ITV PLC
27 September 2006
Bond Issue
ITV plc, the UK's leading commercial broadcaster, yesterday priced a €500
million Eurobond issue with a 2011 maturity and a £250 million Eurosterling
issue with a 2017 maturity. Bookrunners for the Eurobond issue were Barclays
Capital, Citigroup and Societe Generale and bookrunners for the Eurosterling
issue were ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital and HSBC.
The bonds were issued under ITV's £1.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note programme
which is rated BBB-, BBB- and Baa3 by Fitch, Standard & Poor's and Moody's
respectively.
The Eurobond issue will carry an annual coupon of 4.75% and was priced to yield
110 basis points over mid swaps. The Eurobond issue proceeds are to be swapped
to Sterling. The Eurosterling issue will carry an annual coupon of 6.125% and
was priced to yield 160 basis points over the 4.75% 2017 gilt due 2015. The
bonds were sold to a broad range of investors within the UK, Europe and Asia.
John Cresswell, Finance Director of ITV, said:
'We have been extremely pleased with the very strong demand from investors for
both bond issues. The proceeds will provide ITV with long-term core financing,
allowing us to extend our debt maturity profile and prefinance some forthcoming
debt maturities at an attractive level.'
-ENDS-
Contacts:
ITV Tel: 020 7843 8000
James Tibbitts Company Secretary
Charles van der Welle Director of Treasury
Brigitte Trafford Communications Director
Georgina Blackburn Head of Investor Relations
Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: 020 7638 9571
Simon Rigby
George Cazenove
Notes to Editors:
About ITV
ITV is Britain's biggest and most popular commercial broadcaster, with 82% of
people in the UK watching ITV in any week. ITV's flagship channel - ITV1 - is
the home of the most popular drama and entertainment programmes on British
television and ITV2, 3 and 4 are among the most popular channels on
multi-channel television.
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