FORVIA prices €750 million of 5-year senior notes to fully refinance its 3.125% notes due 2026
FORVIA has successfully priced €750 million of 5.625% senior notes due 2030. Taking into consideration the interest rate pre-hedging arrangement executed in December 2024,
the coupon of the new notes for FORVIA amounts to 5.47%.
The new senior notes obtained credit ratings of “BB+” by Fitch Ratings, “B1” by Moody’s and “BB-” by Standard& Poor’s.
The initial offering of €500 million was significantly oversubscribed, allowing FORVIA to increase the size of the issuance to €750 million. FORVIA intends to use the proceeds of the offering of the new notes to redeem the full outstanding amount of its 3.125% senior notes due 2026.
An application will be made to list the new notes on the official list of Euronext Dublin (Global Exchange Market). The settlement of the new notes is expected to occur on March 24, 2025, while the redemption of the 2026 notes is expected to take place on March 28, 2025.
Olivier Durand, Chief Financial Officer of FORVIA, declared: “This transaction is part of
the active liability management policy of the Group and allows it to extend its debt maturity. I
would like to thank our credit investors for their renewed trust in FORVIA’s signature, as
evidenced by the significant oversubscription in the order book. This highlights the confidence
of the market in our deleveraging strategy, our top priority.”