Faurecia today announces the success of the transactions launched on October 31, 2011.
These transactions, for an amount of €1.5 billion, include:
1. a Notes issue, maturing in December 2016, for an amount of €350 million bearing a coupon of 9.375%. An application will be made to list the Notes on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange (Euro MTF). The issue date of the Notes is expected to occur on November 10, 2011;
2. a new syndicated credit facility of €1,150 million, composed of two tranches, A (€690 million) and B (€460 million), maturing respectively in November 2014 and November 2016. The A tranche could be extended by two years, allowing thus to bring the global maturity to November 2016. This credit, which will be syndicated in the coming days, is already established by a group of nine banks*, which lead the transaction.
These two transactions will allow for the early repayment of the €250 million line of credit extended to Faurecia by Peugeot S.A. in parallel with its repayment of the existing syndicated credit facility.
This global debt refinancing enables Faurecia to extend its debt maturity profile, to diversify its funding sources and to obtain financing that is not subject to a covenant relating to Peugeot S.A.’s minimum shareholding interest. It will contribute to the continuation of the fast growth path of its activities on all automotive markets worldwide.
* BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Natixis and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, as bookrunners; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Crédit Mutuel-CIC, Commerzbank AG and HSBC France, as mandated lead arrangers; and Citigroup Global Markets Limited, as arranger.