Jde Peet’s: the indicative price range is set between €30 and €32.25 per offer share

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – JDE Peet’s B.V. (the “Company”, and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Group”), the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea group by revenue, yesterday announced the indicative price range and publication of the prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the offering (the “Offer”) and admission to listing and trading of its ordinary shares (the “Ordinary Shares”) on Euronext Amsterdam (the “Admission”). The Offer consists of a primary and a secondary component.

The offer period will commence today Tuesday, 26 May 2020. There will be no public offering in any jurisdiction. Listing of and first trading on an “as-if-and-when-issued/delivered” basis in the Ordinary Shares on Euronext Amsterdam are expected to commence on Wednesday, 3 June 2020.

Offer Highlights

• The indicative price range for the Offer is set between €30.00 and €32.25 (inclusive) per Offer Share (as defined below) (the “Offer Price Range”), implying a market capitalisation of €14.9 billion to €16.0 billion 1.
• The Offer consists of a primary and a secondary component. The primary component comprises €700 million, representing a maximum of 23,333,333 newly issued Ordinary Shares (the “New Offer Shares”) based on the bottom end of the Offer Price Range. The secondary component is expected to comprise an offering of existing Ordinary Shares by Acorn Holdings B.V. (“Acorn Holdings”, a company owned by JAB Holding Company S.à r.l. (“JAB”) and other co-investors) and by Mondelez Coffee HoldCo B.V. (“Mondelez Coffee HoldCo”, a subsidiary of Mondelēz International, Inc. (“Mondelēz International”)) (together, the “Selling Shareholders”). Up to 25,833,333 existing Ordinary Shares will be offered by Acorn Holdings and up to 25,833,333 existing Ordinary Shares will be offered by Mondelez Coffee HoldCo (together, the “Existing Offer Shares” and together with the New Offer Shares, the “Offer Shares”).
• The total number of: (i) the Existing Offer Shares (excluding any Over-Allotment Shares, as defined below) will raise gross proceeds of up to approximately €1.55 billion; and (ii) the Offer Shares (excluding any Over-Allotment Shares) will raise gross proceeds of up to approximately €2.25 billion. Acorn Holdings and Mondelez Coffee HoldCo have agreed that if Mondelez Coffee HoldCo elects to sell less than its maximum number of Existing Offer Shares, Acorn Holdings shall be permitted to additionally sell the difference, provided that the Existing Offer Shares (excluding any Over-Allotment Shares) to be sold in the Offer will not, without increasing the size of the Offer, raise gross proceeds of more than €1.55 billion.
• Quantum Partners LP and Palindrome Master Fund LP (funds managed by Soros Fund Management LLC); various funds and accounts under the management of Fidelity Management and Research (“FMR”); and JAB Holdings B.V. (“JAB Holdings”) (together, the “Cornerstone Investors”) have, subject to customary conditions, irrevocably agreed to purchase Offer Shares in the aggregate amount of €761 million at the final Offer price on the settlement date as part of the Offer.
• The Company intends to use the expected net proceeds of the issue of the New Offer Shares to repay part of its outstanding debt in order to further strengthen its balance sheet (leverage ratio estimated to be around 3.6x on the settlement date). 2
• In addition, the Offer will include an over-allotment option of up to an additional 15% of the Offer Shares (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The Over-Allotment Option consists of up to 3,499,999 additional Ordinary Shares provided by the Company, up to 3,875,000 additional Ordinary Shares provided by Acorn Holdings and up to 3,875,000 additional Ordinary Shares provided by Mondelez Coffee HoldCo (together, the “Over-Allotment Shares”).
• The Offer Shares will represent a maximum of approximately 15% of the issued share capital of the Company excluding exercise of the Over-Allotment Option. Assuming full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option following the closing of the Offer, the Offer Shares will represent a maximum of approximately 17% of the total issued share capital of the Company.
• The Offer consists solely of private placements to certain institutional investors in various jurisdictions, including the Netherlands. There will be no public offering in any jurisdiction.
• The Offer will take place from 9:00 CET on Tuesday, 26 May 2020, until 14:00 CET on Tuesday, 2 June 2020, subject to acceleration or extension of the timetable for the Offer.
• The final Offer price, the exact number of Offer Shares to be sold and allocation are expected to be announced on Wednesday, 3 June 2020 (subject to acceleration or extension of the timetable for the Offer). Prior to allocation, the Offer Price Range may be changed and the maximum number of Offer Shares may be increased or decreased.
• Listing of and first trading in the Ordinary Shares on an “as-if-and-when-issued/delivered” basis on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol “JDEP” are expected to commence on or around Wednesday, 3 June 2020.
• Subject to acceleration or extension of the timetable for the Offer, the settlement of the Offer Shares is expected to take place on Friday, 5 June 2020.
• Certain post-closing lock-ups have been agreed, which for the Company, the Selling Shareholders and JAB Holdings are for a period ending 180 days after the settlement date and for each member of the Company’s board of directors and each member of the senior management team for a period ending 360 days after the settlement date. These lock-ups are subject to certain customary carve-outs and possible waiver by the Joint Global Coordinators (as defined below).
• The Prospectus as approved by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the “AFM”) is available on the corporate website of the Company (www.jdepeets.com).
• The Company has appointed BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc as joint global coordinators for the Offer (the “Joint Global Coordinators”).

Casey Keller, Chief Executive Officer of JDE Peet’s, said, “Today’s announcement is another important step in our journey towards an Initial Public Offering for JDE Peet’s on Euronext Amsterdam. Our storied heritage combined with our approach to innovation lie at the heart of our commitment to serving our customers. Thanks to the amazing work of our global teams, even during these unprecedented times, we look forward to the next phase of JDE Peet’s growth as a global leader in coffee and tea”. “We believe that JDE Peet’s is well positioned to be at the forefront of reopening the IPO market. We think that the attractive category growth prospects, proven resiliency of JDE Peet’s products, business focus, and commitment of the global team can help provide clear visibility for investors” said Olivier Goudet, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of JAB, and Chair-designate of JDE Peet’s board of directors.

“Mondelēz International values its investment in JDE Peet’s and the company’s long-standing tradition of innovation and value creation. We are supportive of the IPO process as this will create a public mark for the company and its broad global portfolio of brands and offerings” added Dirk Van de Put, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mondelēz International.

Jde Peet’s Highlights

• The Group is the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea group by revenue, serving approximately 130 billion cups of coffee and tea in the financial year ended 31 December (“FY”) 2019 in more than 100 developed and emerging countries.
• Through its more than 50 leading global, regional and local coffee and tea brands, the Group offers an extensive range of high-quality and innovative coffee and tea products and solutions to serve consumer needs across markets, consumer preferences and price points.
• The Group has a track record of growing its sales and market penetration in its coffee and tea categories by combining its strong innovation capabilities, trusted portfolio of brands and broad go-to-market access. Its ongoing commitment to innovation has enabled the Group to become over-indexed in the fastest growing parts of the coffee and tea categories, including single-serve and whole-beans, and grow its global market share.
• In FY 2019, the Group generated total revenue of €6.9 billion, of which 79% was derived from 44 markets where it held a number one or number two market position in consumer packaged goods (“CPG”) or Out-of-Home 3 sales channels.
• The Group has delivered strong growth and profitability, acting as a consolidator in the coffee and tea categories since 2013, through a combination of strategic mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) and organic growth.
• The Group has increased revenue by a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 3.1% and Adjusted EBIT by a CAGR of 9.6% from €6.5 billion and €1.3 billion, respectively, in FY 2017 to €6.9 billion and €1.6 billion, respectively, in FY 2019. This translated into an Adjusted EBIT margin of 16.3% in FY 2017 and 18.1% in FY 2019.
• In addition, the Group generated free cash flow of €0.7 billion in FY 2017, €1.0 billion in FY 2018 and €1.2 billion in FY 2019 enabling it to de-lever its balance sheet while funding its M&A strategy.
• At a Group-wide level, the Company is targeting, in the medium- to long-term: 4
  • revenue organic growth (at constant commodity prices) of 3% to 5%;
  • Adjusted EBIT growth of 5% to 8%;
  • free cash flow conversion % of approximately 70%; and
  • a leverage ratio below 3.0x by the end of the first half (“H1”) of FY 2021.
• The Group intends to obtain an investment grade rating from a major rating agency within one to two years from the date of the Prospectus.
• The Group’s business has thus far been relatively resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic at a time of global economic turmoil. While working through the significant effects of the current crisis, the Group has since 31 December 2019 traded in line with management’s expectations and the Group believes its medium- to long-term targets continue to be achievable. 5
• The Group is led by an experienced and entrepreneurial global leadership team. Through medium- to long-term incentives, the interests of the global leadership team are aligned with that of the Group and its shareholders. In particular, certain members of the global leadership team invest their own capital in the Group.
• JAB is a leading investor in consumer goods and services overseeing more than US$100 billion of assets under management, focused on long-term value creation through the building of global champions and challengers. In JAB, the Group has a proven, long-term oriented shareholder with strategic vision. JAB is committed to a majority ownership in the Company for the longterm.

Recent Developments

The Group’s business has been impacted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to unprecedented circumstances, including for the Group’s employees, its customers and suppliers. The Group’s primary focus has been to protect the health and safety of its employees, maintain business continuity and provide support to communities.

The Group’s trading has thus far been relatively resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic at a time of global economic turmoil. The coffee and tea categories have benefited in the past from attractive growth fundamentals and have proven to be resilient in times of economic downturn.

Combined with the Group’s global manufacturing and supply network, its large portfolio of trusted brands and its strong and diversified go-to-market approach, the Group has been able to weather past crises and believes it is well-positioned to withstand the current environment. Going forward, the Group will continue to comply with local government restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Group intends to continue working with local communities to safely reopen coffee stores and resume Out-of-Home segment operations in line with developing government restrictions and guidance.

Overall, there remains uncertainty regarding the development of the pandemic and the timing of any macro-economic recovery. The effects of such developments on the Group in the second quarter and for FY 2020 remain difficult to predict. Based on year to date trends through April, the Group expects being able to deliver positive like-for-like sales growth for the first half of FY 2020, compared to the same period in FY 2019. Despite the continued impact of COVID-19, the Group’s current trading performance benefits from the fact that the CPG sales channel in developed markets represents the majority of its business and has continued to register strong growth year to date. The Group believes its medium- to long-term targets continue to be achievable. 6

Rationale For The offer

The Company believes that the Offer and the Admission are a natural next step in its development. The Company believes that the Offer will strengthen its financial position by enabling it to repay part of its outstanding debt.

The Admission will further provide the Company with access to capital markets, which it may use to support further growth of the Group and to finance strategic M&A transactions, as they become available. The Company intends to use the expected net proceeds of the issue of the New Offer Shares to repay part of its outstanding debt in order to further strengthen its balance sheet (leverage ratio estimated to be around 3.6x on the settlement date) 7.

The Company is targeting a leverage ratio below 3.0x by the end of H1 2021. The Company expects the Offer and the Admission to create a new long-term shareholder base as well as liquidity for the existing and future shareholders. The Offer provides the Selling Shareholders with an opportunity to partially realise their investment in the Company.

The Admission also aims to permit the Group to incentivise existing and future management team and senior staff, and to continue to attract high caliber individuals to join its management team in the future, by way of awards of listed Ordinary Shares, aligning their interests with the interests of shareholders.

Cornerstone Investments

Quantum Partners LP and Palindrome Master Fund LP (funds managed by Soros Fund Management LLC); various funds and accounts under the management of FMR; and JAB Holdings have, subject to customary conditions, irrevocably agreed to purchase Offer Shares in the aggregate amount of €761 million at the final Offer price on the settlement date as part of the Offer (the “Cornerstone Investments”).

The Cornerstone Investments will be for the following amounts: (i) Quantum Partners LP and Palindrome Master Fund LP (funds managed by Soros Fund Management LLC): €100 million (in aggregate); (ii) FMR: €361 million; and (iii) JAB Holdings: €300 million. Assuming a final offer price at the bottom of the Offer Price Range and the maximum number of Offer Shares, the Cornerstone Investments comprise an aggregate of: (i) 25,366,666 Ordinary Shares; and (ii) approximately 5% of the total issued share capital of the Company immediately following settlement, whether or not the OverAllotment Option is exercised in full. The Cornerstone Investors may also subscribe for or purchase additional Ordinary Shares in the Offer.

Allocation of any such additional Ordinary Shares shall be determined by the Company and the Selling Shareholders, after consultation with the Joint Global Coordinators.

Anticipated Timetable

Subject to acceleration or extension, the timetable below lists the expected key dates for the Offer:

• Start of Offer period on Tuesday, 26 May 2020 at 9:00 CET
• End of Offer period on Tuesday, 2 June 2020 at 14:00 CET
• Expected pricing on Tuesday, 2 June 2020
• Publication of results of the Offer and expected allocation on Wednesday, 3 June 2020
• First trading date (trading on an “as-if-and-when-issued/delivered” basis) on Euronext Amsterdam on Wednesday, 3 June 2020
• Settlement date (payment and delivery) on Friday, 5 June 2020

Risk Factors

Investing in the Ordinary Shares involves certain risks. A description of these risks, which include risks relating to the Company’s business and industry and risks relating to the Offer and the Ordinary Shares, is included in the Prospectus. Any decision to purchase Offer Shares in the Offer should be made solely on the basis of the Prospectus.

Availability of the prospectus

The Offer is being made only by means of the Prospectus as approved by the AFM. The Prospectus is available electronically on the corporate website of the Company (www.jdepeets.com).

Underwriters

The Company has appointed BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs International and J.P. Morgan Securities plc as Joint Global Coordinators for the Offer. Banco Santander, S.A., BofA Securities (Merrill Lynch International), Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, HSBC Bank plc, ING Bank N.V., MUFG Securities EMEA plc and UniCredit Bank AG, together with the Joint Global Coordinators, are acting as joint bookrunners for the Offer (the “Joint Bookrunners”). Banca IMI S.p.A (Intesa Sanpaolo Group), Bayerische Landesbank, COMMERZBANK Aktiengesellschaft, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) Frankfurt Branch, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Europe GmbH and TD Securities Inc., are acting as co-lead managers for the Offer (the “Co-Lead Managers” and, together with the Joint Bookrunners, the “Underwriters”). J.P. Morgan Securities plc will act as stabilization manager on behalf of the Underwriters. ING Bank N.V. will act as the listing agent for the Admission.

Earlier announcements related to the offer

On Tuesday, 19 May 2020, the Company announced its intention to launch an offering and list on Euronext Amsterdam. The press release is available on the corporate website of the Company (www.jdepeets.com).

1 Assuming full placement of the Offer Shares and no exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.
2 After the repayment of part of its outstanding debt with such net proceeds.

3 Out-of-Home refers to coffee products purchased for consumption outside of the home.

4 The Company has established the financial targets set out above to measure its operational and managerial performance on a Group-wide level. These financial targets are the Company’s internal targets for revenue organic growth, Adjusted EBIT growth, free cash flow conversion % and leverage ratio for the medium- to long-term. The Company’s ability to achieve these financial targets is inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, and upon assumptions with respect to future business decisions that are subject to change. As a result, the Company’s actual results will vary from these financial targets, and those variations may be material. The financial targets should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that it will achieve these targets in any time period. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these financial targets. Adjusted EBIT: the Group defines Adjusted EBIT as operating profit, adjusted for the following factors: (i) enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation expenses, which represent costs to implement and upgrade to a new ERP system, including order, billing, payroll, and financial systems; (ii) transformation activities and corporate actions include costs from restructuring and organisational redesign projects, results arising from corporate actions and costs from strategic initiatives: (a) restructuring and organisational redesign costs arise from strategic projects that are related to business optimisation or cost-saving initiatives; (b) results arising from corporate actions related to activities that the Group does not consider to be part of its daily business operations; and (c) strategic initiatives are broken down and defined as the costs related to evaluating strategic alternatives, entering into new markets, or launching new strategic initiatives, or other business development costs, to the extent not considered by the Group as part of the normal operating costs of its business; (iii) share-based compensation, which is an operating expense the Group incurs and is a form of compensation; (iv) mark-to-market results consist of economic hedges of certain future risks related to the cost of goods sold; and (v) M&A/business combination results and intangible assets amortisation. Adjusted EBITDA: the Group defines Adjusted EBITDA as operating profit before depreciation and amortisation, adjusted for the same factors as listed under Adjusted EBIT. Net debt: the Group defines net debt as total borrowings less cash and cash equivalents. Adjusted net debt: the Group defines Adjusted net debt as total borrowings less cash and cash equivalents, excluding cash not at the free disposal of the Group, and borrowings from related parties. Free cash flow: the Group defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditure. Free cash flow conversion %: The Group defines free cash flow conversion % as free cash flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Leverage ratio: the Group defines the leverage ratio as net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA. Medium- to long-term: the Group has not defined, and does not intend to define, medium- to long-term and these financial targets should not be read as indicating that the Company is targeting such metrics for any particular financial year. Revenue organic (at constant commodity prices): the Group defines revenue organic (at constant commodity prices) as like-for-like sales adjusted for the price impact of inflation and/or deflation of green coffee and tea commodity prices. Revenue organic growth (at constant commodity prices): the Group defines revenue organic growth (at constant commodity prices) as the growth in revenue organic (at constant commodity prices) between the given and comparable year.

5 Based on assumptions described in the Prospectus.

6 Based on assumptions described in the Prospectus. 7 After the repayment of part of its outstanding debt with such net proceeds.