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Bond overview

This section offers some important information for debt investors.

The ability to flexibly use different sources of funds plays a key role in the financing of the Lonza Group. Lonza has therefore established a number of debt instruments.


The net debt comprises:

million CHF   2009   2010
Long-term debt        
Straight bond (2009-2013)   297   298
Straight bond ( 2010-2016)   0   397
Syndicated loan   497   0
Due to banks and others:        
. Banks 22   16  
. Others 1 23 136 152
Leasing   7   3
Total   824   850


Straight bond (2009-2013)

Amount: CHF 300 million, due 27 May 2013. Interest: 3.75% p.a.
Annual interest expenses amount to CHF 11.25 million.
Following please find the prospectus for the straight bond.


Syndicated loan

In order to finance the acquisition of the Biopharma and Bioproducts businesses from Cambrex, Lonza signed a syndicated loan of CHF 500 million with a consortium of banks in December 2006; the contract term is five years. It is based on floating rates (libor + margin depending on a margin grid) and was drawn down in February 2007. Lonza hedged the interest rate for the whole five years via interest rate swaps.


Short-term debt (floating interest rates)

million CHF 2009 2010
     
Due to banks and other financial institutions 46 45
Others 166 3
Leasing 3 3
Long-term debt due within one year    
  • Straight bond (2005-2010)
300 0
  • Syndicated loan
0 499
Total 515 550
Total debt 1 339 1400


Loans and advances (floating interest rates)

million CHF 2009 2010
Long-term loans and advances (32) (43)
Short-term loans and advances (1) (1)
Cash and cash equivalents (140) (248)
Total (173) (292)
Net debt 1 166 1 108


Loans and advances increased in 2009 compared with the prior year, mainly due to the loan granted to the TL Biopharmaceutical Ltd. joint venture.


Breakdown of debt by currencies

million CHF     2009     2010
  Average     Average    
  interest     interest    
  rates     rates    
  % %   % %  
             
CHF 2.54 83 1 108 3.19 85 1199
CNY 0.00 0 0 4.37 1 16
EUR 1.95 0 1 1.45 0 1
USD 2.70 16 221 2.15 13 175
Other 1.20 1 9 0.90 1 9
Total   100 1 139   100 1400


Breakdown of loans and advances by currencies

million CHF     2009     2010
  Average     Average    
  interest     interest    
  rates     rates    
  % %   % %  
             
CZK 8.00 3 1 0.00 0 0
GBP 0.00 0 0 1.05 2 1
USD 2.50 97 32 1.95 98 43
Total   100 33   100 44


Interest rates are floating rates.


Other short-term liabilities

million CHF 2009 2010
     
Short-Term Provisions 39 6
Accrued liabilities and other payables 265 201
Other interest-free liabilities 85 128
Accrued interest payables 12 16
Total 401 351


"Accrued liabilities and other payables" include accruals and deferred income, such as down-payments from customers and the fair values of financial instruments. In other interest-free liabilities, payments received from customer funding are included.The increase in "Other interest-free liabilities" is due to the increase of "Personnel liabilities"


Straight bond (2010-2016)

Amount: CHF 400 million, due 2 June 2016. Interest: 3.00 % p.a. payable on 2 June, for the first time on 2 June 2011. The annual interest expenses amount to CHF 12.0 million.

Following please find the prospectus for the straight bond.


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