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Bond · 3 Jun 2016

SES €750m 4.625% hybrid bonds (2016)

Issuer or borrower
SES
Date
3 Jun 2016
Amount
€750m
US$ equivalent
US$830m
Type
Bond
Structure
Inaugural deeply subordinated fixed-rate resettable hybrid; 50% equity credit
Pricing
4.625%
Purpose
Refinance O3b debt and general corporate purposes
Country
Luxembourg

Sources

  1. SES prices hybrid bond offering of EUR 750 million satellitemarkets.com · 3 Jun 2016
  2. SES: debt and loan facilities ses.com

Checked against the documents above. Record ORB-2016-0001.

Other financings by SES

DateFinancingTypeAmount
24 Mar 2026SES €650m 7.375% perpetual hybridBond€650m
23 Dec 2024EIB €150m loans to SES (2024)Government finance€150m
6 Sep 2024SES €1bn hybrid dual-tranche bondsBond€1bn
19 Jun 2024SES acquisition financing for IntelsatAcquisition finance€3bn
16 Dec 2022EIB €300m loan to SESGovernment finance€300m
27 May 2021SES €625m hybrid bonds (2021)Bond€625m

M&A and investment involving SES

DateDealTypeValue
17 Jul 2025SES acquisition of IntelsatM&AUS$2.6bn
1 Aug 2016SES acquisition of the rest of O3b NetworksStake saleUS$730m
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