Last checked at 8 Dec 2023 17:58
SAINT-GOBAIN successfully renews ?4 billion
bank commitments with a backup
sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
Saint-Gobain signed today, with a group of banks, a ?4 billion backup revolving credit facility maturing in December 2028, with 2 options for an additional one-year extension each. It refinances 2 backup facilities of ?2.5 and ?1.5 billion which were due to mature in December 2024.
The credit facility is a Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL); its margin is indexed to 3 performance indicators of Saint-Gobain's sustainability roadmap, with ambitious targets by 2030 in relation to the base year 2017:
- Reduce by 33% the absolute Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions.
- Achieve an 80% reduction of non-recovered production waste.
- Keep a frequency rate for workplace accidents at or below 1.5 per million of working hours.
The facility was significantly oversubscribed with bank commitments exceeding ?5 billion.
31 bank groups from 12 different countries are part of this credit line, which underlines banks' confidence in the credit quality of Saint-Gobain:
Banco Santander, Bank of America, Barclays Bank, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Crédit Agricole (CA-CIB & LCL), Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Mizuho Bank, Natixis, Natwest, Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank are Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners. Caixa Bank, Danske Bank, Goldman Sachs, ING, La Banque Postale, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, SMBC Bank and Unicredit are Mandated Lead Arrangers. Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Commerzbank, First Abu Dhabi Bank and Landesbank Hessen Thüringen are Lead Arrangers. Crédit Agricole CIB is Facility Agent and acted as Documentation Agent and Coordinator of the Syndication. Société Générale acted as ESG Coordinator.
About Saint-Gobain
Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. Its integrated solutions for the renovation of public and private buildings, light construction and the decarbonization of construction and industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and performance. The Group's commitment is guided by its purpose, "MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME".
?51.2 billion in sales in 2022
168,000 employees, locations in 75 countries
Committed to achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050
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