2025100602

Credit Event

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC

Event Publicly Available Information:

The Eligible Market Participant who submitted the DC Question has requested that the EMEA DC consider whether a Restructuring Credit Event has occurred with respect to the Reference Entity?

Sep 29 Press Release
Aug 13 Press Release
Transaction Support Agreement

External Review

This DC Question was subject to External Review.  The Final Decision of the External Review Panel is available here. The External Review Panel found that a Restructuring Credit Event had occurred with respect to the Reference Entity with respect to the factual position as at the time of the DC Question was raised on 7 October 2025.

The EMEA DC had previously resolved, in respect of such DC Question, that 7 October 2025 was the date on which the DC Secretary first effectively received both a request to convene the Committee and Publicly Available Information that satisfies the requirements of Section 2.1(b) for the Restructuring Credit Event with respect to Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC (such that 7 October 2025 is the Credit Event Resolution Request Date).

Under the DC Rules, the EMEA DC is deemed to have ratified the Final Decision without any amendment or further action at the time the Final Decision is published and the Final Decision constitutes a DC Resolution for the purposes of such DC Rules.  This is in accordance with DC Rule 4.6(g).  Accordingly a DC Credit Event Announcement has occurred.

External Review Written Materials and recording of Oral Hearing

The administrative meeting among the External Reviewers and the Advocates was held on Monday 24 November 2025. 

The Submission Deadline for Written Materials was 10:00p.m. London time on Tuesday 2 December 2025.  The following briefs were submitted in advance of the Submission Deadline in connection with the Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC External Review process:

Statement of Facts with respect to the Reviewable Questions agreed by the Advocates for the ‘‘No’’ Position and the ‘‘Yes’’ Position

Hyperlinks to Exhibits to the Statement of Facts agreed by the Advocates for the ‘‘No’’ Position and the ‘‘Yes’’ Position

Brief in support of the ‘‘Yes’’ answer to the Reviewable Questions submitted by the Advocates for the ‘‘Yes’’ Position

Hyperlinks to Exhibits for the Brief in support of the ‘‘Yes’’ answer to the Reviewable Questions submitted by the Advocates for the ‘‘Yes’’ Position

Brief in support of the ‘‘No’’ answer to the Reviewable Questions submitted by the Advocates for the ‘‘No’’ Position

Hyperlinks to Exhibits for the Brief in support of the ‘‘No’’ answer to the Reviewable Questions submitted by the Advocates for the ‘‘No’’ Position

Brief in support of the ‘‘Yes’’ answer to the Reviewable Question submitted by an ISDA Member

Brief in support of the ‘‘Yes’’ answer to the Reviewable Question submitted by an ISDA Member

Brief in support of the ‘‘Yes’’ answer to the Reviewable Question submitted by an ISDA Member

Brief in support of the ‘‘No” answer to the Reviewable Question submitted by an ISDA Member

The Oral Argument was heard on Tuesday 9 December 2025.  A link to the video recording of the Oral Argument is available here.

DC Meetings Information

The EMEA DC held meetings on this DC Question on:

  • 8 October 2025
  • 10 October 2025
  • 14 October 2025
  • 16 October 2025
  • 20 October 2025
  • 22 October 2025
  • 24 October 2025
  • 28 October 2025
  • 30 October 2025
  • 3 November 2025
  • 4 November 2025
  • 5 November 2025
  • 6 November 2025
  • 10 November 2025
  • 12 November 2025
  • 13 November 2025
  • 14 November 2025
  • 17 November 2025
  • 18 November 2025
  • 21 November 2025
  • 1 December 2025
  • 2 December 2025
  • 5 December 2025
  • 8 December 2025
  • 10 December 2025
  • 15 December 2025
  • 16 December 2025