€30 million Mariner Finance bond issue opens tomorrow

Mariner Finance plc this week launched the general public an amount of €30 million in Bonds, with the potential to rise to €35 million in case of over-allotment.

The unsecured Bonds will be used for the re-financing of existing bank borrowings, possible acquisitions of other ports and logistical facilities, as well as for the corporate funding of the Group.

The Bonds are being issued at an annually-payable interest rate of 5.3%, at an issue price of €100 per Bond and will be redeemed in 2024. The Company has applied for the Bonds to be listed and traded on the Malta Stock Exchange.

The Mariner Group plans to expand and grow its container terminal operations through selective acquisitions. Geographi- cal preference of potential targets will include regions serviced by the European port system, such as the UK, the Baltic Sea area and the Mediterranean region.

The Mariner Group will also continue to expand and optimise operations at the Baltic Container Terminal through further investment in port equipment, warehousing and technological processes.

“Since we commenced operation of the Baltic Container Terminal in Riga in 1996, the company has grown to be the largest and fastest-growing container handling facility in the Baltic States,” said Marin Hili, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

“We recently expanded our warehousing facilities to over 20,000 square metres and plan to double that figure over the coming years. Further investment will go towards the acquisition of a new ship-to-shore quay crane, which will be commissioned later on this year, as well as increasing the terminal’s overall handling capacity,” Mr Hili said.

More information about the Bond Issue is available from Mariner’s prospectus dated 2 June 2014, a copy of which may be obtained from all bank branches and the Authorised Financial Intermediaries listed on the Company’s website, accessible at http://www.mfplc.com.mt/.

Application forms will be available as from tomorrow, Monday 9 June 2014. Subscriptions will close on Friday 27 June 2014 or earlier in the event of over-subscription.