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Pricing of Debt
easyJet plc (EZJ) easyJet plc ("easyJet") 14 March 2024 Pricing of Debt easyJet announces that on 13 March 2024 it priced EUR 850 million of bonds under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme to be issued on 20 March 2024 and guaranteed by easyJet FinCo B.V. and easyJet Airline Company Limited. The bonds mature in 2031, have a coupon of 3.750% and are expected to be rated Baa2 (stable) by Moody's and BBB (positive) by Standard & Poor's, with over 200 investors participating in the issue. Over the last 18 months, easyJet has retired circa £1.6 billion pounds of debt, deleveraging the balance sheet following the recovery in travel post pandemic. Part of the issuance proceeds will be used to repay existing debt as it matures over the next 18 months.
Commenting on the issue, Kenton Jarvis, Chief Financial Officer, said:
"We are very pleased with the success of this bond issue. The interest shown by investors at greater than 4x oversubscription and the competitive pricing underscores the market's confidence in easyJet's strategy." For further details please contact:
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ISIN: | GB00B7KR2P84 |
Category Code: | MSCH |
TIDM: | EZJ |
LEI Code: | 2138001S47XKWIB7TH90 |
Sequence No.: | 309538 |
EQS News ID: | 1858269 |
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