Commentary & Deal Flow

+++Corrects call dates: 07/31/26 (not 07/31/25); and FRN equity claw price: 100 plus 3mE+6.625 (not 106.625)+++

Stonegate Pub Co Financing 2019 plc (STONPB) GBP/EUR 144A/Reg S sr sec notes fixed/floating two-part. B3/B+ (negative/stable). Via Barc (B&D)/DB/NatWest jt glocos and physical books/BNP/GS/Lloyds/Rabo jt books. No reg rights. List ISE. NY law. Settles 08/14 (T+10).

- GBP1,644,688,000 (GBP329,948,000 marketed amount) fixed rate notes due 07/31/29 (5y). NC2 (07/31/26) (MWC G+50bp), then at 105.375, 102.6875, 100. Equity claw: 2y 40% at 110.75. Reg S ISIN: XS2870855082. Priced: 10.75% at 100. +680bp vs UKT 4.125% 07/11/29.

- EUR469,981,000 (EUR403,679,00 marketed amount) FRN due 07/31/29 (5y). NC2 (07/31/26) (MWC B+50bp), then at 105.375, 100. Equity claw: 2y 40% at 100 plus 3moE+6.625. Reg S ISIN: XS2870873655. Priced: 3mE+662.5bp at 100.

Roadshow 07/29-30 (investor call at 11am 07/29). UOP: alongside GBP532m cash from balance sheet, GBP250m shareholder funding and new GBP150m 2L facility, to redeem GBP2.152bn existing notes (GBP1.235bn 8.25% fixed rate notes, GBP500m 8.00% fixed rate notes, GBP452m (EUR496m)FRN), redeem GBP140m Class A Unique notes, GBP150m part-repayment of RCF (GBP248m outstanding at closing), GBP400m discharge of existing 2L facility, GBP74m accrued interest, redemption premiums and hedging liabilities, and pay transaction related fees and expenses. Equity sponsor: TDR capital. Biz: largest pub company in the UK. HQ: Luton, UK.

The notes were fully backstopped by an ad hoc group of Stonegate Pubs sr sec notes due 2025 noteholders (holding approx. 54% of the sr sec notes). The marketed amounts were taken up by new investors with the Ad Hoc Investor Group taking the rest. Netroadshow:  Netroadshow: https://www.netroadshow.com/ev...;confId=69273.