Danone successfully issues a triple-tranche bond totaling €1.5 billion
Press release – Paris, September 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM CEST
Danone successfully issues a triple-tranche bond totaling €1.5 billion
Danone announces that it has today launched a triple-tranche bond offering with a total amount of €1.5 billion, comprising:
- a €500 million tranche of 18-month notes, carrying a floating coupon of 3-month Euribor +0.30%;
- a €500 million tranche of 5-year notes, carrying a 4.0910 % coupon;
- a €500 million tranche of 9-year notes, carrying a 4.4180 % coupon.
In line with the company’s active liquidity management, this issue enables Danone to enhance its funding flexibility while extending the maturity of its debt.
The settlement is expected to take place on September 28th, 2026, and the bonds will be listed on Euronext Paris.
The bond issue was widely subscribed by a diversified investor base, confirming the high confidence in Danone’s business model and credit profile.
Danone is rated BBB+, stable outlook, by Standard & Poor’s and Baa1, stable outlook, by Moody’s.
The prospectus containing the terms and conditions of the notes will be available on Danone’s website at the following address: Debt & Rating | Danone Group
Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal and environmental impact. Danone has defined its Renew strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With c.90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.3 billion in sales in 2025. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk). Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone achieved B CorpTM certification at global level in 2025.
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