Regulatory News:
Casino (Paris:CO) announces the successful issue of a €600 million 4.5-year bond.
This operation strengthens the liquidity of the Group and extends the maturity of its debt, with the purpose of refinancing the end-2011 and early-2012 debt instalments.
This new bond, which will pay a coupon of 4.47%, has been largely oversubscribed by a diversified investor base.
Casino is rated BBB- stable by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, Natixis and Société Générale were lead managers of this bond issue.
Contacts:
CASINO
Analysts and Investors
Régine Gaggioli, +
33 (0)1 53 65 64 17
rgaggioli@groupe-casino.fr
or
Aline
Nguyen, + 33 (0)1 53 65 64 85
anguyen@groupe-casino.fr
