Telecom Italia successfully issued a Euro 1 billion fixed rate bond offered to institutional investors.
The great quality of the orders book confirms the market’s positive attitude towards Telecom Italia’s credit, allowing the company to price the issue at a lower yield than the initial guidance.
The yield of the bond, equal to 5.054%, is largely below the average cost of debt (5.4% at the end of June 2013).
The proceeds of this issue will be used to refinance maturing debt.
Details are:
Issuer: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Amount: Euro 1 billion
Settlement date: 25 September 2013
Maturity: 25 September 2020
Coupon: 4.875%
Issue price: 98.966%
Redemption price: 100%
The actual yield to maturity of 5.054%, corresponds to a yield of 330 basis points above the reference rate (mid swap).
The notes will be issued under the Group’s Euro 20 billion EMTN programme and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Milan, 19 September 2013
