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מונטריאול, 17 במאי 2021, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) :

בומברדייה Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) הודיעה היום כי במסגרת תוכניתה לשיפור הרווחיות ולהפחתת החוב במאזנה, השלימה במלואה את פדיית אג"ח מועדפות %⅛6 שלה, שמועד התשלום שלהן נקבע על ה-15 במאי 2021, באמצעות שימוש בנכסים נזילים שבבעלותה. התשלום הכולל הסתכם ב-426,663,291 אירו, והוא כולל את החוב המקורי שנותר בתוספת הריבית שנצברה.

במהלך יום המשקיעים שקיימה ב-4 במרץ, בומברדייה הציגה את תוכנית החומש שלה, המתבססת על ארבעה תעדופים אסטרטגיים: הבאה לבשלות של תוכנית הדגל במטוסי Global 7500, הגדלת היעילות והרווחיות, צמיחה בשוק לאחר המכירה (aftermarket) ועיצוב מחדש וחיזוק של המאזן שלה.

"נקטנו בפעולות חותכות על מנת למלא אחר התחייבותנו להפחית את המינוף במאזן של בומברדייה בדרכנו להיות חברה רווחית יותר", אמר אריק מרטל, נשיא ומנכ"ל בומברדייה. "במרץ הצגנו תוכנית הוליסטית שמטרתה לעצב מחדש את בומברדייה ואכן, בתוך זמן קצר מאוד מאז שהוצגה, בוצעה התקדמות משמעותית. תודות לתוצאות טובות של הרבעון הראשון, יישום האסטרטגיה שלנו כצפוי הינו המיקוד העיקרי שלנו והוא נועד למצב את בומברדייה כך שתוכל להגשים את כל הפוטנציאל הטמון בה, להניב ערך עבור הלקוחות ובעלי המניות שלנו, וזאת במקביל לשימור המחוברות עם העובדים שלנו ושילוב עקרונות הקיימות בכל תהליכי התפעול, משפחות המוצרים והקהילה שלנו".

אודות בומברדייה

בומברדייה היא מובילה גלובלית בתעופה, שיוצרת מטוסים חדשניים ומשני מצב. המוצרים והשירותים שלנו מעניקים חוויות מהמעלה הראשונה שקובעות אמות מידה חדשות בנוחות של הנוסעים, יעילות אנרגטית, אמינות ובטיחות. המטה של בומברדייה נמצא במונטריאול, קנדה ויש לה נוכחות ביותר מ-12 מדינות כולל אתרי הייצור/ תכנון שלה ורשת התמיכה בלקוחות שלה. החברה תומכת בצי כלל עולמי של בערך 4,900 מטוסים שבשירות אצל מגוון רחב של חברות רב לאומיות, ספקי טיסות שכר ובעלות חלקית, ממשלות ואנשים פרטיים.

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לפרטים נוספים:

Francis Richer de La Flèche
Vice President, Financial Planning
and Investor Relations
Bombardier
+514 855 5001 x13228

Mark Masluch
Senior Director, Communications
Bombardier
+514 855 7167

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