Diageo launches and prices $2.0 billion USD bonds

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Diageo PLC
20 October 2022
 

20 October 2022

 

Diageo launches and prices three-tranche $2.0 billion fixed rate USD denominated bonds

 

 

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, yesterday launched and priced a $2.0 billion SEC-registered bond offering, consisting of $500 million 5.200% fixed rate notes due 2025; $750 million 5.300% fixed rate notes due 2027 and $750 million 5.500% fixed rate notes due 2033. 

The issuer of the bonds is Diageo Capital plc, with payment of principal and interest fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Diageo plc. Proceeds from this issuance will be used for general corporate purposes. The bond offering is scheduled to settle on 24 October 2022.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and NatWest Markets Securities Inc. acted as joint active book-running managers on this offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities either in the United States or any other jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration and qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any public offering of securities in the United States is being made solely by means of a prospectus supplement to the prospectus included in the registration statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Diageo plc, Diageo Capital plc and Diageo Investment Corporation.

Diageo has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Diageo has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Diageo and this offering.  You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at  www.sec.gov .  Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at +1-800-831-9146; HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at +1-866-811-8049; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at +1-866-718-1649; or NatWest Markets Securities Inc. at +1-800-231-5380.

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Investor relations:

 

Durga Doraisamy

+44 (0) 7902 126 906

Andrew Ryan

+44 (0) 7803 854 842

Lucinda Baker

+44 (0) 7974 375 550

 

investor.relations@diageo.com



Media relations:

 

Global Press Office 

+44 (0) 7803 856 200


press@diageo.com

 

 

About Diageo

 

Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

 

Diageo is a global company, and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO). For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com . Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice.

 

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Diageo Capital plc
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