HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
DGAP Post-admission Duties announcement: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA / Law amendment of securities according to § 50 Para. 1, No. 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA / Change in the legal status of securities: substitution of the issuer Lippstadt, 10 October 2018 - HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, Federal Republic of Germany, announces the substitution of Hella Finance International B.V., Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, as the issuer of the following notes (the 'Notes') by HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA: EUR 300,000,000 1.00 % Notes due 17 May 2024
issued on 17 May 2017 unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA Pursuant to § 10 of the Conditions of Issue of the Notes (the 'Conditions of Issue'), Hella Finance International B.V. is substituted by the substitute debtor HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA being the guarantor of the Notes as of 9 October 2018. The reason for the substitution is the optimization of the financial structure and the reduction of administration costs of the Hella Group. Except for technical adjustments of the Conditions of Issue reflecting the substitution of the issuer, no further changes result from the substitution; in particular, all rights of the noteholders (the 'Holders') under the Notes remain substantially unchanged. The adjusted Conditions of Issue are available on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu). HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA has agreed vis-à-vis Hella Finance International B.V. and for the benefit of each Holder as third party creditor pursuant to § 328(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder against any tax, duty, assessment or governmental charge (Steuern, Abgaben oder behördliche Lasten) imposed on such Holder in respect of the substitution of the issuer. In addition, HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA has agreed vis-à-vis Hella Finance International B.V. and for the benefit of each Holder as third party creditor pursuant to § 328(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) that its obligations under the negative pledge undertaken in the Guarantee shall apply also in respect of the Notes with HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA as Substitute Debtor. Issuer: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA |
| Rixbecker Str. 75 | |
| 59552 Lippstadt | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.hella.de/ir |
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