SES GLOBAL successfully prices EUR 800 million Bond Offering

   SES GLOBAL S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange : SESG) has successfully priced a 2-tranche €800mm Bond Offering, comprising a €300mm 3-year floating rate note priced at par with a coupon of 3mth Euribor + 25 bps and a €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, Société Générale acted as Joint bookrunners and BBVA, BOTM as co-managers.

 

 About SES GLOBAL    

SES GLOBAL (Euronext Paris, Luxembourg Stock Exchange: 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

 

 

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