FIS Finalizes €1 Billion Senior Notes Offering to Refinance Acquisition Debt
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Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. finalized a €1 billion senior notes offering to refinance short-term debt related to its Issuer Solutions acquisition and commercial paper programs.
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Finalized €1 Billion Senior Notes Offering
The company is offering €500 million in floating rate senior notes due 2028 and €500 million in 3.450% fixed rate senior notes due 2030, totaling approximately $1.16 billion.
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Refinancing Acquisition Debt
Net proceeds will be used to repay short-term indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility, which was incurred to finance the Issuer Solutions acquisition, and to repay existing commercial paper programs.
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Pricing and Terms Set
The floating rate notes are priced at 100.000% with interest at three-month EURIBOR plus 0.85%, and the fixed rate notes are priced at 99.978% with a 3.450% annual interest rate.
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Part of Broader Debt Management
This Euro-denominated offering is a specific component of a larger financing strategy, following a $6.8 billion U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes offering finalized on March 4, 2026, and a preliminary prospectus supplement filed on February 26, 2026.
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Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. has finalized the terms for a €1 billion (approximately $1.16 billion) senior notes offering. This offering, detailed in a final prospectus supplement, includes €500 million in floating rate notes due 2028 and €500 million in 3.450% fixed rate notes due 2030. The proceeds are earmarked to repay short-term indebtedness under the Term Loan Facility, which was incurred to finance the Issuer Solutions acquisition, and to repay outstanding commercial paper. This move is a significant step in the company's ongoing debt management strategy, converting short-term, variable-rate debt into longer-term, more stable financing. This filing provides concrete terms and pricing following a preliminary prospectus supplement filed on February 26, 2026, and complements a larger $6.8 billion senior notes offering finalized on March 4, 2026, which was for U.S. dollar-denominated notes.
At the time of this filing, FIS was trading at $51.49 on NYSE in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $26.5B. The 52-week trading range was $46.16 to $82.74. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.