Thales: issue of a €600 million bond

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Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) has issued today a €600m, 0.75% fixed-rate bond maturing in June 2023.

This issue will be used to refinance the €600m bond maturing in October 2016. It forms part of the active
liquidity management of Thales and enables to maintain the Group's financial flexibility and extend the maturity of its financial resources.

The marked success of this issue with investors confirms the confidence of the market in the creditworthiness of the Group. The long term debt of Thales is rated BBB+ (outlook: stable) by Standard & Poor’s and A2 (outlook: stable) by Moody’s.

The issue was lead managed by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Commerzbank, HSBC, MUFG and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking.

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