Debt / Loan Facilities

Eurobonds

SES has a Euro Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN), which supports SES access to debt markets as and when required. The programme allows for total debt issuance up to EUR 4 billion. At year end 2012 outstanding SES Eurobonds were:

ISIN
Security
Code
Issue
Date
Amount
in EUR
Coupon Maturity

Bloomberg
Code
(SESGFP)

XS 0271527599

20Oct06 500m 4.375% 21Oct13 EF7619101
XS 0438380247 09Jul09 650m 4.875% 09Jul14 EH8876821
XS 0493098486 09Mar10 650m 4.625% 09Mar20 EI1725007
XS 0600056641 03Nov11 650m 4.75% 03Nov21 EI5798438

European Private Placement under the EMTN programme

ISIN
Security
Code
Issue
Date
Amount
in EUR
Coupon Maturity

Bloomberg
Code
(SESGFP)

XS 0440643087 05Aug09 150m 5.05% 05Aug16 EH9032416
XS 0786606789 18May12 140m 4.00% 31May27 EJ206178

Uncommitted Money Market Facilities

SES has negotiated short term uncommitted credit facilities with several banks.

U.S. Private Placement

SES has debt under a U.S. private placement as follows:

Series Currency Amount Rate Maturity Repayment
A USD 400m 5.29% 30Sep13 Amortized/reimbursed over life of loan starting in Sept. 2007
B USD 513m 5.83% 30Sep15 Amortized/reimbursed over life of loan starting in Sept. 2011
C USD 87m 5.93% 30Sep15 Bullet debt to maturity
D GBP 28m 5.63% 30Sep13 Amortized/reimbursed over life of loan starting in Sept. 2007

USD Bond

In April, SES completed a bond offering of USD 1 billion of notes in two tranches due 2023 and 2043.  The notes are SES' senior unsecured obligations and rank pari passu with all of SES' other unsecured senior indebtedness. The notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by SES Global Americas Holdings GP.

ISIN
Security
Code
Issue
Date
Amount
in USD
Coupon Maturity Bloomberg
Code
(SESGFP)
USL8175MAB65 26Mar13 750m 3.600% 04Apr23 EJ6118032
USL8175MAC49 26Mar13 250m 5.300% 04Apr43 EJ6118081

The notes will not be and have not been registered under US Securities Act of 1993 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Schuldschein

On 29 October 2012 the group signed an agreement to issue EUR 50 million in the German Bond ("Schuldschein") market. The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 4% and matures on 12 November 2032.

  Currency Amount Interest Rate Maturity Date
Schuldschein  EUR 50m 4.00% 12Nov32

Commercial Paper Programmes

1. French Commercial Paper Programme: SES has a French commercial paper programme in place with a total programme size of EUR 500 million. This enables short term borrowings of up to 12 months in maturity. The borrowing facility is renewed annually.

2. European Commercial Paper Programme: SES has an European commercial paper programme in place with a total programme size of EUR 1,000 million. This enables short term borrowings of up to 183 days in maturity. The borrowing facility is rated by Moody's Investors Service Ltd. and is updated periodically.

Syndicated Credit Facility

On 3 September 2010, SES extended a syndicated credit facility of EUR 1.2 billion with a group of 24 banks. The margin and the amount available is shown in the table below.

Currency Amount
Interest Rate Maturity Date
EUR 1200m EURIBOR + 95 bps 23Apr15

EIB

SES also concluded a EUR 200 million loan in April 2009. This facility, bearing interest at 3.618%, is repayable in six annual installments between May 2012 and May 2017.

  Currency Amount
Interest Rate Maturity Date
EIB             EUR 200m 3.618% 06May17

Coface

The Export Credit Funding Facility, signed on 16 December 2009 over EUR 523 million, arranged by three banks, for the procurement of four satellites (ASTRA 2E, 2F, 2G and 5B from Astrium) is backed by a guarantee from Coface. The facility will mature in 2022.

U.S. Ex-Im Bank

In April 2011, SES signed a financing agreement with U.S. Ex-Im Bank over USD 158 million for the investment in one geostationary satellite (Quetzsat-1) with a maturity of 10 years. The loan has a final maturity date of 20 June 2020 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.11%.

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