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RNS Number : 7158L 
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 
15 January 2009 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
January 14, 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF A 5 1/2 YEAR, EUR 1 BILLION 
BOND OFFERING (annual coupon of 8.25%) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain today set the terms of its new EUR 1 billion 5 � year 
bond issue with an annual coupon of 8.25%. 
 
 
This bond issue will serve to refinance existing debt and will allow 
Saint-Gobain to increase the average maturity of its debt. 
 
 
The transaction underlines bond investors' confidence in the credit quality of 
Saint-Gobain, whose last issuance on the Euro bond market took place in 
September 2008. 
 
 
Saint-Gobain's long-term senior debt is rated BBB+ by Standard & Poor's and Baa1 
by Moody's. 
 
 
BNP Paribas, CALYON Cr�dit Agricole CIB, J.P.Morgan and Soci�t� G�n�rale 
Corporate & Investment Banking acted as lead managers for this bond issue, with 
BBVA, Banco Santander, Citi and Commerzbank Corporate and Markets acting as 
co-lead managers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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|       Analyst/Investor relations        |          Press relations           | 
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| Florence Triou-Teixeira  +33 1 47 62 45 | Sophie Chevallon +33 1 47 62 30 48 | 
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| Etienne Humbert            +33 1 47 62  |                                    | 
| 30 49                                   |                                    | 
| Vivien Dardel                  +33 1 47 |                                    | 
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