Regulatory News:
Casino (Paris:CO) successfully issued today a new 8-year bond of €600 million.
This operation, which strengthens the Group's liquidity, is intended to refinance the next debt repayments of the Group. It extends the average maturity of Casino's bond debt to 4.6 years (vs. 4.2 years previously).
This new bond, which will pay a coupon of 3.99%, has been significantly oversubscribed by a diversified investor base.
Casino is rated BBB- stable by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings.
Bank of America Merill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Crédit Mutuel-CIC RBS and UBS acted as joint bookrunners.
Contacts:
Analysts and Investors Contacts
Régine GAGGIOLI
rgaggioli@groupe-casino.fr
+33
1 53 65 64 17
or
IR_Casino@groupe-casino.fr
+33
1 53 65 64 18
