Bondholder Q&A
Find the answers to some key questions regarding our credit situation on our Q&A page.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Ltd (formerly LafargeÂ鶹´«Ã½ Ltd) is the ultimate parent company of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Group. Â鶹´«Ã½ Ltd is domiciled in Switzerland and is a company limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) incorporated in Switzerland under Swiss law. Â鶹´«Ã½ Ltd’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Group has a number of debt issuing entities, of which the main entities are:
- Â鶹´«Ã½ Helvetia Finance Ltd
- Â鶹´«Ã½ Ltd
- Â鶹´«Ã½ Finance (Luxembourg) S.A.
- Â鶹´«Ã½ US Finance (Luxembourg) S.A.
- Â鶹´«Ã½ Sterling finance (Netherlands) B.V.
The purpose of these entities is to act as finance companies on behalf of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Group.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Group’s debt instruments are mainly listed on the Swiss (SIX) and Luxembourg (LuxSE) stock exchanges. Some debt instruments are not listed on any stock exchange and are traded over-the-counter.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Group commits to a strong investment grade rating.
Yes, some of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Group's debt instruments have change of control covenants. Please refer to the terms and conditions of the respective debt instruments for more information in this respect.