DGAP-Ad-hoc: Suncap SCOOP S.A. / Key word(s): Bond/Statement
Suncap SCOOP S.A.: ALPHA FX INDEX LINKED NOTES 2026 (ISIN XS1545830256) Status update

28-Jan-2020 / 16:39 CET/CEST
Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.


Suncap SCOOP S.A. acting in relation to its Compartment E
7, Grand Rue
L-6630 Wasserbillig
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
RCS Luxembourg: B191977
 (the "Issuer")

27 January 2020

ALPHA FX INDEX LINKED NOTES 2026 (ISIN XS1545830256)
Status update

With reference to the previous status update dated 23 December 2019, the Issuer wishes to update the Noteholders and the market generally about the latest developments and the current situation.
  1. Early Redemption
The early redemption of the Alpha FX Index Linked Notes 2026 (ISIN XS1545830256) (the "Notes") was scheduled to occur on 5 December 2019 (the "Early Redemption").
As announced previously, the Early Redemption ultimately did not occur on said date:
  • because the determination of the value of the components of the Index and the calculation of the Early Redemption Amount were (and continue to be) impossible due to the lack of reliable data; and
  • because, despite repeated transfer requests, the electronic trading platform through which the funds were invested (the "Trading Platform") continues to withhold the realisation proceeds of the hedging assets (the "Monies").
The Issuer was therefore left with no other option but to delay the Early Redemption until further notice.
The Issuer has repeatedly and formally demanded that the realisation proceeds of the hedging assets be immediately transferred to the Issuer's cash account in Luxembourg for distribution to the Noteholders in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes. The Trading Platform has not executed any of the transfer requests to date.
The Issuer will continue to take appropriate action and pursue adequate remedies in the best interest of the individual Noteholders in view of recovering the Monies and facilitating the orderly distribution of the Early Redemption Amount.
  1. Dealings in Notes and/or rights attaching to the Notes
The Issuer was informed that a discretionary portfolio manager acting in its capacity as purported representative of certain Noteholders has allegedly agreed (i) to assign all such Noteholders' respective rights, title, benefit and interest in respect of the Early Redemption to the Trading Platform and (ii) to exchange the Notes held by said Noteholders against financial instruments issued by a Luxembourg entity (the "SPV").
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes, the Notes are freely transferable, and the Noteholders may, subject to applicable laws, transfer, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of the Notes (a "Transfer") and assign any rights they may have in respect of the Notes, including any monetary claims arising in connection with the Early Redemption (an "Assignment").
The Issuer, subject to the receipt of the Monies and the subsequent determination of the Early Redemption Amount, will, in accordance with the contractual terms governing the Notes, distribute the Early Redemption Amount via the Paying Agent to the clearing system for onward distribution to the direct participants in the clearing system, and ultimately the account banks through which the individual Noteholders hold their Notes.
Any purported Transfer or Assignment does not affect the requirement that all payments, including in respect of the Early Redemption Amount, must be made via the Paying Agent to the clearing system to finally reach the individual Noteholders. The Noteholders are free to direct their respective account banks to pay any amounts received in respect of the Notes, including their share in the Early Redemption Amount, to any relevant assignee, including the Trading Platform, but this does not involve the Issuer.
For the avoidance of doubt, any purported Transfer or Assignment as well as any issue of financial instruments by the SPV (or any other entity) has not been initiated and is not supported or endorsed in any way by the Issuer who disclaims any liability in this respect.
All of the Issuer's rights are reserved.

This communication is made by Fabian Föhre in his capacity as member of the board of directors of the Issuer. For additional information, Noteholders are encouraged to get in touch with Erik van Os via directors@oaklet.lu or +352 26704225.
 

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Language: English
Company: Suncap SCOOP S.A.
7 Grand Rue
6630 Wasserbillig
Luxemburg
Phone: +35226704225
E-mail: directors@oaklet.lu
ISIN: XS1545830256
WKN: A2D8QX
EQS News ID: 962517

 
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