Sodexo successfully completes €1.75bn refinancing of the Sustainability linked Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility
Issy-les-Moulineaux, July 25, 2024 – Sodexo announces that it has amended and extended its core Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility for a further 5 years to July 2029 with two additional one-year extension options (up to 7 years in total). The facility has been upsized from circa €1.3bn to €1.75bn to incorporate its existing bilateral lines and will provide liquidity headroom for the Group. The facility remains aligned to Sodexo’s external sustainability commitments.
There has been a strong appetite to participate in this facility, with all of Sodexo’s existing banking partners providing commitments in addition to two newly invited banks. BNP Paribas and Société Générale are acting as Coordinators and Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners. Each of Banco Santander, S.A., Citibank, N.A. London Branch, Credit Industriel et Commercial and HSBC Continental Europe are acting as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, and each of ING Bank N.V. French Branch, J.P. Morgan SE, Natixis, Wells Fargo Bank International UC, and Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE are acting as Mandated Lead Arrangers.
About Sodexo
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in sustainable food and valued experiences at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. The Group stands out for its independence, its founding family shareholding and its responsible business model. Thanks to its two activities of Food and Facilities Management Services, Sodexo meets all the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. For Sodexo, growth and social commitment go hand in hand. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, Bloomberg France 40, CAC 40 ESG, CAC SBT 1.5, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.
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Mathieu Scaravetti Tel: + 33 6 28 62 21 91 mathieu.scaravetti@sodexo.com |
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