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Published on 6/3/2014 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: England's Ladbrokes prices £100 million 8.25-year senior notes at par to yield 5 1/8%

By Paul A. Harris

Portland, Ore., May 27 - Ladbrokes Group Finance plc priced a £100 million issue of non-callable senior notes due Sept. 15, 2022 (/BB/BB) at par to yield 5 1/8% on Tuesday, according to an informed source.

The deal was launched with a 5 1/8% coupon.

Books closed early. The deal was announced on May 27, with a subscription period scheduled to last until June 10. The deal targeted retail and wholesale investors in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Joint bookrunner Lloyds Bank will bill and deliver. Barclays and Canaccord are also joint bookrunners.

The Regulation S notes are scheduled to settle on June 16, and will be listed with the London Regulated Market and the London Stock Exchange order book for retail bonds.

The issuer is a Harrow, Middlesex, England-based gaming company.

Issuer:Ladbrokes Group Finance plc
Amount:£100 million
Maturity:Sept. 16, 2022
Securities:Senior notes
Bookrunners:Lloyds Bank (bill and deliver), Barclays, Canaccord
Coupon:5 1/8%
Price:Par
Yield:5 1/8%
Call protection:Non-callable
Trade date:June 3
Settlement date:June 16
Ratings:Standard & Poor's: BB
Fitch: BB
Distribution:Regulation S
Marketing:Book building subscription period

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