L’Oréal successfully prices a 1.5 billion euro dual tranche bond
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L’Oréal today announces that it has successfully priced a public bond offering for an aggregate nominal amount of €1.5 billion.
The offering is composed of two tranches:
- A €800 million long 3-year fixed rate bond paying a coupon of 3.375 % p.a.
- A €700 million 6-year fixed rate bond paying a coupon of 3.375 % p.a.
The net proceeds of the bonds will be used by the Issuer to refinance in part its outstanding €1 billion, 0.375 percent bond due 29 March 2024 and its €750 million variable rate bond due March 2024.
The bonds, which are rated AA (Stable) by S&P and Aa1 (Stable) by Moody’s, will be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris from the settlement date, which is scheduled to be 23 November 2023.
BNP Paribas, HSBC, Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank AG are acting as Global Coordinators. Citi, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Natixis are acting as Active Joint Bookrunners.
"This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy L’Oréal shares. If you wish to obtain more comprehensive information about L’Oréal, please refer to the public documents registered in France with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, also available in English on our website www.loreal-finance.com.
This news release may contain some forward-looking statements. While the Company believes that these statements are based on reasonable assumptions as of the date of publication of this press release, they are by nature subject to risks and uncertainties which may lead to a discrepancy between the actual figures and those indicated or suggested in these statements.”
About L’Oréal Groupe
For 115 years, L’Oréal, the world’s leading beauty player, has devoted itself to one thing only: fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers around the world. Our purpose, to create the beauty that moves the world, defines our approach to beauty as essential, inclusive, ethical, generous and committed to social and environmental sustainability. With our broad portfolio of 37 international brands and ambitious sustainability commitments in our L’Oréal for the Future programme, we offer each and every person around the world the best in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility, while celebrating beauty in its infinite plurality.
With more than 90,000 committed employees, a balanced geographical footprint and sales across all distribution networks (e-commerce, mass market, department stores, pharmacies, perfumeries, hair salons, branded and travel retail), in 2023 the Group generated sales amounting to 41.18 billion euros. With 20 research centers across 11 countries around the world and a dedicated Research and Innovation team of over 4,000 scientists and 6,400 Digital talents, L’Oréal is focused on inventing the future of beauty and becoming a Beauty Tech powerhouse.
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