Pearl Group Holdings (No 1) Limited (the company)
Released: 25/03/2009
RNS Number : 4866P
Pearl Group Holdings (No.1) Ltd
25 March 2009
Pearl Group Holdings (No. 1) Limited
£500,000,000 6.5864% per cent Fixed/Floating Rate Perpetual Reset
Capital Securities (the 'Notes')
The Board of Pearl Group Holdings (No. 1) Limited ('PGH') hereby gives
notice of its decision to defer payment of the coupon on its
£500,000,000 6.5864% per cent Fixed/Floating Rate Perpetual Reset
Capital Securities Preferred Securities (XS0235245205) on the next
Coupon Payment Date, 25 April 2009. The conditions for payments are
set out in the terms and conditions of the Notes. PGH has no present
intention to initiate the Alternative Coupon Satisfaction Mechanism at
this time (as defined in the terms and conditions of the Notes).
Although the Board of PGH has determined that it currently has
sufficient resources to pay the coupon on the Notes, in making its
decision to defer payment of the coupon the Board of PGH took into
account ongoing market conditions and decided to maintain an increased
level of prudence in the current environment by deferring payment of
the Coupon.
In addition, PGH is evaluating the making, or procuring of, a tender
offer for the Notes and outstanding coupon at a value at, or close to,
the last traded price on 24 March 2009 of 12.5 pence. Any such tender
offer is expected to require the prior completion of the 31 December
2008 audit and whether it is made and the price of the offer will
reflect market and company conditions at that time.
A further announcement will be made as and when appropriate. As
previously indicated a separate presentation will be organised for
bondholders in Q2 2009 in respect of the 2008 results for PGH.
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