Signing of a five-year EUR 1.2bn confirmed credit facility

Casino has announced today the signing of a 5-year confirmed credit facility for an amount of EUR 1.2bn with a group of 18 banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, CréditAgricole Corporate and Investment Bank and RBS (coordinating banks), Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commerzbank, GroupeCréditMutuel – CIC, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, JPMorgan, La BanquePostale, Natixis, SociétéGénérale, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Casino also benefits from two one-year extension options which remain subject to banks approvals.

This credit line refinances the existing 5-year EUR 1.2bn facility signed in August 2010.

This transaction strengthens the group’s liquidity and extends the average maturity of Casino’s confirmed lines from 2.6 years as at end of December 2013 to 4.3 years today.

ANALYST AND INVESTOR CONTACTS
Régine GAGGIOLI – Tel:+33 (0)1 53 65 64 17

– rgaggioli@groupe-casino.fr
or
+33 (0)1 53 65 64 18

– IR_Casino@groupe-casino.fr

GROUP EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
Aziza BOUSTER
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 65 24 78
Mob: +33 (0)6 08 54 28 75
abouster@groupe-casino.fr

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