Capital/Financing Update • Dec 9, 2015
Capital/Financing Update
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Limoges, December 9, 2015
Legrand today successfully launched and priced a euro-denominated bond issue, which is for €300 million over twelve years. The maturity date is December 16, 2027 and the annual
With the order book quickly oversubscribed nearly 3.5 times, the success of this issue demonstrates once again investors' confidence in the soundness of Legrand's business model and the quality of the group's financial structure.
Following the announcement in July 2014 of the amendment and extension of its syndicated loan, Legrand is anticipating the refinancing of its bonds maturing in 2017 and continuing to successfully extend the maturity of its debt.
Legrand mandated BNP Paribas, CM-CIC, Natixis, SG-CIB as well as CA-CIB and HSBC as Joint Lead Managers and Bookrunners.
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for commercial, industrial and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Drawing on a nearly 10-year CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach that involves all employees, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and sustainable growth driven by innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings- including Eliot* connected products that enhance value in use-—and acquisitions. Legrand reported sales of €4.5 billion in 2014. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC40, FTSE4Good, MSCI World, Corporate Oekom Rating and DJSI (ISIN code FR0010307819). www.legrand.com
*Eliot is a program launched in 2015 by Legrand to speed up deployment of the Internet of Things in its offering. A result of the group's innovation strategy, the Eliot program aims to develop connected and interoperable solutions that deliver lasting benefits to private individual users and professionals. http://www.legrand.com/EN/eliot-program\_13238.html
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Investor Relations: Legrand François Poisson Tel : +33 (0)1 49 72 53 53 Fax : +33 (0)1 43 60 54 92 [email protected]
Press Relations: Publicis Consultants Robert Amady Tel : +33 (0)1 44 82 46 31 Mob : +33 (0)6 72 63 08 91 [email protected]
This announcement is not an offer of the bonds for sale in the United States. The bonds may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered or are exempt from registration. Legrand does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering in the United States.
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