FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of foreign Private Issuer
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| February 23, 2007 | ||
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Success of the public tender offer
Supported by its sound financial structure, Suez has launched - through its financing vehicle GIE SUEZ Alliance - a public tender offer of a maximum of EUR 1,250,000,000.
At the closing, an amount of EUR 1,235 million will be bought back by GIE SUEZ Alliance.
The outstanding after the buyback will be EUR 580m on the Notes due February 2009 and 685m on the Notes due June 2010.
This transaction allows the group SUEZ to improve its debt maturity profile and to reduce its gross debt.
GIE SUEZ Alliance has mandated ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital and BNP Paribas as Dealer Managers.
Since its creation in 2001, the GIE has been a financing vehicle for the Suez group and its subsidiaries. Its rating enables it to finance its members’ needs at optimized market conditions. Approximately 62%(EUR 5.1bn) of the Group’s bonds are issued or guaranteed by the GIE. Its members have unlimited, joint and several liability for its debts and liabilities.
GIE SUEZ Alliance is rated A2 (under review for upgrade) by Moody’s and A– (creditwatch positive) by Standard & Poor’s.
SUEZ, an international industrial Group, designs sustainable and innovative solutions for the management of public utility services as a partner of public authorities, businesses and individuals. The Group aims to meet essential needs in electricity, natural gas, energy services, water and waste management. SUEZ is listed on the Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris, New York and Zurich stock exchanges and is represented in the major international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ STOXX 50, DJ EURO STOXX 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe and ASPI Eurozone. The Group employs 157,639 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €41.5 billion in 2005, 89% of which were generated in Europe and in North America.
Disclaimer
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, particularly with respect to future events, trends, plans or objectives. These statements are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may lead to a significant difference between actual results and those suggested either explicitly or implicitly in these statements (or suggested by past results). Additional information about these risks and uncertainties appears in documents filed by SUEZ with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French securities regulator). The present forward-looking statements are made as of the date of the present release, with no undertaking by SUEZ to update or revise them, whether in connection with new information, future events, or any other factor.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 26, 2007 | Company NameSUEZ | |||
By: | /s/ Yves de GAULLE | |||
Name: Yves de GAULLE | ||||
Title: General Secretary | ||||