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Published on 11/14/2012 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: Deutsche EuroShop prices €100 million five-year convertibles to yield 1.75%, up 20%

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, Nov. 14 - Deutsche EuroShop AG priced €100 million of five-year convertible bonds at par of €100,000 each to yield 1.75% with an initial conversion premium of 20%, according to a release.

The company also placed 2.314 million new no-par value registered shares at €29.25 each.

The bonds priced at the cheap end of talk, which was for a 1% to 1.75% coupon and a 20% to 25% premium.

Joint bookrunners of the Regulation S bonds were Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Commerzbank.

Proceeds will be used to finance a shopping center acquisition in Germany for about €160 million to €190 million.

The company plans to apply for the inclusion of the bonds to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Hamburg, Germany-based Deutsche EuroShop is a real estate investment company.

Issuer:Deutsche EuroShop AG
Issue:Convertible bonds
Amount:€100 million
Concurrent offering:€67.7 million of new stock, or 2.314 million shares, at €29.25
Maturity:2017
Bookrunners:Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Commerzbank.
Coupon:1.75%
Price:Par of €100,000
Yield:1.75%
Conversion premium:20%
Conversion price:€35.10
Price talk:1%-1.75%, up 20%-25%
Pricing date:Nov. 14
Settlement date:Nov. 20
Distribution:Regulation S
Stock listing:Xtra: DEQ
Stock price:€29.55 at close Nov. 14
Stock reference price:€29.25

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