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Hapag-Lloyd AG: Hapag-Lloyd launches EUR 150 Million Senior Notes Offering / Part of the proceeds will be used for the early redemption of the USD bond

Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): Issue of Debt

16-Jan-2017 / 09:49 CET/CEST
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Hapag-Lloyd AG: Hapag-Lloyd launches EUR 150 Million Senior Notes Offering
/ Part of the proceeds will be used for the early redemption of the USD
bond

Hapag-Lloyd AG launches offering of EUR 150 million Senior Notes due 2022.
Initially USD 50 million converted (approx. EUR 47 million) will be used to
partially redeem its outstanding USD notes due 2017. The remaining proceeds
will be used for general corporate purposes (including further repayment of
existing indebtedness).


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   Language:    English
   Company:     Hapag-Lloyd AG
                Ballindamm 25
                20095 Hamburg
                Germany
   Phone:       +49 (0) 40 3001 - 2896
   Fax:         +49 (0) 40 3001 - 72896
   E-mail:      [email protected]
   Internet:    www.hapag-lloyd.com
   ISIN:        DE000HLAG475, USD33048AA36
   WKN:         HLAG47, A1E8QB
   Indices:     SDAX
   Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg;
                Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
                Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange



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