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Thales — Capital/Financing Update 2018
Jan 16, 2018
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Capital/Financing Update
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Paris La Défense, 16 January 2018 Thales: issue of a €500 million bond
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) has issued today a €500m, 0.75% fixed-rate bond maturing in January 2025.
This issue will be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of the €500m bond maturing in March 2018. It forms part of the liquidity management of Thales aiming at maintaining 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 A- (CreditWatch negative) by S&P Global Ratings and A2 (outlook: negative) by Moody's.
The issue was lead managed by Barclays, HSBC, Natixis, CM-CIC and MUFG.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defence & Security markets. Thanks to its 64,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales recorded sales of €14.9 billion in 2016. With over 25,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its unique 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]