CASINO : SUCCESSFUL FIRST STEP OF A BOND EXCHANGE OFFER
Casino launched today a two-step bond exchange offer.
Casino successfully issued a 5-year €550m bond. This bond will carry a coupon of 1.865%, the lowest coupon ever for the Group. It has been more than 4 times oversubscribed by a diversified international investor base.
Along with this transaction, Casino has also launched today a tender offer on its bonds maturing in November 2018, August 2019 and March 2020. The offer results will be released on June 7th 2017.
Proceeds from the bond issuance will finance the bond buyback and will further strengthen the Group's liquidity.
This exchange offer smoothes the Group's bond redemptions and extends the average maturity of Casino's bond debt.
Casino is rated BB+ stable by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International, NatWest Markets et UBS Investment Bank act as joint bookrunners.
ANALYST AND INVESTOR CONTACTS
Régine Gaggioli - Tel: +33 (0)1 53 65 64 17
rgaggioli@groupe-casino.fr
or
+33 (0)1 53 65 24 17
IR_Casino@groupe-casino.fr
PRESS CONTACTS
Casino Group
Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 65 24 78
Directiondelacommunication@groupe-casino.fr
Stéphanie Abadie, Press relations manager
Tel.: + 33 (0)6 26 27 37 05 - sabadie@groupe-casino.fr
AGENCE IMAGE SEPT
Simon Zaks - Tel: +33 (0)6 60 87 50 29 - szaks@image7.fr
Karine Allouis - Tel: + 33 (0)6 11 59 23 26 - kallouis@image7.fr
Disclaimer
This press release was prepared solely for information purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell securities or related financial instruments. Similarly, it does not give and should not be treated as giving investment advice. It has no connection with the investment objectives, financial situation or specific needs of any recipient. No representation or warranty, either express or implicit, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained herein. It should not be regarded by recipients as a substitute for exercise of their own judgement. All opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice.
This document contains certain forward-looking statements. This information is not historical data and should not be interpreted as guarantees of the future occurrence of such facts and data. These statements are based on data, assumptions and estimates that the Group believes are reasonable. The Group operates in a competitive and rapidly changing environment. It is therefore not in a position to predict all of the risks, uncertainties or other factors that may affect its business, their potential impact on its business, or the extent to which the occurrence of a risk or a combination of risks could have results that are significantly different from those included in any forward-looking statement. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. Except as required by any applicable law, rules or regulations, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates of any forward looking statements contained in this press release to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement contained in this press release is based.
