Eutelsat Communications — Capital/Financing Update 2016

Dec 14, 2016

Eutelsat Communications rated BBB/Stable by Fitch Ratings

Paris, 14 December 2016 - Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) announced it was assigned a 'BBB' long-term Issuer Default Rating with a stable outlook by Fitch Ratings.

Eutelsat already enjoys Investment grade Ratings from both Moody's (Baa3 /stable¹ ) and Standard & Poor's (BBB /stable² ).

About Eutelsat Communications

Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 38 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies. Eutelsat's satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user's location. Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service. For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com

Press

Vanessa O'Connor	Tel. : + 33 1 53 98 37 91	voconnor@eutelsat.com
Marie-Sophie Ecuer Investors and analysts	Tel. : + 33 1 53 98 37 91	mecuer@eutelsat.com
Joanna Darlington Cédric Pugni	Tel. : +33 1 53 98 35 30 Tel. : +33 1 53 98 35 30	jdarlington@eutelsat.com cpugni@eutelsat.com

¹ Eutelsat SA's long-term issuer rating

² Long-term corporate credit rating