SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of May 13 2003
Commission file number: 0-30924
MARCONI PLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
4th Floor
Regents Place
338 Euston Road
London
NW1 3BT
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.)
Yes No X
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In order to utilize the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act"), Marconi plc ( the
"Company") is providing the following cautionary statement. Except for
historical information contained herein, statements contained in this Report on
Form 6-K may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Reform Act. The words "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "estimate",
"plan", "assume", "positioned", "will", "may", "risk" and other similar
expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends
which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements.
Reliance should not be placed on such statements because they involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are in some cases beyond
the control of the Company, together with its subsidiaries (the "Group"), and
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Group to differ
materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements (and from past results,
performance or achievement). Certain factors that may cause such differences
include but are not limited to the following: (1) any major disruption in
production at our key facilities; (2) changes in the environmental, tax and
other laws and regulations, which, among other things, could cause us to incur
substantial additional capital expenditures and operation and maintenance costs;
and (3) adverse changes in the markets for our products, including as a result
of increased competition in the highly competitive international markets for
such products. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors are discussed in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-1 and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Form 6-K. Shareholders and
prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements which speak only as to the Company's judgment as of
the date hereof. Any such forward-looking statements are not intended to give
any assurance as to future results. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to
reflect new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise.
Marconi plc
RESTRUCTURING UPDATE
Confirmation of Currency Election on New Senior Notes and Scheme Rate
London - 13 May 2003 - Marconi plc ("plc") (MONI) announces that the new senior
notes to be issued pursuant to the Marconi Corporation plc ("Corp") scheme of
arrangement will be denominated solely in US dollars. Insufficient elections
were received for new senior notes to be issued in Euros. The aggregate amount
of new senior notes to be issued will be $717.1 million (GBP450 million).
Under the terms of the plc and Corp schemes of arrangement the scheme rate has
now been fixed at GBP1 per $1.6107 of admitted scheme claim and GBP1 per
EUR1.3949 of admitted scheme claim. The aggregate amount of potential scheme
claims (including the reserves set for each of the schemes), calculated at the
scheme rate, are estimated to be GBP5.3 billion at Corp and GBP4.9 billion at
plc.
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About Marconi plc
Marconi plc is a global telecommunications equipment and solutions company. The
company's core business is the provision of innovative and reliable optical
networks, broadband routing and switching and broadband access technologies and
services. The company's customer base includes many of the world's largest
telecommunications operators.
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol MONI.
Additional information about Marconi can be found at www.marconi.com.
Copyright (c) 2003 Marconi plc. All rights reserved. All brands or product names
are trademarks of their respective holders.
Contacts
Name: David Beck / Joe Kelly Heather Green
Title: Public Relations Investor Relations
Phone: +44 (0) 207 306 1771 +44 (0) 207 306 1735
+44 (0) 207 306 1490
joe.kelly@marconi.com heather.green@marconi.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MARCONI PLC
By: ____M Skelly____
Name: M Skelly
Title: Company Secretary
Date: 13 May 2003