SES Global S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has successfully priced a
2-tranche EUR 800mm Bond Offering, comprising a EUR 300mm 3-year
floating rate note priced at par with a coupon of 3mth Euribor + 25
bps and a EUR 500mm 7-year fixed rate note priced at 7-year Mid Swaps
+ 55 bps, achieving a coupon of 4.375%. The offering was priced
following an Investor Conference Call.
This transaction represents SES GLOBAL's second foray into the
bond markets during 2006 as the Company decided to take advantage of
attractive financing conditions in order to refinance its drawn
bilateral facilities.
The successful transaction was 2.6 times oversubscribed with
orders from nearly 120 investors spread across Europe and the US. Both
tranches were priced at the tight end of the price guidance.
Barclays Capital, Citigroup, Societe Generale acted as Joint
bookrunners and BBVA, BOTM as co-managers.
About SES GLOBAL
SES GLOBAL (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) wholly owns three
market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM
in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provide global coverage and
connectivity. The Company also holds strategic participations in
AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel
in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. Americom Government Services
provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US government and its
contractors. SES GLOBAL provides outstanding satellite communications
solutions via a fleet of 44 satellites on 33 orbital positions around
the globe.
Additional information on SES GLOBAL is available at:
www.ses-global.com
