Rueil-Malmaison, 31 March 2010
Press release
ASF successfully issues a €500 million, 10-year bond
ASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France) has just successfully launched a €500 million, 10-year bond issue, with an annual coupon of 4.125% as part of its EMTN programme.
The lead managers of this issue were BBVA, BNP Paribas and Natixis.
This issue, used to refinance ASF's long-term debt, enables the company's average debt maturity to be lengthened.
This transaction confirms bond investors’ confidence in the credit quality of ASF, rated BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s and Baa1 by Moody’s with a stable outlook.
Press contact: Estelle Ferron-Hugonnet
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 16 32 41
E-mail: estelle.ferron@vinci.com