Mutares sets interest rate of new corporate bond

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  • Mutares sets interest rate of new corporate bond
  • Minimum volume of EUR 100 million already achieved
  • Subscription period for public offering shortened

Munich, 20 March 2023. Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650) ("Mutares" or the "Company") today set the interest rate of its new 4-year senior secured floating rate bond (ISIN NO0012530965 / WKN A30V9T) ("New Bond"). The New Bond will bear interest at a rate equal to EURIBOR (three months) plus a margin of 8.5% per annum. Furthermore, the Company today resolved to shorten the subscription period for the public offering by one day.

The New Bond has been met with great interest from both institutional and private investors and the Company has already received subscriptions for the targeted minimum volume of the New Bond in the amount of EUR 100 million.

Subscription of the New Bonds will only be possible for private investors via the subscription functionality of Deutsche Börse (DirectPlace) and the Company’s website (https://ir.mutares.com/anleihe/) until today (20 March 2023) at 12:00 noon (CET).

Further details on the exchange, the allotment and the start of trading will be announced after the end of the subscription period.

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