2019 Annual financial report

Chapter 7. 2019 Annual financial statements

24.1.4 Contractual guarantees given
  • Guarantee until 2020 on behalf of Zenith Optimedia Ltd (UK) to the owner of the premises at 24 Percy Street, London, for a maximum of GBP 4,325,605 in respect of rental payments and a maximum amount of GBP 340,116 in respect of rental charges related to the building
  • Guarantee given to SNCF Réseau (formerly RFF) for advertising space provided to Media Rail, for euro 31,887,333.
  • Counter-guarantee given to CACIB for the first demand guarantee given by the latter on behalf of Metrobus to RATP in the amount of our share (67%), or euro 46,900,000.
  • Autonomous first demand guarantee given to BNP Paribas in the amount of USD 366,740,000 until February 4, 2020 in favor of MMS Multi Market Services Ireland.
  • Guarantees given to multiple banks on behalf of MMS USA Investments Inc. and MMS Ireland to finance the purchase of Epsilon for a total of USD 4,435,000,000 for maturities between 2022 and 2031.
  • Guarantee given to OPG Bastille on behalf of Resources France and MMS France Holdings for euro 104,000,000 for the “Parisquare” building in the Bastille district.
  • Joint and several guarantee of the debts of Publicis Groupe Holdings, Publicis Holdings and Publicis Groupe Investments. 

Commitments given as part of the hedging of foreign currency loans granted to certain subsidiaries:

Forward Amount in currency
(in thousands of units)

USD 944


USD 5,813

Type of contract

Type of contract

USD 944


Seller’s hedge

Type of contract

USD 5,813

Seller’s hedge

Currency

Currency

USD 944


USD/EUR

Currency

USD 5,813

USD/EUR

Maturity date

Maturity date

USD 944


17/01/2020

Maturity date

USD 5,813

17/01/2020

Forward rate

Forward rate

USD 944


1,118537

Forward rate

USD 5,813

1,118537

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

USD 944


844

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

USD 5,813

5,197

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

USD 944


840

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

USD 5,813

5,174


Cross-currency swaps, arranged for the Sapient acquisition 

 Type of contract

Buyer’s hedge

 Buyer’s hedge

 Buyer’s hedge

Buyer’s hedge

Currency

Currency

Buyer’s hedge

USD/EUR

Currency

 Buyer’s hedge

USD/EUR

Currency

 Buyer’s hedge

USD/EUR

Currency

Buyer’s hedge

USD/EUR

Currency

Currency

Buyer’s hedge

16/12/2021

Currency

 Buyer’s hedge

16/12/2021

Currency

 Buyer’s hedge

16/12/2024

Currency

Buyer’s hedge

16/12/2024

Forward rate

Forward rate

Buyer’s hedge

1,2434

Forward rate

 Buyer’s hedge

1,2396

Forward rate

 Buyer’s hedge

1,2357

Forward rate

Buyer’s hedge

1,2352

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

Buyer’s hedge

350 000

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

 Buyer’s hedge

350 000

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

 Buyer’s hedge

300 000

Equivalent (in thousands of euros)

Buyer’s hedge

300 000

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

Buyer’s hedge

361,200

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

 Buyer’s hedge

361,200

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

 Buyer’s hedge

329,548

Market value at December 31, 2019 (in thousands of euros)

Buyer’s hedge

329,548


24.2 Off-balance-sheet commitments received
  • Multi-currency syndicated credit lines for euro 2 billion maturing in July 2024: This line was not used at December 31, 2019.
  • Confirmed bilateral credit lines for euro 632 million: these lines were not used at December 31, 2019