Drinks giant Diageo Plc. (DEO, DGE.L) said Thursday that it launched and priced a $3.25 billion bond transaction consisting of $750 million 0.625% notes due April 2016, $650 million 1.125% notes due April 2018, $1.35 billion 2.625% notes due April 2023 and $500 million 3.875% notes due April 2043 under its US Debt Issuance Programme. The issuer of the bonds is Diageo Capital plc, with payment of principal and interest fully guaranteed by Diageo plc.
The company said that it will use proceeds from this issuance for general corporate purposes, including repayment of maturing long-term debt and outstanding commercial paper.
Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan, Santander, Standard Chartered Bank and UBS Investment Bank were joint book-running managers.
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