Success of the bond public tender offer
for a total amount of €333m
The public bond tender offer launched on Tuesday September 20th allows Casino to buyback respectively €150.0m, €95.2m and €88.1m of the bonds maturing in August 2019, January 2023 and August 2026, i.e. a cumulated nominal amount of €333.3m.
Bonds purchased by Casino in the context of this transaction will be cancelled on September 30th, 2016. Nominal amounts will then be reduced to €850.0m for bonds maturing in August 2019, €758.0m for bonds maturing in January 2023 and €513.9m for bonds maturing in August 2026.
This operation increases the amount of bond buyback in 2016 at €978m. Taking into account the redemption of the April 2016 bond, the total outstanding amount of Casino bonds has been reduced by €1,364m in 2016 to date.
This bond tender offer has no material impact on the financial expenses in 2016 and will improve the 2017 financial result by c.€10m.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, ING, JP Morgan, Natixis and Société Générale acted as dealer managers on this transaction.
ANALYST AND INVESTOR CONTACTS
Régine GAGGIOLI - Tél : +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
Tél : +33 (0)1 53 65 24 78
Directiondelacommunication@groupe-casino.fr
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Grégoire Lucas
Tél : +33 (0)1 53 70 74 84
Mob : +33 (0)6 71 60 02 02
glucas@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.
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