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Thales — Capital/Financing Update 2016
May 31, 2016
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Capital/Financing Update
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Paris La Défense, 31 May 2016 Thales: issue of a €600 million bond
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) has issued today a €600m, 0.75% fixed-rate bond maturing in June 2023.
This issue will be used to refinance the €600m bond maturing in October 2016. It forms part of the active liquidity management of Thales and enables to maintain the Group's financial flexibility and extend the maturity of its financial resources.
The marked success of this issue with investors confirms the confidence of the market in the creditworthiness of the Group. The long term debt of Thales is rated BBB+ (outlook: stable) by Standard & Poor's and A2 (outlook: stable) by Moody's.
The issue was lead managed by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Commerzbank, HSBC, MUFG and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence and Security markets. With 62,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €14 billion in 2015. With over 22,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its exceptional international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.
www.thalesgroup.com
Contacts
Thales, Media Relations
Cédric Leurquin +33 (0)1 57 77 86 26 [email protected]
Thales, Investor Relations
Bertrand Delcaire +33 (0)1 57 77 89 02 [email protected]