Air France-KLM today launched a five-year bond issue of 500 million Euros.
The bonds have a nominal value of 100,000 Euros and an annual coupon of 6.25%. The issue price was fixed at 99.451% of the nominal value. The bonds will be reimbursed at par in January 2018. Air France and KLM are guarantors of this operation.
The success of this issue confirms the confidence of investors in Air France-KLM and the measures implemented within the framework of the plan, Transform 2015, whose objective is the deleveraging of the group via a return to profitability.
This issue is led by CACIB, HSBC, ING, Natixis, Rabobank and RBS as joint lead managers and bookrunners.
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