December 1 (SeeNews) - Energo-Pro Varna, a Bulgarian unit of Czech power utility Energo-Pro, said it has exercised a call option on its 130 million euro ($154.6 million) bond issue.
"The issuer will pay all due amounts under the bond issue on December 14," Energo-Pro Varna said in a bourse filing on Thursday.
Energo-Pro Varna will pay to the bondholders a total exercise price of 101,845.2 euro per bond, which includes 101.5% of the principal, or 101,500 euro, plus the accrued interest per bond amounting to 345.2 euro.
In a separate statement, the Czech parent company Energo-Pro said it placed its first Eurobond issue in the volume of 370 million euro in London. The net proceeds from the five-year issue will be used for payments on existing loans and for general corporate purposes.
The Eurobonds are payable on December 7, 2022, with 4.0 % fixed coupon per year. They will be quoted on the Irish Stock Exchange.
S&P and Fitch rating agencies rated the bonds as "BB-" and "BB", respectively, identical with the rating that the company received from both agencies in October this year, Energo-Pro said.
($ = 0.8406 euro)