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Press release News vom 05.11.2014

Koninklijke KPN N.V. announces final results and pricing of its Tender Offer

5 November 2014. Further to its indicative results announcement of 5 November 2014, Koninklijke KPN N.V. (the "Company") today announces the final results and pricing of its invitation to holders of such of its Notes as are listed below (together the "Notes") to tender some or all of their Notes to the Company for purchase by the Company for cash (the "Tender Offer"). The Tender Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 28 October 2014 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum") and expired at 17:00 hours CET on 4 November 2014. Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.

Following expiration of the Tender Offer Period, the Company hereby announces it will accept validly tendered Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer on the terms and in the amounts as set out in the table below:

With respect to the March 2016 Notes and the May 2019 Notes, the FX Rate has been set at 0.78600.The Company has set the Purchase Spread in respect of each of the Modified Dutch Auction Notes at the applicable Maximum Purchase Spread and will accept for purchase:

(i)        2022 Notes validly tendered under the relevant Modified Dutch Auction pursuant to Non-Competitive Tender Instructions in full without pro-ration; and
(ii)       2024 Notes validly tendered under the relevant Modified Dutch Auction pursuant to Non-Competitive Tender Instructions in full without pro-ration.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Company does not intend to accept for purchase any Modified Dutch Auction Notes which were tendered pursuant to the Competitive Tender Instructions under the Modified Dutch Auctions.

Settlement

Settlement of the Tender Offer and payment of the Tender Consideration in respect of Notes accepted for purchase is expected to take place on 7 November 2014. The Total Amount Payable is approximately €2,083,000,000.

Notes that have not been tendered or accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer will remain outstanding.

BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc are acting as Structuring Advisers for the Tender Offer; Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, together with the Structuring Advisers, are acting as Joint Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer; and Citibank N.A. is acting as Tender Agent.

Questions and requests for information in connection with the Tender Offer may be directed to the Joint Dealer Managers. 

Structuring Advisers and Joint Dealer Managers
BNP Paribas
10 Harewood Avenue
London NW1 6AA
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 207 595 8668
Fax: +44 20 7595 5750
Attn.: Liability Management Group
Email:
liability.management@bnpparibas.com
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Citigroup Centre
33 Canada Square
London E14 5LB
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 7986 8969
Attn.: Liability Management Group
Email:
liabilitymanagement.europe@citi.com
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
135 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 3UR
United Kingdom


Tel: +44 20 7085 3781
Attn.: Liability Management Group
Email:
liabilitymanagement@rbs.com

Joint Dealer Managers

Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.
Croeselaan 18
3521 CB Utrecht
The Netherlands

Tel: +31 30 216 9022
Attention: Liability Management Group
Email: corporate.liabilitymanagement@rabobank.com
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
One Cabot Square
London E14 4QJ

United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7883 8763