Business & Finance
Business and Finance
Business and Finance 
Thu, October 29, 2009
Wed, October 28, 2009
SURESNES, FRANCE--(Marketwire - October 28, 2009) - Havas today launched and priced successfully a EUR 350 million, 5 year (due in November 2014) inaugural bond issue, with an annual coupon of 5.5%.
The order book reached a total of around EUR 1 billion within thirty minutes, demonstrating the confidence that investors have in Havas's strategy and development.
This bond issue will enable Havas to diversify its funding sources, to lengthen the maturity of its debt profile and to give the group the means to continue its growth.
CM-CIC Securities, Natixis and Oddo & Cie acted as bookrunners on this bond issue.
About Havas
Havas (Euronext Paris: HAV.PA) is a global advertising and communications services group. Headquartered in Paris, Havas operates through its two Business Units (the term " Business Unit " will from now on replace the term " Division"), Havas Worldwide and Havas Media, in order to optimize synergies and further reinforce Havas's position as the most integrated of all of the major holding companies. Havas Worldwide incorporates the Euro RSCG Worldwide network as well as agencies with strong local identities: Arnold in the USA, the UK and Italy, H and W&Cie in France, Palm+Havas in Canada... Havas Media incorporates the MPG, Arena, Havas Sports & Entertainment and Havas Digital networks. A multicultural and decentralized Group, Havas is present in more than 75 countries through its networks of agencies and contractual affiliations. The Group offers a broad range of communications services, including traditional advertising, direct marketing, media planning and buying, corporate communications, sales promotion, design, human resources, sports marketing, multimedia interactive communications and public relations. Havas employs approximately 14,700 people.
Further information about Havas is available on the company's website: [ www.havas.com ]
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