Nov 23 (Reuters) - VICAT SA VCTP.PA :
* VICAT: SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED FINANCING OPERATION
* SIGNED A EUR 250 MILLION FINANCING AGREEMENT, TAKING FORM
OF A
PRIVATE PLACEMENT WITH LEADING US INVESTORS (USPP)
* FINANCING AGREEMENT CONSISTS OF TWO TRANCHES
* FIRST, FOR AN AMOUNT OF EUR 100 MILLION, WITH A MATURITY
OF 10
YEARS, AT A FIXED RATE OF 1.27%
* SECOND FOR EUR 150 MILLION, WITH A MATURITY OF 15 YEARS,
AT A
FIXED RATE OF 1.57%
* FINANCING OPERATION WILL ENABLE GROUP TO STRENGTHEN
LIQUIDITY OF
ITS BALANCE SHEET, EXTEND OVERALL MATURITY OF ITS DEBT, AND
REDUCE GROUP'S AVERAGE DEBT RATIO (2.23% COMPARED TO 2.82%
PREVIOUSLY, ON A PRO FORMA BASIS EXCLUDING IFRS16 DEBT)
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