Republic of Suriname 9.875% Notes Due 2023
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LUXEMBOURG LISTING PROSPECTUS OFFERING MEMORANDUM US$125,000,000 Republic of Suriname 9.875% Notes due 2023 The Republic of Suriname (the “Republic”) is offering US$125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 9.875% notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December 30 of each year commencing on June 30, 2020. Principal of the Notes will be repaid in eight semi-annual installments, as set forth herein, commencing on June 30, 2020. The Notes will have a final maturity date of December 30, 2023. The Notes will be general, direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Republic and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsubordinated obligations of the Republic. The Notes will be backed by the full faith and credit of the Republic. Payment of principal and interest of the Notes will be supported by an accounts agreement pursuant to which all dividends paid to the Republic by Staatsolie Maatschapij Suriname N.V., which is wholly-owned by the Republic, will be paid directly into a collection account, as further described herein. In addition, the Republic will be required within 90 days from the date the Notes are issued to obtain the agreement of certain other third parties to make certain payments owed to the Republic or to certain entities controlled by the Republic directly into the accounts under the accounts agreement, as more fully described herein. Funds deposited in the collection account will be used to make payments of principal and interest on the Notes and payments of interest on the Republic’s outstanding 9.25% Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). However, none of these accounts nor the Republic’s rights therein will be pledged as security for the Notes and none of the funds deposited from time to time in such accounts will constitute collateral securing the Notes. All such funds will remain subject to potential claims from the Republic’s other creditors. If the Republic does not obtain the agreements of such third parties to make payment directly into the collection account within the specified time period, the interest rate applicable to the Notes will increase by 3.0%. Such additional interest will accrue for so long as the requirement to obtain such agreements has not been satisfied. For more information, see “Description of the Notes—Accounts Agreement” and “Description of the Notes—Additional Interest.” The net proceeds from the offer and sale of the Notes will initially be deposited into an escrow account maintained outside the Republic by an escrow agent. The proceeds will only be released from escrow upon completion of the transfer of the Afobaka hydropower plant to a state-owned entity. If such transfer is not completed on or prior to the date that is 90 days after the issuance of the Notes, the Republic will be obligated to make a mandatory redemption of the Notes in full at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but excluding) the date of redemption. Neither the escrow account nor the Republic’s rights therein will be pledged as security for the Notes and none of the funds deposited in the escrow account will constitute collateral securing the Notes. The Republic will also be required to make a mandatory redemption of Notes with the proceeds of certain liquidity events, as further described herein. For more information, see “Description of the Notes—Mandatory Redemption.” The Notes will contain provisions, commonly known as “collective action clauses,” regarding acceleration and voting on future amendments, modifications and waivers. Under these provisions, the Republic may amend or obtain waivers of the payment provisions of the Notes and certain other terms with the consent of holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Investment in the Notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 regarding certain risks you should consider before investing in the Notes. Issue price: 95.000422% plus accrued interest, if any, from December 20, 2019 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 qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”). 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. Application has been made to list the Notes on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to trade them on the Euro MTF market of such exchange. Delivery of the Notes in book-entry form is expected to be made on or about December 20, 2019 through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and its direct and indirect participants, including Euroclear SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”), against payment in New York, New York. Book-Runner and Lead Manager Oppenheimer & Co. Co-Manager Republic Bank The date of this Luxembourg Listing Prospectus is December 20, 2019 Suriname TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL PROVISIONS ...........................................................................................................................................iv PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... vii FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ....................................................................................................................ix ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES ................................................................................................................ x EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................xi SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 THE OFFERING ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 RISK FACTORS ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 USE OF PROCEEDS .................................................................................................................................................. 17 THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME ............................................................................................................................. 18 THE SURINAMESE ECONOMY .............................................................................................................................. 24 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 41 MONETARY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM .............................................................................................................. 51 PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCES .................................................................................................................................. 71 GOVERNMENT DEBT .............................................................................................................................................. 86 DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES ............................................................................................................................... 93 TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 115 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION ...................................................................................................................................... 117 TAXATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 124 OFFICIAL STATEMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 128 VALIDITY OF THE NOTES ................................................................................................................................... 128 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................... 129 ANNEX A: ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM .................................................................................................... 130 iii GENERAL PROVISIONS IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE REPUBLIC AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND THE RISKS INVOLVED. In making an investment decision, you should rely only on the information contained in this Luxembourg Listing Prospectus (the “Offering Memorandum”). We have not, and the Initial Purchaser has not, authorized anyone to provide you with information