Premier Capital plc - Bond Issue Oversubscribed

On 24 March, Premier Capital plc announced the closure of its bond issue due to over-subscription. In view of the strong demand for the bonds, the company exercised its over-allotment option and increased the amount of the 10-year bond issue to a maximum of €25 million.

Premier Capital plc is expected to publish its allocation policy by Thursday 1 April 2010.

Premier Capital plc is the development licensee of McDonald’s in Malta, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and the €25 million bond issue was raised principally for financing the expansion and development programme over the coming 2 years. The Premier Group intends to acquire 8 new McDonald’s restaurants in Malta and the Baltic states while a number of existing McDonald’s outlets are intended to be remodeled through conversion into hybrid restaurants and McCafes.