Legal DealFolio - VGP Capital Increase by Way of Accelerated Bookbuild

VGP raised EUR200 million EUR through a capital increase by way of an accelerated bookbuild offering. VGP's equity issuance took the form of an issuance of 2,000,000 new shares, at a price of EUR100 per share, being a discount of 4.4% compared to the closing price on 20 April. Of these new shares, 54% were subscribed by two pre-committed reference shareholders. The remaining new shares were placed with institutional investors through an accelerated bookbuild offering (including in the United States to qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A. The new shares were admitted for trading on Euronext Brussels and on the Prague Stock Exchange. The offering took place on 21 April and the closing on 23 April 2020. J.P. Morgan and KBC Securities NV acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and Belfius Bank NV/SA acted as Joint Bookrunner. Linklaters advised J.P. Morgan, KBC Securities NV and Belfius Bank NV/SA.

Deal Date:	24-04-2020	Practice Area:	Equity Capital Markets
Deal Title:	VGP Capital Increase by Way of Accelerated Bookbuild	Industry:	Real Estate Investment & Services
Description:	VGP raised EUR200 million EUR through a capital increase by way of an accelerated bookbuild offering. VGP's equity issuance took the form of an issuance of 2,000,000 new shares, at a price of EUR100 per share, being a discount of 4.4% compared to the closing price on 20 April. Of these new shares, 54% were subscribed by two pre-committed reference shareholders. The remaining new shares were placed with institutional investors through an accelerated bookbuild offering (including in the United States to qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A. The new shares were admitted for trading on Euronext Brussels and on the Prague Stock Exchange. The offering took place on 21 April and the closing on 23 April 2020. J.P. Morgan and KBC Securities NV acted as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and Belfius Bank NV/SA acted as Joint Bookrunner. Linklaters advised J.P. Morgan, KBC Securities NV and Belfius Bank NV/SA.
Financial Center:	Brussels	Value:	1000.01-5000.00
Advised Party:	Lead Manager	Law Firm	Linklaters
Issuer Jurisdiction -	Belgium	Listing Jurisdiction -	Czech Republic
Classification:	Secondary Offerings and Placings Prague Stock Exchange:	Lawyer	Arnaud Coibion

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