are focusing all of our activities and efforts on working towards our vision of a world free of pain.

Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 29 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in around 100 countries. In 2020, Grünenthal employed around 4,500 people and achieved sales of € 1.3 bn.

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