Transactions

On December 20, 2013, Co-operative Group Limited (the “Group”) and The Co-operative Bank p.l.c. (the “Bank”) completed the revised recapitalization plan for the Bank. The plan was announced on November 4, 2013 and included a Liability Management Exercise (the “LME”) structured for the different classes of bondholders and preference shareholders, a capital injection from the Group of £333 million, and a capital raise of £125 million underwritten by the Lower Tier 2 Noteholders (the “LT2 Group”). The plan enables the Bank to continue its unique mission as a UK bank committed to the values and ethics of the co-operative movement. The LME received overwhelming support from bondholders with 97.6% of lower tier 2 security holders and 99.9% of tier 1 and upper tier 2 security holders voting in favor. The recapitalization represents the first successful consensual creditor bank bail-in in the United Kingdom, without taxpayer support.