mobilezone successfully secures CHF 53 million and EUR 28.5 million of bonded loans for refinancing

30.08.2019

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Rotkreuz, 30 August 2019

mobilezone successfully secures CHF 53 million and EUR 28.5 million of bonded loans for refinancing

On 30 August 2019, mobilezone successfully secured CHF 53 million and EUR 28.5 million in bonded loans on the capital market with maturities of 3 to 6 years. In doing so, the company is taking advantage of attractive market conditions in order to refinance itself at better conditions.

  • The bonded loans will be used to partially refinance the existing syndicated loan and to repay the bridge funding for the acquisition of SH Telekommunikation Deutschland GmbH (Sparhandy) in June 2019;
  • The bonded loans have fixed and variable tranches with maturities of between 3 and 6 years;
  • The average interest rate is 0.98%;
  • They will allow mobilezone to achieve annual savings of CHF 0.3 million;
  • The transaction was supported by UBS AG and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg.

 

"By securing these bonded loans, mobilezone is taking advantage of the currently very favourable capital market environment and ensuring an attractive interest rate level in the medium to long term", says Andreas Fecker, CFO mobilezone holding ag.

 

 

For further information please contact:

Andreas Fecker

Chief Financial Officer

mobilezone holding ag

mobilezoneholding@mobilezone.ch

Company profile of mobilezone

Established in 1999, mobilezone holding ag (stock ticker symbol SIX: MOZN) achieved sales of CHF 1 196 million and a consolidated profit of CHF 39.5 million in fiscal year 2018 and is the leading independent telecom specialist in Switzerland and Germany.

mobilezone Group currently has a staff of about 1,200 employees in its locations in Rotkreuz, Urnäsch, Zweidlen, Härkingen, Vienna, Obertshausen, Berlin, Cologne, Bochum, and Münster. The company offers the complete product line of mobile phones as well as price plans of all providers for mobile and fixed-line telephony, digital TV, and Internet. Independent consulting, services for individual and business customers and repair services as well as activities in the wholesale business and as supplier for specialist stores complete mobilezone’s range of offerings. The services and products are offered in 120 shops in Switzerland as well as at about 90 locations in Germany (partner shops) and online via various web portals.

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March 13, 2020             Publication of Annual Report 2019

March 13, 2020             Teleconference for investors, media and analysts

April 08, 2020                General Assembly 2020

August 21, 2020            Publication of half-yearly report for 2020

August 21, 2020            Teleconference for investors, media and analysts