SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT (EPA:SEV) Successful liability management exercise combining a 700m€ senior bond issue together with a 449.7m€ nominal buyback of bonds maturing in 2021/2022/2023/2024
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Press release
Paris, October 14, 2019
Successful liability management exercise combining a 700mEUR senior bond issue
together with a 449.7mEUR nominal buyback of bonds maturing in
2021/2022/2023/2024
SUEZ successfully launched a new 12yr 700MEUR senior bond issue bearing a
coupon of 0.500% per year-an all-time low bond coupon for the group.
The book of the transaction was more than 2.5 times oversubscribed.
Proceeds of the bonds will be used to fund the partial buy-back of the existing
750MEUR 4.078% 2021, 750MEUR 4.125% 2022, 500MEUR 2.750% 2023 and 500MEUR
5.500% 2024 bonds for a total nominal amount of 449.7MEUR and for general
corporate purposes of the group.
This liability management exercise supports SUEZ ambition to actively manage
its debt maturity profile whilst capitalizing on the market's very attractive
funding conditions.
Dealer Managers on the liability management were BNP Paribas, HSBC and NatWest
Markets.
Joint Lead Managers on the new issue were BNP Paribas, HSBC and NatWest Markets
as well as BBVA, CACIB and Barclays, Commerzbank, ING and SMBC Nikko.
About SUEZ
With 90 000 people on the five continents, SUEZ is a world leader in smart and
sustainable resource management. We provide water and waste management
solutions that enable cities and industries optimize their resource management
and strengthen their environmental and economic performances, in line with
regulatory standards. With the full potential of digital technologies and
innovative solutions, the Group treats over 45 million tons of waste a year,
produces 4.4 million tons of secondary raw materials and 7.7 TWh of local
renewable energy. It also secures water resources, delivering wastewater
treatment services to 66 million people and reusing 1.1 billion m3 of
wastewater. SUEZ generated total revenues of 17.3 billion euros in 2018.
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SUEZ
Head Office : Tour CB21 - 16 place de l'Iris, 92040 Paris La Défense Cedex,
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