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    • Press release – Great success for Sfil group’s 8th benchmark transaction of 2024
      25 November, 2024

      This transaction was launched with great success under covered bond format by Caffil for an amount of 1 billion euros and with a maturity of 5 years. This latest public transaction completes Sfil group’s 2024 funding program with a record amount of almost 9 billion euros.

      In a difficult market context marked by high volatility, this transaction generated very strong demand, with 60 different final investors. The total order book reached 1.4 billion euros, representing an oversubscription rate of x1.4. Sfil group decided to close its 2024 funding program with this public transaction on a 5-year maturity that completes the Caffil reference curve. In total, the funding raised by Sfil group in 2024 amounts to nearly 9 billion euros, which makes it the largest annual program ever realised by the group.

      “This transaction wraps up our funding for the year 2024, with 8 successful benchmark transactions, a total volume of EUR 9 billion and 85 new investors for Sfil Group. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to our investors for their trust throughout the year. Well over 300 investors have participated in benchmark transactions by Sfil and Caffil over the year, and we have been able meet with nearly 150 different investors over the past 12 months.” Philippe Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Sfil and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Caffil

      Investors relations :
      Ralf Berninger – ralf.berninger@sfil.fr
      Mathilde Sobol – mathilde.sobol@sfil.fr        		Press contact :
      Christine Lair – Tel.: + 33 (0)1 73 28 87 36
      christine.lair@sfil.fr

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    • Sfil Group has published an updated version of its Green, Social and Sustainability Framework
      21 November, 2024

      Sfil Group has published an updated version of its Green, Social and Sustainability Framework on November 20th with the objective to further develop the group’s Green and Social Bond Issuance, and to continue to align with developments in best market practices.

      The framework aims to include all key areas of green and social investments by the French local public sector. In addition, the framework has been set up to make a significant contribution to the financing of large French export contracts with strong environmental or social benefits.

      With this update, Sfil has also chosen to align certain eligible green project categories with the EU Taxonomy’s substantial contribution criteria for the objective of Climate change mitigation. 

      Sfil Group has previously issued Social Bonds to finance the French public hospital sector under a separate framework, the Sfil Group Social Note Framework. Looking ahead, all Green, Social or Sustainability Bonds by Sfil Group will be issued under the new Green, Social and Sustainability Framework. The existing Social Note Framework will continue to apply to all bonds previously issued under this framework, and will continue to remain publicly available.

      Since 2019, Sfil and Caffil have been regular issuers of Green and Social Bonds, with a total outstanding volume above EUR 10 billion.

      Investors relations :
      Ralf Berninger – ralf.berninger@sfil.fr
      Mathilde Sobol – mathilde.sobol@sfil.fr        		Press contact :
      Christine Lair – Tel.: + 33 (0)1 73 28 87 36
      christine.lair@sfil.fr

    • Strong success for Sfil group’s first social bond dedicated to financing social investments by local authorities
      25 September, 2024

      Sfil group has launched its seventh public transaction of 2024 for an amount of EUR 1.25 billion and with a maturity of 7 years. This social bond issued under covered bond format by Caffil is the first on the market to finance social investments by the local public sector.

      With an order book reaching EUR 1.5 billion, the transaction gathered the interest of 70 investors with a solid placement.

      Launched under Sfil group’s Green, Social and Sustainability Bond Framework published in October 2022, this transaction is the first social bond dedicated to financing social investments by local authorities in France. The proceeds of this issue will be used to finance two types of social investment:

      • Access to essential services, such as financing educational establishments (schools, secondary schools, high schools), early childhood (nurseries) or cultural facilities (media libraries)
      • Renewal and cohesion of territories, such as the construction of high-speed broadband networks or the financing of urban renewal programs.

      To date, Sfil Group has issued 13 thematic bonds since 2019, emphasizing the group’s commitment to being a leading issuer in the green, social and sustainability bond market. This transaction is the third thematic issue of 2024 for Sfil group, in line with the objectives of issuing 25% of 2024 issues in ESG format and up to 33% in 2030.

      “The great success of this social  bond dedicated to social investments by local authorities demonstrates our investors’ confidence in the potential of responsible investment and the contribution it can make to financing local public sector investments in France.”
      Philippe Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Sfil and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Caffil

      Investors relations :
      Ralf Berninger – ralf.berninger@sfil.fr
      Mathilde Sobol – mathilde.sobol@sfil.fr        		Press contact :
      Christine Lair – Tel.: + 33 (0)1 73 28 87 36
      christine.lair@sfil.fr

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