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July 16, 2018
Worldpay, Inc.
Receipt of Bond Consents issued by Worldpay Finance plc
CINCINNATI, July 16, 2018
Worldpay Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announces that Worldpay Finance plc (the "Company"), has received consents from holders of approximately 74.75% of its €500 million 3.75% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Notes") (Reg S ISIN: XS1319701451, Rule 144A ISIN: XS1319700990), and guaranteed by Worldpay Group Limited (formerly Worldpay Group plc), following expiration of the consent solicitation (the "Solicitation") launched on 29 June 2018, pursuant to the consent solicitation statement of such date (the "Consent Solicitation Statement"). The consents were sought to approve the proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Notes (the "Indenture") to allow the Company to satisfy its ongoing reporting obligations under the Indenture by providing certain reports of Vantiv, LLC (in such capacity, the "Ultimate Parent Guarantor"), which is an indirect parent holding company of Worldpay Group Limited or any Parent Holdco (as defined in the Indenture) company of the Ultimate Parent Guarantor, as long as the Ultimate Parent Guarantor provides a guarantee of the Notes on the terms set forth in the Consent Solicitation Statement. The amendments also permit reports and calculations under the Indenture to be made based on GAAP or IFRS and make other related or consequential changes to the Indenture, as further described in the Consent Solicitation Statement. The amendments further provide for a guarantee of the Notes by the Ultimate Parent Guarantor and make certain other consequential or related changes reflecting such guarantee.
In connection with the Solicitation and the foregoing amendments, the Company has executed a supplemental indenture to the Indenture.
Full details of the terms and conditions of the Solicitation are set out in the Consent Solicitation Statement, which holders of the Notes can obtain from Lucid Issuer Services Limited ("Lucid"), the Tabulation Agent and Information Agent for the solicitation. Requests for copies of the Consent Solicitation Statement should be directed to Lucid: +44 20 7704 0880; worldpay@lucid-is.com.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC has acted as the Solicitation Agent in connection with the Solicitation. Questions from holders of Notes should be directed to Morgan Stanley: +44 207 677 5040; liabilitymanagementeurope@morganstanley.com.
Under no circumstances shall the solicitation constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for any Notes in any jurisdiction.
Pursuant to its obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, a summary of the amended terms will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K on July 16, 2018. A copy of the Company's Form 8-K will also be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Company will shortly submit the corresponding Form 8-K and any accompanying exhibits to the National Storage Mechanism and they will be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries
Worldpay, Inc.
Nathan Rozof or Ignatius Njoku, Investor Relations
Andrew Ciafardini, Corporate Communications
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+1 513 900 4811
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Goldman Sachs International (U.K. Corporate Broker to Worldpay, Inc.)
Charlie Lytle
Tom Hartley
Adam Laikin
Smithfield (PR adviser to Worldpay, Inc.)
John Kiely
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+44 (0) 207 774 1000
+44 (0) 203 047 2538
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Worldpay, Inc. LEI number: 213800TV56O7TZI4U902
About Worldpay, Inc.
Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) is a leading payments technology company with unique capability to power global integrated omni-commerce. With industry-leading scale and an unmatched integrated technology platform, Worldpay offers clients a comprehensive suite of products and services globally, delivered through a single provider.
Worldpay processes over 40 billion transactions annually through more than 300 payment types across 146 countries and 126 currencies. The company's growth strategy includes expanding into high-growth markets, verticals and customer segments, including global eCommerce, Integrated Payments and B2B.
Worldpay, Inc. was formed in 2018 through the combination of the No. 1 merchant acquirers in the U.S. and the U.K. Worldpay, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange as "WP" and the London Stock Exchange as "WPY."
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