Diageo PLC Diageo launches and prices Euro denominated bonds (8491R)
16 Settembre 2014 - 5:48PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8491R
Diageo PLC
16 September 2014
Diageo launches and prices 1.750% 10 year fixed rate Euro
denominated bonds and reopens 1.125% bonds due in May 2019
Diageo, the global leader in beverage alcohol, today launched
and priced EUR0.5 billion fixed rate Euro denominated bonds due in
September 2024 under its European Debt Issuance Programme.
Simultaneously with the new issuance, a EUR0.5 billion reopening of
the 1.125% bonds due in May 2019 has also taken place. The issuer
of the bonds will be Diageo Finance plc, with payment of principal
and interest fully guaranteed by Diageo plc. The issue consists of
EUR0.5 billion bonds due May 2019 with a coupon of 1.125% and
EUR0.5 billion bonds due September 2024 with a coupon of
1.750%.
Banco Santander, S.A., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays
Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities PLC,
Standard Chartered Bank and UBS AG, London Branch are joint
book-running managers. Proceeds from this issuance will be used for
general corporate purposes.
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not
constitute a prospectus or offering memorandum or an offer to
acquire any securities and is not intended to provide the basis for
any credit or any other third party evaluation of the securities
(the "Securities") or the transaction (the "Transaction") and
should not be considered as a recommendation that any investor
should subscribe for or purchase any of the Securities. Neither
this announcement nor any other documentation or information (or
any part thereof) delivered or supplied under or in relation to the
Transaction or the Securities shall be deemed to constitute an
offer of or an invitation to purchase or subscribe the Securities.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, exchange or
transfer any securities and is not soliciting an offer to purchase,
exchange or transfer any securities in any jurisdiction where such
offer, sale, exchange or transfer is not permitted or is
unlawful.
Any investor who acquires the Securities must rely solely on the
final prospectus published by the Company in connection with the
Transaction, on the basis of which alone purchases of or
subscription for the Securities may be made.
The securities have not been registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and no
securities shall be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S.
persons (as those terms are defined in Regulation S under the
Securities Act) unless an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act is available.
This announcement is for information purposes only and is
directed only at persons in member states of the European Economic
Area who are qualified investors as defined in Article (2)(1)(e)
("qualified investors") of Directive 2003/71/EC.
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Contacts
Investor enquiries
to: Colette Wright +44 (0) 20 8978 1380
investor.relations@diageo.com
Media enquiries Clemmie Raynsford +44(0)208 978 6168
to: Victoria Ward +44 (0)208 978 4353
press.office@diageo.com
Editor notes
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an
outstanding collection of brands across spirits, beer and wine
categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J B,
Buchanan's, Windsor and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and
Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and
Guinness.
Diageo is a global company, and our products are sold in more
than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both
the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange
(DEO). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands,
and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global
responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information,
initiatives, and ways to share best practice.
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