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Royal Imtech completes its debt reduction programme with the conclusion of the rights issue, the closing of sale of the ICT division and the implementation of the amended financial agreements. The net cash proceeds of these transactions will be used for debt reduction and enhancement of the liquidity of the group. The company has now addressed the financial situation and can now focus fully on improvement of operational results and the completion of the turnaround programme.

Conclusion of the rights issue
The rights issue of approximately 600 million euro was concluded on 27 October by the issue of the new shares. The result is a strengthened and positive equity position for the company. The net cash proceeds amounted to approximately 567 million euro. On 28 October, our shares have been consolidated at a ratio of 500 for 1 and now have a nominal value of 5.00 euro per share.

Closing of the sale of the ICT division 
Today, we closed the sale of the ICT division to VINCI Energies at an enterprise value of 255 million euro. The immediate cash proceeds from the divestment are 188 million euro. The difference between the enterprise value and immediate cash proceeds relate to a 26 million euro guarantee deposit, customary finance adjustments and transaction costs.

Implementation of amended financial agreements
With the implementation of the above deleveraging, the previously announced amendments of the financial agreements became effective. The amendments include:
- A step-down on pricing for each financier class. The revised pricing for the revolving credit facility and bilateral credit facilities amounts to euribor plus 3.75% (previously 7.5%), for the senior notes the interest is around 7% (previously around 10%) and guarantee fees amount to 1.9%-2.25% (previously 3.75%-4.5%).
- A covenant holiday for all covenants up to and including Q1 2016.
- Additional liquidity buffer for the company of 100 million euro.
- Maturity extension for all credit and guarantee facilities until 15 July 2017.

Taken together with the significant reduction in debt, the revised interest rates will result in a substantial reduction in financing costs. More details on the impact on the financial position of the group will be communicated as part of the third quarter results, which will be released on 18 November 2014.

Debt buyback programme
On 6 October, we received a substantial number of offers to purchase debt. As the market take-up of the rights issue was above 50%, we will realise the maximum benefit of this debt buyback programme for which approximately 117 million euro is available. We will accept offers of up to an aggregate par value of approximately 146 million euro at an average weighted price of approximately 79%. The resulting capital gain of approximately 30 million euro will be recorded in Q4 2014.

With this package of financial measures, Imtech has realised one of its key priorities for 2014 and fulfilled its deleveraging commitment of 400 million euro. Any previously agreed contingent penalties (non-cash fees and issuance of warrants) related to non-fulfilment of this commitment have been cancelled in the meantime.

More information

Media: Analysts & investors:
Dorien Wietsma
Director Corporate Communication & CSR
T: +31 182 54 35 53
E: dorien.wietsma@imtech.com:
mailto:dorien.wietsma@imtech.com

www.imtech.com:
http://www.imtech.com/
Jeroen Leenaers
Director Investor Relations
T: +31 182 543 504
E: jeroen.leenaers@imtech.com:
mailto:jeroen.leenaers@imtech.com

www.imtech.com:
http://www.imtech.com/


Imtech profile
Royal Imtech N.V. is a European technical services provider in the fields of electrical solutions, automation and mechanical solutions. With approximately 23,000 employees, Imtech holds attractive positions in the buildings and industry markets in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, Ireland and Spain, the European market of Traffic as well as in the global marine market. Imtech offers integrated and multidisciplinary total solutions that lead to better business processes and more efficiency for customers and the customers they, in their turn, serve. Imtech also offers solutions that contribute towards a sustainable society - for example, in the areas of energy, the environment, water and traffic. Imtech shares are listed on the Euronext Amsterdam.

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The Company has not authorised any offer to the public of Securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area other than the Netherlands. With respect to any Member State of the European Economic Area, other than the Netherlands, and which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of Securities requiring publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result, the Securities may only be offered in Relevant Member States (i) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; or (ii) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive. For the purpose of this paragraph, the expression "offer of securities to the public" means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Securities to be offered so as to enable the investor to decide to exercise, purchase or subscribe for the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State.

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