Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Avukatlık Ortaklığı (“BASEAK”) and Dentons are pleased to have advised Barclays Bank PLC acting as the Dealer Manager on the tender offer by Yaşar Holding A.Ş (“Yaşar”) to the holders of its outstanding USD 250,000,000 8.875 per cent.Notes due 2020 issued by Yaşar to tender such Notes for purchase.

Founded in 1927, the Yaşar Group is one of Turkey's leading producers of food and beverage products, paint and coatings and tissue paper products in Turkey. The Group is comprised of multiple operating entities across four primary business segments – food and beverage, coatings, tissue and other operations (including foreign trade, energy and tourism). Six of the group companies (Pinar Sut, Pinar Et, Pinar Su, DYO Boya, Viking Kagit and Altin Yunus) are quoted on the Borsa Istanbul and have a combined market capitalisation of approximately US$ 1,06 billion.

The Offer was to be conducted following a Modified Dutch Auction Procedure and the Purchase Price determined was U.S.$789 for each US$1,000 in principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted by Yaşar for purchase pursuant to the Offer. The Acceptance Amount in connection with the Offer was USD 44,408,000. Following the Settlement Date on 17 July 2019, USD 172,217,000 (ISIN: XS1132450427) of Notes remain outstanding.

Head of Capital Markets at BASEAK, Müfit Arapoğlu led on Turkish law matters, together with Cenk Yılgör and Sena Mutlu. Dentons Partner Nick Hayday, led the matter from London with the help of Associate Moeen Qayum and Trainee Gemma Dreelan.

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