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THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR
DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, OR
JAPAN.
Continental Successfully Places Eurobond with 0.00%
Interest Coupon
 Bond in the amount of €600 million
 0.00% interest coupon with a term of three years and two months
 Issuance proceeds will serve to partially refinance financial liabilities
Hanover, November 29, 2016. The technology corporation Continental successfully placed a
eurobond yesterday with an aggregate principal amount of €600 million with investors in Germany
and abroad. The bond, issued as part of the debt issuance programme, will run for three years and
two months, and will carry a 0.00% interest coupon. The issuing price is 99.41 percent. The
foreseen issue date for the bond is December 5, 2016. It is to be introduced on the regulated
market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. BNP Paribas, Citi, DZ BANK, Helaba, ING and
Mizuho are the joint bookrunners for this bond transaction.
“By successfully issuing this eurobond, we have used the continuing favorable conditions on the
capital market to partially refinance our financial liabilities”, CFO Wolfgang Schäfer explained. The
bond was issued particularly with respect to the eurobond in the amount of €750 million, which is
due for repayment in March 2017. The international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer and
industrial partner issued this bond in September 2013 with a coupon of 2.5%.
Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner,
the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe,
comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2015, the corporation generated sales of €39.2 billion
with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tires, and ContiTech. Continental currently
employs more than 218,000 people in 55 countries.
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-2Contact for journalists
Henry Schniewind
Spokesman, Business & Finance
Continental AG
Phone: +49 511 938-1278
Cell phone: +49 151 688 64 262
E-Mail: [email protected]
Vincent Charles
Vice President, Media Relations
Continental AG
Phone: +49 511 938-1364
Cell phone: +49-173-314-5096
E-Mail: [email protected]
This press release is available in the following languages: German, English
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This press release does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe
for, securities to any person in Australia, Canada, Japan, or the United States of America (the "United
States"), or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The securities
referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) or the laws of any state within the U.S., and may not be offered or sold in the
United States except in a transaction not subject to, or pursuant to an applicable exemption from, the
registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
This announcement and the information contained herein may not be distributed or sent into the United
States, or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales of the securities described herein would be
prohibited by applicable laws and should not be distributed to publications with a general circulation in the
United States. The Notes are being offered and sold outside the United States only in reliance on Regulation
S under the Securities Act. Subject to certain exemptions, the securities referred to herein may not be
offered or sold in Australia, Canada, or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any resident of Australia,
Canada, or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act or the laws of any state within the U.S. or under the applicable securities
laws of Australia, Canada, or Japan. There will be no public offer of the securities in any such jurisdiction.
This document has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the European
Economic Area (“EEA”) which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC), as amended (each,
a “Relevant Member State”) will be made pursuant the final terms and the base prospectus prepared by
Continental AG or pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that
Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes.
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-3Accordingly any person making or intending to make any offer in that Relevant Member State of Notes which
are the subject of the placement contemplated in this announcement may only do so in circumstances in
which no obligation arises for Continental or any other person to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of
the Prospectus Directive (other than the final terms and the base prospectus prepared by Continental AG) or
supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such
offer. Continental has not authorized, nor does it authorize, the making of any offer of Notes in
circumstances in which an obligation arises for Continental or any other person to publish or supplement a
prospectus (other than the final terms and the base prospectus prepared by Continental AG) for such offer.
This document is intended only for distribution in the United Kingdom and is directed only at persons who (i)
are professional investors falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 as amended (the "Order") or (ii) persons who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to
(d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (where these persons are
collectively referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This document is directed only at Relevant Persons; persons
who are not classed as "Relevant Persons” should not act or rely on this press release or any of its contents.
Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to the Relevant
Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.
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