UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 6-K



 REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November, 2018

Commission File Number 001-36487



Atlantica Yield plc
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)



Great West House, GW1, 17th floor
Great West Road
Brentford, TW8 9DF
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 20 7098 4384



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Atlantica Yield announces proposed offering of $300 million notes
 
November 13, 2018 – Atlantica Yield Plc (“Atlantica Yield,” NASDAQ: AY) announced the launch of an offering of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed by several subsidiaries of Atlantica Yield.
 
Atlantica Yield will use the proceeds (i) to redeem all of Atlantica Yield’s outstanding 7.00% senior notes due 2019; (ii) for general corporate purposes including acquisitions of assets; and (iii) to pay fees, expenses, and commissions incurred in connection with, or otherwise related to, the Offering.
 
The Notes and related guarantees are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This notice is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act, and does not constitute an offer to sell, nor a solicitation for an offer to purchase, the Notes.
 
The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in any jurisdiction where the distribution of such information is restricted by law, and does not constitute an offer to sell, or solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
 
This notice and any other documents or materials relating to the issue of the Notes are for distribution within the United Kingdom only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) are persons falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.”) of the Financial Promotion Order or (iii) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). This notice and any other documents or materials relating to the issue of the Notes are directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this notice and any other documents or materials relating to the issue of the Notes relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.
 
About Atlantica Yield
 
Atlantica Yield is a total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable energy, power generation and electric transmission assets in North America, South America and certain markets in EMEA (Spain, Algeria and South Africa). We focus on providing a predictable and growing quarterly dividend or yield to our shareholders (www.atlanticayield.com).
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and typically can be identified by the use of words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “should,” “believe” and similar terms. Although Atlantica Yield believes that the expectations are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct, and actual results may vary materially.
 
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated above include, among others, risks and uncertainties related to the capital markets generally, whether Atlantica Yield will consummate the offering, the anticipated terms of the Notes and the anticipated use of proceeds.


Atlantica Yield undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. The foregoing review of factors that could cause Atlantica Yield’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements included in this news release should be considered in connection with information regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect Atlantica Yield’s future results included in Atlantica Yield’s filings, or the filings of Atlantica Yield plc, with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
 
Atlantica Yield undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments or otherwise.

Chief Financial Officer
Investor Relations & Communication
Francisco Martinez-Davis
Leire Perez
E-mail: ir@atlanticayield.com
Tel: +44 20 3499 0465
 
E-mail: ir@atlanticayield.com


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.

 
ATLANTICA YIELD PLC
   
 
/s/ Santiago Seage
 
Name: Santiago Seage
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
   
Date: November 13, 2018