Euronext To Refinance Existing Debt By Sterling Issue

Euronext NV announces it will shortly launch its first ever bond issue. The transaction, which will be denominated in Sterling and which will be of benchmark size, is expected to carry a short to medium term maturity.

The deal will be launched in the near future subject to market conditions, following an investor road show. Euronext has appointed HSBC to run this transaction.

The proceeds of the transaction will be used to fully refinance at a lower cost the syndicated facility that was set up for the acquisition of LIFFE in November 2001.