The Securities referred to in this press release have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities.
Telecom Italia successfully issued a Euro 1 billion fixed rate bond offered to institutional investors.
The great quality and amount of the orders book once again confirms the market’s positive attitude towards Telecom Italia’s credit, allowing the company to price the issue with a coupon of 3.25%, the lowest level ever reached by a Telecom Italia’s issue on the Euro bond market.
The yield of the bond, equal to 3.33%, is largely below the average cost of debt (5.4% at the end of September 2014).
The proceeds of the new issue, together with today’s announced tender offer exercise on Telecom Italia’s existing bonds, will be used to optimize and refinance forthcoming debt maturities.
Details are:
Issuer: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
Amount: Euro 1 billion
Settlement date: 16 January 2015
Maturity: 16 January 2023
Coupon: 3.25%
Issue price: 99.446%
Redemption price: 100%
The actual yield to maturity of 3.33%, corresponds to a yield of 275 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, 12 January 2015
