C08732-2022

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Nov 23, 2022
2. SEC Identification Number
CEO2536
3. BIR Tax Identification No.
003-828-269-V
4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter
ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES INC.
5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation
Philippines
6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)
7. Address of principal office
32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Postal Code 1634
8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code
(02) 8886-2800
9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report
N/A
10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA
Title of Each Class Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Stock P1 Par Value 5,630,225,457
Amount of Debt Outstanding (As of Sept 30, 2022) 339,398,149,000.00
11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein
Item 9: Other Matters

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Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.AEV

PSE Disclosure Form 4-30 - Material Information/Transactions References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Sections 4.1 and 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Permit to Sell 2022 Bonds.

Background/Description of the Disclosure

Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (“AEV”, or the “Company”) has received the Certificate of Registration and the Permit to Offer Securities for Sale dated November 22, 2022 (the “Permit”) from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Permit allows AEV to issue a base offer in the amount of P8 billion that will be comprised of (i) P7.45 Billion to be issued as the fourth and final tranche under AEV’s P30 billion peso-denominated fixed-rate retail bonds registered under the shelf registration program of SEC in 2019 (the “2019 Shelf Registration Program”), and (ii) P0.55 Billion to be issued as the first tranche under AEV’s P30 Billion peso-denominated fixed-rate retail bonds registered under the shelf registration program of SEC in 2022 (the “2022 Shelf Registration Program”) and oversubscription option of up to P12 Billion. If exercised, the oversubscription option will form part of the first tranche to be issued under the 2022 Shelf Registration Program, which would then be comprised of a total of up to P12.55 Billion, assuming the full exercise of the oversubscription option.

The base offer and the oversubscription option (the “2022 Bonds”), will be issued on December 7, 2022. The offer period will commence on November 22, 2022, and will end on November 28, 2022.

The Company has appointed BDO Capital & Investment Corporation, BPI Capital Corporation, China Bank Capital Corporation, and First Metro Investment Corporation as Joint Issue Managers, Joint Bookrunners, and Joint Lead Underwriters; BDO Unibank, Inc. - Trust and Investments Group as the Trustee; and Philippine Depository & Trust Corp. as the Registrar and Paying Agent

AEV intends to list the 2022 Bonds with the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp.

The 2022 Bonds received an issue credit rating of "PRS Aaa", with a Stable Outlook, from the Philippine Ratings Services Corporation.

Other Relevant Information

Please see attached.

Filed on behalf by:
Name Sammy Dave Santos
Designation Senior Associate General Counsel