{"id":4330,"date":"2020-11-20T19:11:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T17:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/hn\/press-releases\/louis-dreyfus-company-announces-the-successful-launch-of-a-e600-million-bond\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T17:33:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:33:54","slug":"louis-dreyfus-company-announces-the-successful-launch-of-a-e600-million-bond","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.ldc.com\/hn\/en\/press-releases\/louis-dreyfus-company-announces-the-successful-launch-of-a-e600-million-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Dreyfus Company Announces the Successful Launch of a \u20ac600 Million Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rotterdam<\/strong>,<strong> The Netherlands<\/strong>, November 20, 2020 &#8211; Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC) announced today\na successful \u20ac600 million, five-year, senior bond issuance (BB+) with a 2.375%\ncoupon. Application has been made to list the instruments on the <em>Luxembourg\nStock Exchange<\/em>\u2019s regulated market. The offering is expected to close on\nNovember 27, subject to customary closing conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank investors for their confidence in our business\nstrategy and the positive long-term outlook for our sector, reflected in a\nstrong demand with orders in excess of \u20ac3.3 billion from more than 250 investors,\u201d\nsaid Michael Gelchie, LDC\u2019s Chief Executive Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBuilding on LDC B.V.\u2019s initial public rating (BBB- with positive\noutlook) by <em>S&amp;P Global Ratings<\/em>, this transaction will facilitate the\nimplementation of LDC\u2019s long-term business plan,\u201d said Patrick Treuer, LDC\u2019s\nChief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>BNP Paribas<\/em>, <em>Citigroup,\nCr\u00e9dit Agricole CIB<\/em> and <em>ING<\/em> are active joint lead managers on the\ndeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>These materials do not constitute or form a part of any\ninvitation, offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in\nthe United States or in any other jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or\nfrom which, it is unlawful to make such invitation, offer or solicitation under\napplicable laws and regulations and no action has been or will be taken in any\njurisdiction that would permit a public offering of securities in such\njurisdiction. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be,\nregistered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This announcement is an advertisement and is not a prospectus\nfor the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017\/1129.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Louis Dreyfus\nCompany<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. We leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world, delivering the right products to the right location, at the right time &#8211; safely, responsibly and reliably. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines (platforms). Since 1851 our portfolio has grown to include Grains &amp; Oilseeds, Coffee, Cotton, Juice, Rice, Sugar, Freight and Global Markets. We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 80 million tons of products. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and eight platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18 000 people globally. For more information, visit <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldc.com\"><em>www.ldc.com<\/em><\/a><em> and follow us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weareldc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/louis-dreyfus-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><em>LinkedIn<\/em><\/a><em> and WeChat (ID: we_are_ldc).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media\nContacts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information, please contact <a href=\"mailto:media@ldc.com\">media@ldc.com<\/a>&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotterdam, The Netherlands, November 20, 2020 &#8211; Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC) announced today a successful \u20ac600 million, five-year, senior bond issuance (BB+) with a 2.375% coupon. 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