OREANDA-NEWS. Dufry Group, the leading global travel retailer, plans to issue EUR 500 million denominated Senior Notes, the proceeds of which will be used as part of the financing of the acquisition of World Duty Free. The Notes will be pari passu with the existing revolving credit facility and term loans as well as the existing USD and EUR notes. It is expected that the Notes will be admitted to the official list and to trade on the Global Exchange Market of the Irish Stock Exchange.

The Notes will be offered and sold only to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Exact terms and conditions are expected to be finalized in the coming days.

Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN; BM&FBOVESPA: DAGB33) is a leading global travel retailer operating over 1,650 duty-free and duty-paid shops in airports, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations and downtown tourist areas.

Dufry employs around 20,000 people. The Company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, operates in 58 countries in all five continents.