Successful pricing of 7-year GBP250m bond issuance

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Hammerson plc has successfully priced a GBP250 million, 7-year bond issuance due June 2033, with an annual coupon of 5.875 per cent, which was oversubscribed more than four times with a peak order book exceeding £1.1 billion. The company has also entered into interest rate swaps to convert the fixed coupon to a floating rate of SONIA plus 131 basis points, resulting in a net initial rate of 5.04%, which reduces the proportion of fixed-rate debt from 95% to 84%. This issuance increases the Group's cash holdings, which were £500 million as of June 30, 2026, in preparation for the maturity of its EUR700 million bond in June 2027, while maintaining its FY26 EPRA earnings guidance of approximately £132 million.

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Hammerson PLC
02 September 2026
 

Hammerson plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

(Company number 360632)

LSE and Euronext Dublin share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN
("Hammerson" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries and its proportionally consolidated share of its non-wholly owned properties and joint ventures, the "Group")

 

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2 September 2026

Successful pricing of 7-year GBP250m bond issuance due June 2033

Hammerson announces the pricing of a GBP250m bond with a maturity on 8 June 2033 at 107 basis points over the 4.125% Treasury Gilt 2033 with an annual coupon of 5.875 per cent (the "New Bond").  The issuance was more than four times covered with a peak order book in excess of £1.1bn.

Concurrently with the pricing of the New Bond, the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to convert the 5.875% fixed coupon into a floating rate of SONIA plus a margin of 131 basis points, resulting in a net initial rate of 5.04%.  This is in line with the Group's interest rate risk management strategy and reduces the proportion of the Group's gross debt at fixed rates of interest from 95 per cent, reported at its 2026 Half Year Results, to 84 per cent.

The New Bond increases the Group's cash holdings (£500m at 30 June 2026) ahead of the maturity of the Group's EUR700m 1.75 per cent. Sustainability-Linked bond in June 2027.

The Group maintains its FY26 EPRA earnings guidance of c.£132m.

Enquiries

Hammerson Contacts

Richard Sharp, Director of Treasury and Insurance
T: +44 (0) 207 887 1119 E: richard.sharp@hammerson.com

 

Josh Warren, Director of Group Performance and Investor Relations
T: +44 (0) 20 7887 1053 E: josh.warren@hammerson.com

Tom Gough, Head of Communications
T: +44 (0) 20 7887 1092 E: tom.gough@hammerson.com

MHP for Hammerson Media
Oliver Hughes, Ollie Hoare and Charles Hirst
T: +44 (0) 7817 458 804 E: Hammerson@mhpgroup.com

Additional Bond Information

The New Bond, which will be issued on 8 September 2026, is subject to final legal documentation and customary closing conditions.

The New Bond will be issued under Hammerson's EMTN programme established in 2024. The prospectus dated 24 April 2026 published by the Company relating to the EMTN programme of the Company (the "Prospectus") and the supplementary prospectuses dated 27 August 2026 and 28 August 2026 published by the Company relating to the EMTN programme of the Company (the "Supplementary Prospectuses") are available on Hammerson's website at (www.hammerson.com/investors/shareholder-information/debt-investors) and available to the public for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Hammerson has ratings of BBB+ (issuer default rating) with a stable outlook and senior unsecured debt rating at A- from Fitch Ratings Limited ("Fitch") and Baa1 (long term debt) from Moody's Investors Services Limited ("Moody's"). The New Bond is expected to be assigned an A- rating by Fitch and a Baa1 rating by Moody's.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This announcement does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or subscribe for or otherwise acquire any securities (including, without limitation, the New Bond). Any investment decision to purchase the New Bond should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus, the Supplementary Prospectuses and the final terms to be published by the Company relating to the New Bond, and no reliance is to be placed on any information given or any representations made in connection with the New Bond other than those contained in the Prospectus, the Supplementary Prospectuses and the final terms to be published by the Company relating to the New Bond. This announcement is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Rules: Admission to Trading on a Regulated Market sourcebook. The Prospectus is available, and the final terms will, when published, be available on the website of the Company at https://www.hammerson.com/investors/debt-investors.

The New Bond is not being, and will not be, offered or sold in the United States. Nothing in this announcement constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Bond in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States absent registration under, or an exemption from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act. The New Bond has not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act).

No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction in relation to the New Bond to permit a public offering of securities.

This announcement is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom (the "UK"), or (ii) persons who are in the UK who are (a) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (b) otherwise, persons to whom this announcement may lawfully be communicated pursuant to the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This electronic transmission may only be communicated to persons in the UK in circumstances where section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 does not apply to the Company.

Credit ratings referred to in this communication should not be taken as recommendations by a rating agency to buy, sell or hold the New Bond. They may be revised, suspended or withdrawn at any time by the relevant rating agency.

Compliance information for the New Bond:

EU MiFID II professionals/ECPs-only/No EU PRIIPs KID

UK MiFIR - professionals/ECPs-only / No DISC disclosure document

Manufacturer target market is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No EU PRIIPs key information document (KID) and no UK disclosure document required by the FCA Product Disclosure Sourcebook have been or will be prepared as the New Bond is not available to retail investors in the European Economic Area or the UK. Relevant stabilisation regulations including FCA/ICMA will apply.

For further information contact:

Richard Crowle

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)20 7887 1000

 

This announcement has also been released on the SENS system of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and on Euronext Dublin.

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