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Notification pursuant to Section 50 para. 1 no. 1 lit. b) of the German |
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Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz - WpHG) |
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Substitution of DAIMLER AG by DAIMLER INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. as issuer |
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the following Notes (together, the 'Notes') which were issued under the |
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Daimler Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the 'Programme'): |
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250,000,000 2.750 per cent. Notes due December 4, 2020 |
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90,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due June 18, 2020 |
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125,000,000 2.750 per cent. Notes due December 4, 2020 (Tranche 2) |
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250,000,000 2.375 per cent. Notes due December 16, 2021 |
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300,000,000 2.125 per cent. Notes due June 7, 2022 |
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250,000,000 1.00 per cent. Notes due December 20, 2019 |
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450,000,000 1.50 per cent. Notes due January 13, 2022 |
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150,000,000 2.750 per cent. Notes due December 4, 2020 (Tranche 3) |
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Daimler International Finance B.V., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of |
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Daimler AG whose registered office is situated at Van Deventerlaan 50, 3528 |
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Utrecht, The Netherlands, will replace Daimler AG, whose registered |
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office is situated at Mercedesstraße 137, 70327 Stuttgart, Federal Republic |
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Germany, as issuer of the Notes (the 'Substitution'). |
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draw to your attention and point out that: |
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Substitution |
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effect as of August 21, 2018 (the 'Substitution Date') Daimler |
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International Finance B.V. will be substituted in place of Daimler AG as |
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issuer in accordance with § 10 (Substitution) of the terms and conditions |
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each series of Notes: |
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Detailed Information about the Substitution |
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Daimler AG and Daimler International Finance B.V. have agreed that |
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effect as of the Substitution Date, Daimler International Finance B.V. |
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be substituted in place of Daimler AG as the issuer and obligor in |
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respect of the obligations of Daimler AG arising from the Notes. |
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In connection with the Substitution Daimler AG has unconditionally |
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irrevocably guaranteed pursuant to a guarantee (the 'Guarantee') dated |
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August 17, 2018 in favour of the holders of the Notes the due and punctual |
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payment of the principal of, and interest on, the Notes and any other |
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amounts which may be payable under the Notes. |
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Substitution and Settlement of Due and Payable Notes |
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effect from the Substitution Date: |
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Daimler International Finance B.V. shall be substituted in place of |
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Daimler AG as the issuer and obligor in respect of the obligations arising |
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the Notes; |
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| 3.2 |
Daimler International Finance B.V. shall assume all obligations of |
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Daimler AG in its capacity as issuer arising from the Notes; |
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Daimler AG shall be released from any obligations in its capacity as |
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issuer arising from the Notes; and |
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Daimler AG shall assume all obligations in its capacity as guarantor |
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arising from the Guarantee. |
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Any correspondence in relation to the Notes on or after the |
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Substitution Date should be addressed solely to Daimler International |
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Finance B.V. at the address set out above. |
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notice is written in the German language and provided with an English |
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language translation. The German text shall be binding and prevailing. The |
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English language translation shall be non-binding. |
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MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG 
