Basel, Switzerland, 28 August 2024 – Lonza Finance International NV, a wholly owned company of Lonza Group Ltd, Basel (“Lonza”), announced today the pricing of its dual tranche EUR 1.2 billion straight bonds. The bonds have a maturity of six and ten years with coupons of 3.25% and 3.50% respectively.

The issuer is Lonza Finance International NV and the bonds will be guaranteed by Lonza. Lonza will apply for the listing of the bonds on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Regulated Market). The proceeds of the bonds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the financing of acquisitions and refinancing of existing debt.

Lonza’s issuer rating is currently BBB+ (S&P Global Ratings) with a stable outlook.

A consortium comprising of BofA, Citibank, HSBC, JP Morgan and UBS were mandated to place the bond as Joint Active Bookrunners.

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Lonza is one of the world’s largest healthcare manufacturing organizations. Working across five continents, our global community of around 18,000 colleagues helps pharmaceutical, biotech and nutrition companies to bring their treatments to market. United by our vision to bring any therapy to life, we support our customers with a combination of technological insight, world-class manufacturing, scientific expertise, process excellence and innovation. Our work enables our customers to develop and commercialize their therapeutic discoveries, allowing their patients to benefit from life-saving and life-enhancing treatments.

Our business is structured to meet our customers' complex needs across four divisions: Biologics, Small Molecules, Cell & Gene, and Capsules & Health Ingredients.Our company generated sales of CHF 3.1 billion with a CORE EBITDA of CHF 893 million in Half-Year 2024. Find out more at

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