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25 February 2025

Places for People Treasury plc launches cash tender offer
and announces intention to issue new notes

Places for People Treasury plc (the Company) announces that it is inviting holders of its outstanding £400,000,000 2.875 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2026 (ISIN: XS1475716822) (the Notes) to tender their Notes for purchase by the Company for cash subject to the New Financing Condition (the Offer).

The Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions (including, but not limited to, the New Financing Condition) contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 25 February 2025 (the Tender Offer Memorandum) prepared by the Company in connection with the Offer, and is subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Noteholders are advised to read carefully the Tender Offer Memorandum for full details of, and information on the procedures for participating in, the Offer.

Copies of the Tender Offer Memorandum are (subject to offer and distribution restrictions) available from the Tender Agent as set out below.  Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement shall have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

A summary of certain terms of the Offer appears below:

Rationale for the Offer

The Company is making the Offer in respect of the Notes in order to provide liquidity to the holders of the Notes while optimising its funding and liquidity position by proactively managing and extending its debt portfolio. The Offer also provides Noteholders with an opportunity to sell their Notes ahead of their maturity date (being 17 August 2026) and to receive, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, priority in the allocation of the New Notes, subject to the issue of the New Notes and such Noteholder making a separate application for the purchase of such New Notes to a Dealer Manager, as further described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Notes purchased by the Company pursuant to the Offer are expected to be cancelled and will not be re-issued or re-sold.

Purchase Price

Determination of the Purchase Price

The Company will, on the Settlement Date, pay for Notes validly tendered and accepted by it for purchase pursuant to the Offer a cash purchase price (the Purchase Price) to be determined at or around 11.00 a.m. (London time) on 6 March 2025 (the Pricing Time) in the manner described in the Tender Offer Memorandum by reference to the annualised sum (such annualised sum, the Purchase Yield) of:

(i)         45 bps (the Purchase Spread); and

(ii)        the Benchmark Security Rate.

Subject as described above, the Purchase Price will be determined in accordance with market convention and expressed as a percentage of the nominal amount of the Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer (rounded to the nearest 0.001 per cent., with 0.0005 per cent. being rounded upwards), and is intended to reflect a yield to maturity of the Notes on the Settlement Date based on the Purchase Yield. Specifically, the Purchase Price will equal (a) the value of all remaining payments of principal and interest on the Notes up to and including the scheduled maturity date of the Notes, discounted to the Settlement Date at a discount rate equal to the Purchase Yield, minus (b) Accrued Interest. 

Accrued Interest

The Company will also pay an Accrued Interest Payment in respect of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase by it pursuant to the Offer.

Capped Offer

If the Company decides to accept valid tenders of any Notes for purchase (subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the New Financing Condition) pursuant to the Offer, the Company proposes that the aggregate nominal amount of such Notes it will accept for purchase (subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the New Financing Condition) pursuant to the Offer will be up to £150,000,000 in aggregate nominal amount of the Notes, although the Company reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to accept significantly more than or significantly less than such amount, or to accept none of such Notes, for purchase pursuant to the Offer (the final aggregate nominal amount accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer being the Final Acceptance Amount).

If the Company decides to accept for purchase (subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the New Financing Condition) valid tenders of Notes pursuant to the Offer and the aggregate nominal amount of Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer is greater than the Final Acceptance Amount, the Company intends to accept (subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the New Financing Condition) such Notes for purchase on a pro rata basis, as further described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

New Notes Offering and New Financing Condition

Alongside the Offer, the Company has also announced today its intention, subject to market conditions, to issue new sterling-denominated sustainability fixed rate Notes (the New Notes), jointly and severally guaranteed by Places for People Homes Limited (PfP Homes), Places for People Living+ Limited and Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association Limited (together, the New Notes Guarantors), under the £4,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of PfP Homes and the Company.

Whether the Company will purchase any Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer is subject, without limitation, to the successful completion (in the sole determination of the Company of the issue of the New Notes (the New Financing Condition), or the waiver of such condition.

Even if the New Financing Condition is satisfied (or waived), the Company is not under any obligation to accept for purchase any Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer. The acceptance for purchase by the Company of Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Offer is at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company and tenders may be rejected by the Company for any reason.

Allocation of the New Notes

When considering allocation of the New Notes, the Company may give preference to those Noteholders that, prior to such allocation, have given a firm intention to any Dealer Manager that they intend to tender their Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer. Therefore, a Noteholder that wishes to subscribe for New Notes in addition to tendering its existing Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer may be eligible to receive, at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, priority in the allocation of the New Notes, subject to the issue of the New Notes and such Noteholder making a separate application for the purchase of such New Notes to a Dealer Manager (in its capacity as a joint lead manager of the issue of the New Notes) in accordance with the standard new issue procedures of such Dealer Manager. Any such preference will, subject to the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, be applicable up to the aggregate nominal amount of Notes tendered by such Noteholder (or in respect of which such Noteholder has indicated a firm intention to tender as described above) pursuant to the Offer. However, the Company is not obliged to allocate any New Notes to a Noteholder that has validly tendered or indicated a firm intention to tender its Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer and, if any such New Notes are allocated, the nominal amount thereof may be less or more than the nominal amount of Notes tendered by such Noteholder and accepted for purchase by the Company pursuant to the Offer. Any such allocation will also, among other factors, take into account the minimum denomination of the New Notes (being £100,000).

All allocations of the New Notes, while being considered by the Company as set out above, will be made in accordance with customary new issue allocation processes and procedures in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. In the event that a Noteholder validly tenders Notes pursuant to the Offer, such Notes will remain subject to such tender and the conditions of the Offer as set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum irrespective of whether that Noteholder receives all, part or none of any allocation of New Notes for which it has applied.

General

In order to participate in, and be eligible to receive the Purchase Price and Accrued Interest Payment pursuant to the Offer, Noteholders must validly tender their Notes for purchase by delivering, or arranging to have delivered on their behalf, a valid Tender Instruction that is received by the Tender Agent by 4.00 p.m. (London time) on 5 March 2025, unless extended, re-opened, amended and/or terminated as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum (the Expiration Deadline).

A separate Tender Instruction must be completed on behalf of each beneficial owner.

Tender Instructions will be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Tender Instructions must be submitted in respect of a minimum nominal amount of Notes of no less than their minimum denomination (being £100,000), as set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum, and may be submitted in integral multiples of £1,000 thereafter.

Subject to applicable law and as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum, the Company may, in its sole discretion, extend, re-open, amend, waive any condition of or terminate the Offer.

The anticipated transaction timetable is summarised below:

The above times and dates are subject to the right of the Company to extend, re-open, amend, waive any condition of and/or terminate the Offer (subject to applicable law and as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum). Noteholders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Notes when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from a Noteholder in order for that Noteholder to be able to participate in, or (in the limited circumstances in which revocation is permitted) revoke their instruction to participate in, the Offer before the deadlines set out above.  The deadlines set by any such intermediary and each Clearing System for the submission of Tender Instructions will be earlier than the relevant deadlines described above.

Unless stated otherwise, announcements in connection with the Offer will be made through RNS and/or the issue of a press release to a Notifying News Service and may also be made by the delivery of notices to the Clearing Systems for communication to Direct Participants. Such announcements may also be found on the Informa IGM Screen Insider service and be made by the issue of a press release to a Notifying News Service.  Copies of all such announcements, press releases and notices can also be obtained from the Tender Agent, the contact details for which are set out below. Significant delays may be experienced where notices are delivered to the Clearing Systems, and Noteholders are urged to contact the Tender Agent for the relevant announcements during the course of the Offer. 

Barclays Bank PLC and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc are acting as Dealer Managers in respect of the Offer.

Kroll Issuer Services Limited is acting as Tender Agent. For detailed terms of the Offer please refer to the Tender Offer Memorandum which (subject to offer and distribution restrictions) can be obtained from the Tender Agent referred to below.

This announcement is made by Places for People Treasury plc and contains information that qualified or may have qualified as inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (UK MAR), encompassing information relating to the Offer described above. For the purposes of UK MAR and the Implementing Technical Standards, this announcement is made by Matt Cooper, Tax and Treasury Director at Places for People Treasury plc.

LEI of Places for Places for People Treasury plc: 213800B9U45TFBXW5K67

DISCLAIMER

This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.  If any Noteholder is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial and legal advice, including as to any tax consequences, from its broker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser.  Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee or intermediary must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer. 

None of the Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent, the Guarantors, the Company (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates) makes any recommendation as to whether Noteholders should tender Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer. None of the Company, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers or the Tender Agent (or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates) is providing Noteholders with any legal, business, financial, tax or other advice in this announcement or in the tender offer memorandum. Noteholders should consult with their own advisers as needed to assist them in making an investment decision and to advise them whether they are legally permitted to tender Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer for cash and/or subscribe for the New Notes.

Nothing in this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum or the electronic transmission thereof constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction.

OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS

Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an offer or an invitation to participate in the Offer in or from any jurisdiction in or from which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or invitation or for there to be such participation under applicable securities laws.  The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other materials relating to the Offer in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other materials relating to the Offer comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Managers and the Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction in relation to the New Notes that would permit a public offering of securities. The minimum denomination of the New Notes will be £100,000.

United States

The Offer is not being made, and will not be made, directly or indirectly in or into, or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce of, or of any facilities of a national securities exchange of, the United States or to any U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (each a U.S. Person)). This includes, but is not limited to, facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex, telephone, the internet and other forms of electronic communication.  The Notes may not be tendered in the Offer by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility from or within the United States or by persons located or resident in the United States or to any U.S. Person. Accordingly, copies of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly mailed or otherwise transmitted, distributed or forwarded (including, without limitation, by custodians, nominees or trustees) in or into the United States or to any persons located or resident in the United States or to any U.S. Person, and the Notes cannot be tendered in the Offer by any use, means, instrumentality or facility from or within or by persons located or resident in the United States or by any U.S. Person. Any purported tender of Notes in the Offer resulting directly or indirectly from a violation of these restrictions will be invalid and any purported tender of Notes made by a person located in the United States or any agent, fiduciary or other intermediary acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal giving instructions from within the United States will be invalid and will not be accepted.

This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum are not an offer of securities for sale in the United States or to U.S. Persons. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act. The New Notes and the guarantees thereof have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons.

Each Noteholder participating in the Offer will represent that it is not a U.S. Person and it is not located in the United States and is not participating in the Offer from the United States, or it is acting on a non-discretionary basis for a principal located outside the United States that is not giving an order to participate in the Offer from the United States and who is not a U.S. Person. For the purposes of this and the above two paragraphs, United States means the United States of America, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands), any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.

Italy

None of the Offer, this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other documents and/or materials relating to the Offer have been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) pursuant to Italian laws and regulations.  The Offer is being carried out in the Republic of Italy (Italy) as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the Financial Services Act) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended. Accordingly, Noteholders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are located in Italy can tender Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer through authorised persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018, as amended, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended from time to time) and in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations and with any requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority.

Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Notes and/or the Offer.

United Kingdom

The communication of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer is not being made and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (FSMA). Accordingly, this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents and/or materials relating to the Offer are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to, and may only be acted upon by, those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the Financial Promotion Order)) or persons who are within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order or any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order.

France

The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France (France). This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents and/or materials relating to the Offer have only been and shall only be distributed in France to qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended. Neither this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents and/or materials have been or will be submitted for clearance to nor approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

Belgium

The Offer is not being made, and will not be made or advertised, directly or indirectly, to any individual in Belgium qualifying as a consumer within the meaning of Article I.1, 2° of the Belgian Code of Economic Law, as amended from time to time (a Belgian Consumer) and the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other documents and/or materials relating to the Offer have not been and shall not be distributed, directly or indirectly, in Belgium to Belgian Consumers.