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MEDIA CONTACT Birkenstock Holding plc ir@birkenstock-holding.com |
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM || JuNE 15, 2026 |
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OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2033 BY BIRKENSTOCK GROUP B.V. & CO. KG
Birkenstock Holding plc (“BIRKENSTOCK” or the “Company”, NYSE: BIRK), announced today that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Birkenstock Group B.V. & Co. KG (the “Issuer”) has launched an offering (the “Offering”) of €900,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the “Notes”).
The Notes are expected to be guaranteed on the issue date on a senior unsecured basis by certain of Birkenstock’s subsidiaries.
Application will be made to The International Stock Exchange Authority Limited for the listing of and permission to deal in the Notes on the Official List of The International Stock Exchange.
The gross proceeds from the Offering will be used, directly or indirectly, (i) to redeem the €428.5 million of outstanding 5.25% Senior Notes due 2029 issued by Birkenstock Financing S.à r.l. (the “Existing Notes”), including any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (ii) for (a) financing any repurchases of ordinary shares of the Company as announced separately today (the “Share Repurchases”) or (b) to the extent Share Repurchases are commercially unreasonable or otherwise not feasible or preferable, refinancing other existing indebtedness of Birkenstock and its subsidiaries and general corporate purposes, and (iii) to pay fees and expenses associated with the foregoing transactions and certain amendments to the term and revolving facilities agreement of certain subsidiaries of Birkenstock announced separately today (the “Term and Revolving Facilities Agreement Amendments”).
There can be no assurance that the Issuer will be able to complete the Offering on the terms and conditions described herein or at all.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The Notes and the guarantees thereof 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, and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction

