EDF announces the success of its senior multi-tranche bond issue for a nominal amount of $2,050 million
Summary
EDF regularly assesses its financing requirements and monitors national and international financial markets for opportunities to conduct additional issuances of senior debt, hybrids and/or other types of securities.Settlement and delivery of the USD Bonds will take place on 22 April 2024, the date on which the USD Bonds are expected to be admitted to trading on the multilateral trading facility of the Euro MTF, operated by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.These transactions enable the Group to further strengthen the structure of its balance sheet, as well as refinance upcoming maturities.The expected rating for the USD Bonds is BBB / Baa1 / BBB+ (S&P / Moodys / Fitch).This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of that jurisdiction. For the purpose of this paragraph, the expression an offer means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to exercise, purchase or subscribe for the Securities, the expression Prospectus Regulation means Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129, as amended, and the expression retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended (MiFID II); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, as amended or superseded, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation.The Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (UK). For the purposes of this provision: (a) the expression retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the EUWA), or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the FSMA) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA.This press release is an advertisement and not a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation. The information in this announcement is subject to change.In the United Kingdom, this press release may only be distributed to, and is only directed at, persons who are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, and who are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the Order), (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc. EDFs raison d\xeatre is to build a net zero energy future with electricity and innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and drive well-being and economic development.