Danone launches a successful €700 million bond issue
02 November 2021 - 08:28PM
Danone launches a successful €700 million bond issue
Press Release – Paris, November 2, 2021
Danone launches a successful €700 million
bond issue
Danone announces that it has issued today a €700
million bond with a 9-year maturity and a 0.52% coupon.
In line with the company’s active liquidity
management, this issue enables Danone to further take advantage of
market windows to enhance its funding flexibility and extend the
maturity of its debt.
The settlement is expected to take place on
November 9, 2021 and the bonds will be listed on Euronext
Paris.
The bond issue was widely subscribed by a
diversified investor base, confirming the high confidence in
Danone’s business model and credit profile.
Danone is rated BBB+, stable outlook, by
Standard & Poor’s and Baa1, stable outlook, by Moody’s.
About Danone (www.danone.com)
Danone is a leading multi-local food and
beverage company building on health-focused and fast-growing
categories in 3 businesses: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based
products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With its ‘One Planet.
One Health’ frame of action, which considers the health of people
and the planet as intimately interconnected, Danone aims to inspire
healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices. To
accelerate this food revolution and create superior, sustainable,
profitable value for all its stakeholders, Danone has defined nine
2030 Goals, and paved the way as the first listed company to adopt
the “Entreprise à Mission” status in France. With a purpose to
bring health through food to as many people as possible, and
corresponding social, societal and environmental objectives set out
in its articles of association, Danone commits to operating in an
efficient, responsible and inclusive manner, in line with the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. By
2025, Danone aims to become one of the first multinational
companies to obtain B Corp™ certification. With more than 100,000
employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated
€23.6 billion in sales in 2020. Danone’s portfolio includes leading
international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette,
Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others)
as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA,
Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Horizon Organic, Mizone, Oikos,
Prostokvashino, Silk, Vega). Listed on Euronext Paris and present
on the OTCQX market via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt)
program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability
indexes including the ones managed by Vigeo Eiris and
Sustainalytics, as well as the Ethibel Sustainability Index, the
MSCI ESG Indexes, the FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender
Equality Index, and the Access to Nutrition Index.
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