Casino Group becomes Plesio

Success of a USD 900M medium-term financing

Casino has announced today the closing of a medium-term financing for an amount of USD 900M (approx. EUR630M) with a group of 9 international banks : JP Morgan (facility agent), Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and RBS.
This operation, which enables the Group to strengthen its liquidity and access to competitive financial resources, shows the quality of Casino’s signature.

Paris, 31 August 2011

Analysts and Investors contact  :

Régine Gaggioli : rgaggioli@groupe-casino.fr / + 33 (0)1 53 65 64 17

Aline Nguyen : anguyen@groupe-casino.fr / + 33 (0)1 53 65 64 85

Casino Group becomes Plesio