Issue of Debt

RNS Number:5517J
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
02 April 2003



press release



  Saint-Gobain successfully launches a EUR 1 billion bond offering with a 7-year 
                    maturity and an annual coupon of 5%.


Saint-Gobain, whose long-term senior debt is rated A by S&P and A2 by Moody's,
set today the terms of its new benchmark bond issue denominated in euros.

The launch of this transaction was preceded by investor presentations, which
took the company to different European financial centres (Paris, Frankfurt,
London, Milan, Netherlands) where it presented the quality of its credit to
numerous bond investors.

Despite a strained geopolitical and market context, the issue, with a 7-year
maturity and a coupon of 5%, met a very large demand from European investors.
Initially envisaged for  EUR 750 million, the issue was in the end increased to
EUR 1 billion to meet the very high investor demand.  This strong over
subscription, with a total order book of EUR 1.3 billion, confirms investor
confidence in the credit quality of  Saint-Gobain.



This transaction was launched to refinance existing debt and lengthen the
average maturity of the Saint-Gobain debt.



BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Indosuez and JP Morgan acted as lead managers for
this bond issue.



April 2, 2003


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