WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abengoa, S.A. (MCE:ABG.B/P SM) (Nasdaq: ABGB ) ("Abengoa"), announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 9,200,000 of its ordinary shares in Abengoa Yield plc ("Abengoa Yield") by means of a secondary public offering (the "Offering") at a price of $31 per share. Abengoa will receive all proceeds from the Offering, in the total amount of $285.2 million, less expenses and underwriters' discounts. In addition, the underwriters of the Offering have a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,380,000 additional ordinary shares from Abengoa. The Offering is expected to close on January 22, 2015.
Citigroup and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as global coordinators of the Offering. HSBC and Banco Santander are acting as joint bookrunners.
Copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained without charge from the offices of Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (Tel: 800-831-9146) or BofA Merrill Lynch, at 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com .
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