Proximus

Proximus successfully lists a €500 million bond issue on Euronext Brussels

Euronext Brussels today welcomed the listing of an institutional bond issue by Proximus, the largest telecommunication group in Belgium. To celebrate the new listing, Sandrine Dufour, Chief Financial Officer of Proximus, rang the bell to open trading on Euronext’s markets.

The 10-year Proximus institutional bonds are admitted to listing on Euronext Brussels with a total issued amount of €500 million. The issue was very well received with an order book in excess of €2.2 billion (more than four times oversubscribed) and was placed with more than 125 European institutional investors. The coupon stands at 1.875%, and is the lowest coupon ever paid by Proximus. The operation was jointly conducted by BNP Paribas, ING Bank, J.P. Morgan, Crédit Agricole CIB and Lloyds Bank.

Formerly known as Belgacom, Proximus is a telecommunications company operating in the Belgian and international markets. With brands such as Proximus, Skynet, Scarlet and Telindus, Proximus Group is the leading national provider of telephony, internet, television and network-based ICT services.

Proximus is listed on Euronext with the trading symbol “PROX”.

To know more about the issuer: www.proximus.com