Regulatory News:

Lagardère SCA (Paris:MMB) has signed a €1.6billion multicurrency syndicated credit facility for general corporate purposes. This facility replaces the existing €2.2billion facility dated 2005.

The new facility has a 5 year maturity. The initial spread is 0.90% on EURIBOR (or equivalent for other currencies).

The syndication includes 14 banks:

  • 6 Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, HSBC France, Mizuho, Natixis, Société Générale CIB ;
  • 3 Mandated Lead Arrangers: Commerzbank, ING, JP Morgan ;
  • 1 Senior Lead Arranger: Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziaro ;
  • 4 Arrangers: Barclays Capital, Citibank International, Caisse régionale de Crédit Agricole de Paris et d'Île-de-France, LCL – Le Crédit Lyonnais.

Lagardère is a pure media group (books, press, broadcast, digital, travel retail and press distribution, sport industry and entertainment), and is among the world leaders in the sector.

Lagardère shares are listed on Euronext Paris (Compartment A).

Press Contacts
Thierry Funck-Brentano, +33 (0)1 40 69 16 34
tfb@lagardere.fr
or
Ramzi Khiroun, +33 (0)1 40 69 16 33
rk@lagardere.fr
or
Investor Relations Contact
Anthony Mellor, +33 (0)1 40 69 18 02
amellor@lagardere.fr