Commentary & Deal Flow

Investor calls finished yesterday evening. Pricing is expected as early as later today or tomorrow on Verallia SA (VRLAFP) EUR500m (no-grow) Reg S bearer sr unsec Sustainability-Linked notes (9 or 10 year maturity). NCL (MWC) (3mo par call). --/BB+ (--/stable). Via BNP/Santander/SocGen jt glocos/CA/DB/La Banque Postale/Raiffeisen jt books. BNP Paribas coordinated roadshow logistics. The SLB will be issued in accordance with Verallia’s Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework dated April 2021. A Second Party Opinion has been delivered by V.E. The offering will be linked to Verallia achieving 2 KPI conditions by 2025: 1. Reduce CO2 emissions (scope 1 and 2) to 2,625 kt by 2025 (15% decrease vs 2019 baseline of 3,090 kt; and 2. Increase external cullet share to 59% by 2025 (10 points increase vs 2019 baseline of 49%). Step-up margins: Zero SPT met, +20bp; one SPT met, +10bp; two SPTs met, +0bp. Applicable from the next interest period following Dec 31, 2025 and up to maturity. Did investor call at 10:30am UKT yesterday (also 1x1s). Pricing late today or tomorrow. UOP: refinance part of the existing financial indebtedness of the Group. Biz: the European leader and world’s 3rd largest producer of glass packaging for beverages and food products. HQ: Courbevoie, France.