NEW YORK and SYDNEY, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Commonwealth Bank of Australia ("CBA") announced today the final
results for its previously announced cash tender offer for any and
all of the outstanding Notes (the "Notes") listed in the table
below. The tender offer was made pursuant to an offer to purchase
dated April 7, 2014 and related
letter of transmittal.
The settlement date for the tender offer will be tomorrow,
April 16, 2014.
The table below identifies the principal amount and percentage
of each series of outstanding Notes tendered and accepted for
purchase by CBA.
|
Title of
Security(1)
|
CUSIP
Numbers
|
ISIN
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
|
Principal
Amount
Tendered and
Accepted
|
Percentage of
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
Tendered and
Accepted
|
|
Floating Rate Notes
due June 25, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the
"Series 2009-B75 Notes")
|
144A:
20272BAD6
Reg S:
20272CAD4
|
144A:
US20272BAD64
Reg S:
US20272CAD48
|
US$1,800,000,000
|
US$1,032,773,000
|
57.38%
|
|
3.625% Fixed Rate
Notes due June 25, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia
(the "Series 2009-B76 Notes")
|
144A:
20272BAF1
Reg S:
20272CAF9
|
144A:
US20272BAF13
Reg S US20272CAF95
|
US$1,200,000,000
|
US$549,186,000
|
45.77%
|
|
2.900% Fixed Rate
Notes due September 17, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of
Australia (the "Series 2009-B88 Notes")
|
144A:
20272BAK0
Reg S:
20272CAK8
|
144A:
US20272BAK08
Reg S:
US20272CAK80
|
US$1,500,000,000
|
US$810,729,000
|
54.05%
|
|
Floating Rate Notes
due September 17, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia
(the "Series 2009-B89 Notes")
|
144A:
20272BAL8
Reg S:
20272CAL6
|
144A:
US20272BAL80
Reg S:
US20272CAL63
|
US$1,250,000,000
|
US$829,775,000
|
66.38%
|
|
2.700% Fixed Rate
Notes due November 25, 2014 Guaranteed by the Commonwealth of
Australia (the "Series 2009-B102 Notes")
|
144A:
20272BAN4
Reg S:
20272CAN2
|
144A:
US20272BAN47
Reg S:
US20272CAN20
|
US$1,250,000,000
|
US$334,174,000
|
26.73%
|
(1) The Notes are
guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Australia (the "Commonwealth") under the Deed
of Guarantee, dated November 20,
2008, executed on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Commonwealth Bank of Australia and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
served as dealer managers for the tender offer, and D.F. King & Co., Inc. is serving as the
tender agent and information agent for the tender offer.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
acted as a dealer manager only in respect of Notes held by holders
outside the United States.
Neither the offer to purchase nor the related letter of
transmittal has been lodged with the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission and the tender offer is only available to
persons in Australia to whom an
offer or invitation can be made without disclosure under Parts 6D.2
or 7.9 of the Corporations Act 2001 of Australia.
This media release is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation
of an offer to sell any securities. The tender offer was made only
pursuant to the terms of the offer to purchase and the related
letter of transmittal.
SOURCE Commonwealth Bank of Australia