On 15 April 2014, the fixed-rate tranche of the corporate bond issued in 2011, which was due to mature in 2018 and had a volume of €325.0 million, and the floating-rate tranche of the corporate bond issued in 2013, which was due to mature in 2020 and had a volume of €200.0 million, were repaid early in full. An amount of €8.4 million representing the proportion of the related deferred borrowing costs and a payment of €14.8 million representing early repayment charges have been recognised as financial expenses. The funds used for the repayment mainly originated from a revolving credit facility, which has a term to maturity of five years after the IPO in June 2013. This credit facility currently has far lower interest rates than the two corporate bonds.
Against this background, the revolving credit facility was increased by €198.0 million to a total of €1,243.0 million in April 2014. This was achieved through bilateral lending agreements with a group of banks. These additional loans mature in April 2019 and have a variable interest rate.
Wiesbaden, 5 May 2014
The Executive Board
Gordon Riske Theodor Maurer Dr Thomas Toepfer | Bert-Jan Knoef Ching Pong Quek |