Press release: Orange borrows USD 1.25 billion, at a negative rate after hedging in euro

press release Paris, October 25, 2016 Not for distribution in the United States of America nor in Japan Orange borrows USD 1.25 billion, at a negative rate after hedging in euroOrange has agreed to sell USD 1.25 billion of notes due 2019 in a registered public bond offering in the United...

London, 25/10/2016 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - telecomunicazioni)

press release
Paris, October 25, 2016

Orange borrows USD 1.25 billion, at a negative rate after hedging in euro

Orange has agreed to sell USD 1.25 billion of notes due 2019 in a registered public bond offering in the United States of America, with a coupon of 1.625% and a negative interest rate after hedging in euro of -0.15%.

BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and MUFG are acting as bookrunners for the offering.

The Group takes advantage of favorable market conditions to optimize its average cost of debt and intends to pursue its opportunistic refinancing policy.

Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications operators with sales of 40 billion euros in 2015 and 154,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2016, including 95,000 employees in France. Present in 29 countries, the Group has a total customer base of 256 million customers worldwide at 30 September 2016, including 194 million mobile customers and 18 million fixed broadband customers. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services. In March 2015, the Group presented its new strategic plan "Essentials2020" which places customer experience at the heart of its strategy with the aim of allowing them to benefit fully from the digital universe and the power of its new generation networks.

Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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Tom Wright; tom.wright@orange.com

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