LANXESS announced today that it has successfully placed two Euro benchmark bonds on the European capital market for the financing of the planned acquisition of the US-based specialty chemicals group Chemtura.

Each of the eurobonds has a volume of EUR 500 million. One has a 5-year term and a 0.25% coupon, the other a 10-year term and a 1.0% coupon. Both eurobonds are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and will be traded in denominations of EUR 1,000 nominal value.

“The quick and successful placement of the two bonds confirms our high credit-worthiness and our good access to the capital markets,” said Michael Pontzen, Chief Financial Officer of LANXESS. “With this placement we were able to take advantage of the currently favorable market environment for corporate bonds. In this way we are already replacing a portion of the bridge financing for the planned acquisition of Chemtura at attractive terms,” said Oliver Stratmann, head of Treasury and Investor Relations at LANXESS.

The placement of the bonds attracted wide interest by national and international investors and was significantly oversubscribed.  

The bonds were placed by a consortium comprising J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Citi, Commerzbank and UniCredit.

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 7.9 billion in 2015 and about 16,700 employees in 29 countries. The company is currently represented at 55 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, specialty chemicals and plastics. Through ARLANXEO, the joint venture with Saudi Aramco, LANXESS is also a leading supplier of synthetic rubber. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI World) and FTSE4Good.

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