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On 17 June 2008, Bouygues carried out a €1 billion bond issue maturing in 2015 which was granted the same credit rating. On 17 June 2008, Standard & Poor’s maintained its credit rating for Bouygues: A-/Stable/A-2.
On 26 April 2006, Bouygues acquired the French state's
21% stake in Alstom, with which it
concluded a cooperation agreement. When consulted, Standard &
Poor's maintained its rating for Bouygues (A- with stable outlook).
On 23
July 2004, Bouygues announced an exceptional payout
of 5 euros per share. When consulted, Standard & Poor's confirmed
that this payout, independently of the disposal of Saur, will
have no effect on Bouygues' rating: A-/stable/A-2.
On 25 November 2003, Bouygues planned a bond issue of 750 million euros
maturing in 2011. The bond will benefit from the same rating.
On 27 October 2003, after being informed of the stakebuilding
of Bouygues in Bouygues Telecom, Standard & Poor's confirmed
Bouygues' rating of A-/stable/A-2.
On 21 May 2003, after examining Bouygues 2002 accounts,
Standard & Poor's confirmed its long-term rating of 'A-' with
stable outlook and short-term rating of 'A-2' on Bouygues.
On 17 January 2003, after the announcement by Bouygues
of its acquisition of E.ON's stake in Bouygues Telecom, Standard
& Poor's confirmed its long-term rating of 'A-' with stable
outlook and short-term rating of 'A-2' on Bouygues.
After the announcement by Bouygues on 17 April 2002 that
Bouygues Telecom would submit a bid for a UMTS licence in France,
that Bouygues would launch a 750 million euro bond issue, which
may be increased to 1 billion euros, and that an agreement had
been concluded between NTT DoCoMo and Bouygues Telecom to develop
i-mode™ on its network, Standard & Poor's kept its credit rating
on Bouygues at
A-/Stable/A-2.
Following Bouygues' acquisition of Telecom Italia's share in Bouygues
Telecom, Standard & Poors indicated on 14 February 2002 that it would maintain Bouygues' credit rating A-/Stable/A-2.
Bouygues received a long-term credit rating of A- and a short-term
rating of A-2 with stable outlook from Standard & Poor's in September
2001. This is an excellent first rating for an industrial company,
underlining the solidity of Bouygues' financial structure.
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