Orange issues new bonds for a total notional of 1.5 billion
Press release
Paris, March 31, 2020
Not for distribution in the United States of America
Orange issues new bonds for a total notional of 1.5 billion across two tranches: a 7-year 1.250% EUR 750 million bond and a 12-year 1.625% EUR 750 million bond.
| Currency | Format | Term | Notional | Coupon | Re-offer spread |
| EUR | Fixed rate | 2027 | 750 million | 1.250% | m/s + 140 bps |
| EUR | Fixed rate | 2032 | 750 million | 1.625% | m/s + 165 bps |
Bank of America Securities, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, MUFG and Santander are acting as Bookrunners.
Bank of America Securities and BNP Paribas are acting as Global Coordinators.
With these offerings, Orange pursues its prudent and active balance sheet management.
About Orange
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 42 billion euros in 2019 and 147,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2019, including 87,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 266 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2019, including 207 million mobile customers and 21million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In December 2019, the Group presented its new "Engage 2025" strategic plan, which, guided by social and environmental accountability, aims to reinvent its operator model. While accelerating in growth areas and placing data and AI at the heart of its innovation model, the Group will be an attractive and responsible employer, adapted to emerging professions.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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CAUTION: NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
This press release, of a purely informative nature, is not and cannot in any way be construed as an offering to sell any securities, or as a solicitation of any offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. The securities mentioned in this press release have not been and will not be registered pursuant to the US Securities Act of 1933, as modified. They cannot be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. No public offer of these securities has been or will be made in the United States or elsewhere.
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