Citycon Oyj
Citycon Group intends to issue a Eurobond

DGAP-News: Citycon Oyj

22.09.2014 / 09:15

---------------------------------------------------------------------

CITYCON OYJ Stock Exchange Release 22 September 2014 at 10.15 hrs

NOT TO BE RELEASED, PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO OR
TO ANY PERSON LOCATED IN OR RESIDENT IN THE UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND
POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(TOGETHER THE 'UNITED STATES'), AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN. 

Citycon Group  intends to issue a Euro denominated guaranteed bond in an amount
of EUR 300 million. The bond would be offered mainly to European, including
Nordic, institutional investors through a book building procedure and, if
issued, the expected maturity of the bond would be 10 years. The bond would be
issued by Citycon Treasury B.V. and guaranteed by Citycon Oyj. Citycon Treasury
B.V. would apply for the bond to be admitted to the Official List of the Irish
Stock Exchange and to trading on its regulated market. 

The proceeds from any potential bond issue would be used to prepay existing
debt in order to extend average debt maturities and for general corporate
purposes.  Citycon may also use the proceeds of the bond for the development of
existing properties, to acquire new properties or to increase its shareholdings
in its existing joint ventures. 

Citycon Group has mandated Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs International as
global coordinators and lead managers together with Danske Bank and Swedbank AB
as lead managers. A global investor call will be held ahead of the potential
bond issue. Citycon Group will announce further information after the bond
issue. 



22 September 2014

CITYCON OYJ
Marcel Kokkeel
CEO

For further information, please contact:
Marcel Kokkeel, CEO
Tel +358 20 766 4521 or +358 40 154 6760
marcel.kokkeel@citycon.com

Eero Sihvonen, CFO, Executive Vice President
Tel. +358 20 766 4459 or +358 40 557 9137
eero.sihvonen@citycon.com



Citycon Oyj (NASDAQ OMX: CTY1S) is a leading owner, developer and manager of
urban grocery-anchored shopping centres in the Nordic and Baltic region,
managing assets that total approximately EUR 3.3 billion and with market
capitalisation of approximately EUR 1.6 billion. For more information about
Citycon, please visit www.citycon.com 

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Major media
www.citycon.com


Important regulatory notice

This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer or invitation to
sell or issue, or any solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any
securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction nor shall it (or any
part of this announcement) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of,
or be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into,
any contract or commitment.  Recipients of this announcement who intend to
purchase any securities are reminded that any such purchase or subscription
must be made solely on the basis of the information contained in any final form
prospectus published in connection with any such securities, which if and when
published will be available on the website of the Central Bank of Ireland.  The
transaction described above and the distribution of this announcement and other
information in connection with the transaction in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law and persons into whose possession any document or other
information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe
any such restriction.  Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. 

This communication is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where to do so would be
unlawful.  Neither Citycon Oyj nor Citycon Treasury B.V. has registered, or
intends to register, securities in any of these jurisdictions or to conduct a
public offering of securities in any of these jurisdictions.  In particular, no
securities of Citycon Oyj or Citycon Treasury B.V. have been or will be
registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities
Act'), and such securities may not be offered, sold or delivered within the
United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined
in Regulation S under the Securities Act) except pursuant to an exemption from,
or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws. 

This announcement is directed only at persons in the United Kingdom having
professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the
definition of 'investment professionals' in Article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and to those
persons to whom it can otherwise lawfully be distributed.
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



---------------------------------------------------------------------

22.09.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a
service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

---------------------------------------------------------------------


Language:    English       
Company:     Citycon Oyj   
 
 
             Finland       
ISIN:        FI0009002471  
 
 
End of News    DGAP News-Service  
---------------------------------------------------------------------  
287930 22.09.2014