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Greene King PLC
26 May 2016
GREENE KING plc
Greene King plc completes successful £300m secured bond issuance
Greene King plc announces that it has finalised terms of a tap of its
secured financing vehicle (the "Third Tap Issue") including the issue, by Greene
King Finance plc, of £300m Class A6 notes due 2035 with a 4.0643 per cent coupon.
Details of the transactions are contained in the final prospectus (the "Final
Prospectus") which has been approved by the Irish Stock Exchange and can be viewed at the following URL:
http://www.greeneking.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=55
The Final Prospectus contains no update on current trading.
Rooney Anand, Greene King chief executive officer, comments:
"The completion of this transaction and the attractive price achieved is testament to
the strength of the Greene King business, the quality of our pub estate and the security of its cash flows. Through
this transaction we have strengthened the Greene King capital structure and increased longer-term funding for
general business requirements including ongoing investment in our business".
For further information:
Greene King plc
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Rooney Anand, chief executive officer
Kirk Davis, chief financial officer
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Tel: 01284 763222
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
· Greene King plc was founded in 1799 and is
headquartered in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. It currently employs around 42,000 people across its main trading businesses; Retail,
Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands.
· It operates c. 3,000 pubs, restaurants and
hotels across England, Wales and Scotland, of which c. 1,800 are retail pubs, restaurants and hotels, and c. 1,200 are tenanted,
leased and franchised pubs. Its leading retail brands and formats include Hungry Horse, Farmhouse Inns, Chef & Brewer,
Flaming Grill and Loch Fyne Seafood & Grill. 83% of the estate is either freehold or long leasehold.
· Greene King also brews quality ale brands
from its Bury St. Edmunds and Dunbar breweries, and is the UK's leading cask ale brewer and premium ale brewer. Its
industry-leading portfolio includes Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale and Belhaven Best.
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