The Republic of Guatemala Bofa Securities
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Offering memorandum Confidential The Republic of Guatemala US$700,000,000 6.125% Notes due 2050 US$500,000,000 5.375% Notes due 2032 The Republic of Guatemala is offering an additional US$700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% Notes due 2050 (the “additional 2050 Notes”) and US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”, and together with the additional 2050 Notes, the “Notes”). Interest on the 2032 Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on April 24 and October 24 of each year, beginning on October 24, 2020 and ending on April 24, 2032 (the “2032 Notes Maturity Date”). Principal on the 2032 Notes will be paid in three installments on April 24, 2030, April 24, 2031 and on the 2032 Notes Maturity Date. Interest on the additional 2050 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2020 and ending on June 1, 2050 (the “2050 Notes Maturity Date”). The additional 2050 Notes are a further issuance of, will be fungible, rank equally, vote together and form a single series with, the Republic’s existing US$700,000,000 6.125% Notes due 2050 issued on May 31, 2019 (the “original 2050 Notes” and, together with the additional 2050 Notes, the “2050 Notes”). After giving effect to this issuance of additional 2050 Notes, the total principal amount of 2050 Notes outstanding will be US$1,400,000,000. Principal on the 2050 Notes will be paid in three installments on June 1, 2048, June 1, 2049 and on the 2050 Notes Maturity Date. The Notes will contain provisions, commonly known as “collective action clauses.” Under these provisions we may amend the payment provisions of any series of debt securities (including the Notes) and other reserved matters listed in the fiscal agency agreements pursuant to which the Notes will be issued with the consent of the holders of: (1) with respect to the notes of a series, more than 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding notes of such series; (2) with respect to two or more series of debt securities (including the Notes) issued on or after April 28, 2016, if certain “uniformly applicable” requirements are met, more than 75% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series (including Notes) affected by the proposed modification, taken in the aggregate; or (3) with respect to two or more series of debt securities (including the Notes) issued on or after April 28, 2016, more than 66⅔% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series (including the Notes) affected by the proposed modification, taken in the aggregate, and more than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series (including the Notes) affected by the proposed modification, taken individually. See “Description of the Notes—Collective Action; Meetings, Modifications, Amendments and Waivers.” The Republic may, at its option, redeem the 2032 Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, prior to January 24, 2032 (the date that is three months prior to the 2032 Notes Maturity Date, the “2032 Notes Par Call Date”) by paying the greater of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and a “make whole” amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On or after the 2032 Notes Par Call Date, the Republic may, at its option, redeem the 2032 Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The Republic may, at its option, redeem the 2050 Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, prior to December 1, 2049 (the date that is six months prior to the 2050 Notes Maturity Date, the “2050 Notes Par Call Date”) by paying the greater of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and a “make whole” amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. On or after the 2050 Notes Par Call Date, the Republic may, at its option, redeem the 2050 Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2050 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. See “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption. Except as described herein, payments on the Notes will be made without deduction for or on account of withholding taxes imposed by the Republic. Application will be made to list the Notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to have the Notes admitted to trading on the Euro MTF Market. The Notes will be general, direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured indebtedness of the Republic and will rank at least equally among themselves and with all other existing and future unsubordinated and unsecured public external indebtedness of the Republic. The Notes will be backed by the full faith and credit of the Republic. See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of certain risk factors you should consider before investing in the Notes. ________________________________ Issue Price: 2032 Notes – 100.000% plus accrued interest, if any, from April 24, 2020 2050 Notes – 99.992% plus accrued interest from December 1, 2019 to April 24, 2020 and accrued interest, if any, from April 24, 2020 ________________________________ The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The Notes may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to (1) qualified institutional buyers in reliance of the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A of the Securities Act and (2) certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S of the Securities Act. You are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. For a description of certain restrictions on transfer of the Notes, see “Transfer Restrictions.” Delivery of the Notes is expected to be made to investors in book-entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, for the accounts of its direct and indirect participants, including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, on or about April 24, 2020. Global Coordinator and Sole Book-Running Manager and Social Bond Structuring Agent BofA Securities The date of this offering memorandum is April 21, 2020. Guatemala i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Terms and Conventions ............................................ iv Public Sector Finances ............................................. 95 Forward-Looking Statements ................................... vi Public Sector Debt ................................................. 108 Enforcement of Civil Liabilities ............................... vi Description of the Notes ........................................ 116 Summary.................................................................... 1 Book-Entry Settlement and Clearance ................... 132 Use of Proceeds ....................................................... 16 Transfer Restrictions .............................................. 135 Risk Factors ............................................................. 18 Taxation ................................................................. 138 Republic of Guatemala ............................................ 25 Plan of Distribution ............................................... 141 The Guatemalan Economy ...................................... 38 Legal Matters ......................................................... 147 Transparency and Corruption .................................. 54 Official Statements ................................................ 147 Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade ................. 64 General Information .............................................. 147 Monetary and Financial System .............................. 76 ___________________________ This offering memorandum does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any Notes by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make an offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this offering memorandum nor any sale made hereunder will under any circumstances imply that there has been no change in the affairs of the Republic or that the information contained in this offering memorandum is correct as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. ____________________________ This offering memorandum has been prepared by the Republic solely for use in connection with the proposed offering of the Notes. This offering memorandum does not constitute an offer to the public generally to subscribe for or otherwise acquire Notes. Each prospective purchaser, by accepting delivery of this offering memorandum, agrees to the foregoing and to make no photocopies of this offering memorandum or any documents referred to herein. IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER MUST RELY ON ITS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THE NOTES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY U.S. OR NON-U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THESE AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION