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Results for the first quarter 2025

<body>Crédit Agricole CIB has been acting as the Global Coordinator, Structuring Bank, and Green Loan Coordinator in a financing package for SSAB and its transformation project to a state-of-the-art fossil-free mill in Luleå, Sweden.  The project is key to enable SSAB to re-position SSAB Europe as a maker of premium products, to lower production costs. It will helps reduce CO2 emissions from the operations and therefore Sweden’s emissions by 7%.<subtitle-block>Three green loan financing facilities up to EUR 2.3 billion  </subtitle-block>The financing is structured by Crédit Agricole CIB and backed by the Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgälden) and the Italian Export Credit Agency (SACE), as well as the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). SSAB decided on the EUR 4.5 billion investment in the new steel mill in Luleå during 2024. Now, SSAB has signed three green loan financing facilities up to EUR 2.3 billion with commitments of financing matching the capex profile of the project. It includes SEK 15 billion loan supported by the Swedish National Debt Office’s (“Riksgälden”) under the “Credit guarantees for green investments” program and EUR 808 million loan backed by the Italian Export Credit Agency, SACE. The other loan is provided by NIB. The loans are structured under the Green Loan Principles, in line with SSAB’s Green and Sustainable Linked Finance Framework. <subtitle-block>Reducing by 7% of Sweden’s current CO2 emissions  </subtitle-block>The new mill will have a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes a year with two electric arc furnaces, advanced ladle metallurgy and an integrated rolling mill. The investment also includes a complex for cold rolling, advanced galvanizing, as well as continuous annealing, which is key to re-position SSAB Europe as a maker of premium products. Other advantages include lower costs, shorter lead times, as well as better ability to manage swings in demand. The new steel mill can use a flexible mix of fossil-free sponge iron, pig iron and recycled scrap. When the new mini-mill is completed, SSAB will close the current blast furnace-based production system, which will largely remove the CO2 emissions from the own operations in Luleå. The reduction corresponds to 7% of Sweden’s current CO2 emissions.<a @href="citation 1">citation 1</a> SSAB Press Release available <a @href="https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2025/04/ssab-secures-green-financing-of-eur-23-billion">here</a></body>

<body>The project is key to enable SSAB to re-position SSAB Europe as a maker of premium products, to lower production costs.</body>

Financing of SSAB’s new steel mill in Sweden, aiming at reducing CO2 emissions from the operations

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<body>Crédit Agricole CIB has been acting as the Global Coordinator, Structuring Bank, and Green Loan Coordinator in a financing package for SSAB and its transformation project to a state-of-the-art fossil-free mill in Luleå, Sweden.  The project is key to enable SSAB to re-position SSAB Europe as a maker of premium products, to lower production costs. It will helps reduce CO2 emissions from the operations and therefore Sweden’s emissions by 7%.<subtitle-block>Three green loan financing facilities up to EUR 2.3 billion  </subtitle-block>The financing is structured by Crédit Agricole CIB and backed by the Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgälden) and the Italian Export Credit Agency (SACE), as well as the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). SSAB decided on the EUR 4.5 billion investment in the new steel mill in Luleå during 2024. Now, SSAB has signed three green loan financing facilities up to EUR 2.3 billion with commitments of financing matching the capex profile of the project. It includes SEK 15 billion loan supported by the Swedish National Debt Office’s (“Riksgälden”) under the “Credit guarantees for green investments” program and EUR 808 million loan backed by the Italian Export Credit Agency, SACE. The other loan is provided by NIB. The loans are structured under the Green Loan Principles, in line with SSAB’s Green and Sustainable Linked Finance Framework. <subtitle-block>Reducing by 7% of Sweden’s current CO2 emissions  </subtitle-block>The new mill will have a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes a year with two electric arc furnaces, advanced ladle metallurgy and an integrated rolling mill. The investment also includes a complex for cold rolling, advanced galvanizing, as well as continuous annealing, which is key to re-position SSAB Europe as a maker of premium products. Other advantages include lower costs, shorter lead times, as well as better ability to manage swings in demand. The new steel mill can use a flexible mix of fossil-free sponge iron, pig iron and recycled scrap. When the new mini-mill is completed, SSAB will close the current blast furnace-based production system, which will largely remove the CO2 emissions from the own operations in Luleå. The reduction corresponds to 7% of Sweden’s current CO2 emissions.<a href="citation 1">citation 1</a> SSAB Press Release available <a href="https://www.ssab.com/en/news/2025/04/ssab-secures-green-financing-of-eur-23-billion">here</a></body>

Jean-François Balaÿ is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole CIB, effective 6 May 2025

<body>In this milestone deal, Crédit Agricole CIB acted as Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner, Lender and Hedging Bank, alongside a pool of domestic and international banks.This milestone deal is not only supported by the strong sponsorship of the ASTM Group, the second largest toll road operator in the world, but also reflects the Bank’s regional strategy, as a sizable transaction in relation to a strategic regional infrastructure.This transaction is another testimony to Crédit Agricole CIB’s continued commitment to supporting clients, and further strengthening its leading presence in the Italian infrastructure market. <a @href="Q1">Q1</a><a @href="Q2">Q2</a></body>

<body>On April 23rd 2025, Crédit Agricole CIB celebrated another great client achievement with the financial close of the 1.04bn Euro refinancing of the existing financial indebtedness of Tangenziale Esterna S.p.A, the ASTM Group company in charge for the 50-years Public-Private Partnership concession in relation to A58 - Tangenziale Esterna Est di Milano, a new generation motorway located in the Lombardy Region in Italy. </body>

The € 1.04bn refinancing of Tangenziale Esterna S.p.A in Italy for the ASTM Group reached financial closure

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<body>In this milestone deal, Crédit Agricole CIB acted as Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner, Lender and Hedging Bank, alongside a pool of domestic and international banks.This milestone deal is not only supported by the strong sponsorship of the ASTM Group, the second largest toll road operator in the world, but also reflects the Bank’s regional strategy, as a sizable transaction in relation to a strategic regional infrastructure.This transaction is another testimony to Crédit Agricole CIB’s continued commitment to supporting clients, and further strengthening its leading presence in the Italian infrastructure market. <a href="Q1">Q1</a><a href="Q2">Q2</a></body>

Christophe Crétot is appointed Head of International Trade & Transaction Banking for Asia-Pacific

Results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024

Sustainable: 2024 overview and outlook for 2025

Results for the third quarter and first nine months 2024

Jean-Philippe Gros is appointed Head of the Debt Restructuring & Advisory Services Division at Crédit Agricole CIB

<body><title-block>Atul Sodhi – Senior Country Officer for the United Kingdom</title-block>Atul Sodhi is appointed Senior Country Officer for the United Kingdom, effective 1st September 2024, subject to local regulatory authorities’ approvals. Based in London, Atul will oversee the development of the Bank’s UK franchise. He will also join the Bank’s Management Committee. <title-block>Ian Harcourt – Senior Country Officer for the Nordic region</title-block>Ian Harcourt is appointed Senior Country Officer for the Nordic region, as of 1st September 2024. Based in Stockholm, Ian will lead the business activities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. Ian will continue to drive the development strategy in a region with high potential and where the Bank already has strong positions.<title-block>Lise Kessler – Senior Country Officer for the Benelux and Ireland</title-block>Lise Kessler is appointed Senior Country Officer for the Benelux countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and Ireland as of 1st October 2024, subject to local regulatory approval. Based in Brussels, Lise will be responsible for the business activities across the four countries and will notably work on the development of sustainable synergies with other Crédit Agricole Group entities which are also operating in the Benelux region and Ireland.<grey-block>Atul, Ian and Lise will report to Georg Orssich, Senior Regional Officer for Europe (excl. France). </grey-block><a @href="Q1">Q1</a><title-block>Biography</title-block><subtitle-block>Atul Sodhi</subtitle-block>Atul has over 32 years of banking experience and has been with Crédit Agricole CIB since 1997. He was Head of Coverage for India, based in Mumbai from 2004 to 2007. He became the Head of Loan Syndication business for APAC, based in Hong Kong, between 2007 to 2015 and subsequently the Head of Debt Origination and Advisory for Asia-Pacific from 2015 to February 2018. In March 2018 Atul was appointed Global Head of Debt Capital Markets Corporates, based in Paris. In November 2019, he was appointed Global Head of Debt Capital markets.Atul’s international experience in Client Coverage, Credit Origination and Syndication and Global Markets businesses are all assets to further develop the UK business..<subtitle-block>Ian Harcourt</subtitle-block>Ian started his career as an IT consultant and Strategist in Sweden, before joining the RBS group in 1998. He has held various management positions in structured finance, particularly in the commercial real estate and infrastructure sectors, and in coverage for Institutional Investors plus Fund Managers. Most recently and for almost six years, he was Country Head of RBS International in Luxembourg (part of NatWest Group), responsible for Institutional Investor / Alternative Fund Coverage, Fund Finance, Transactional Banking and Depositary Services.<subtitle-block>Lise Kessler</subtitle-block>Lise Kessler has over 25 years of experience in the European credit markets and over 30 years of banking experience.Lise joined Crédit Agricole CIB Distribution and Asset Rotation team in London in 2004, and for ten years, was Head of the Corporate, Financial Institution, and Export Finance Loan Distribution team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Lise created the Credit Risk Insurance platform for the Bank in 2014, and since then has been the Global Head of Credit Risk Insurance. Before joining Crédit Agricole CIB, Lise was with the Loan Syndications team at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein for three years and prior to that, she was with JP Morgan for six years. </body>

Crédit Agricole CIB makes three senior appointments in the UK, Nordic, Benelux and Ireland

<body><title-block>Atul Sodhi – Senior Country Officer for the United Kingdom</title-block>Atul Sodhi is appointed Senior Country Officer for the United Kingdom, effective 1st September 2024, subject to local regulatory authorities’ approvals. Based in London, Atul will oversee the development of the Bank’s UK franchise. He will also join the Bank’s Management Committee. <title-block>Ian Harcourt – Senior Country Officer for the Nordic region</title-block>Ian Harcourt is appointed Senior Country Officer for the Nordic region, as of 1st September 2024. Based in Stockholm, Ian will lead the business activities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. Ian will continue to drive the development strategy in a region with high potential and where the Bank already has strong positions.<title-block>Lise Kessler – Senior Country Officer for the Benelux and Ireland</title-block>Lise Kessler is appointed Senior Country Officer for the Benelux countries (Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) and Ireland as of 1st October 2024, subject to local regulatory approval. Based in Brussels, Lise will be responsible for the business activities across the four countries and will notably work on the development of sustainable synergies with other Crédit Agricole Group entities which are also operating in the Benelux region and Ireland.<grey-block>Atul, Ian and Lise will report to Georg Orssich, Senior Regional Officer for Europe (excl. France). </grey-block><a href="Q1">Q1</a><title-block>Biography</title-block><subtitle-block>Atul Sodhi</subtitle-block>Atul has over 32 years of banking experience and has been with Crédit Agricole CIB since 1997. He was Head of Coverage for India, based in Mumbai from 2004 to 2007. He became the Head of Loan Syndication business for APAC, based in Hong Kong, between 2007 to 2015 and subsequently the Head of Debt Origination and Advisory for Asia-Pacific from 2015 to February 2018. In March 2018 Atul was appointed Global Head of Debt Capital Markets Corporates, based in Paris. In November 2019, he was appointed Global Head of Debt Capital markets.Atul’s international experience in Client Coverage, Credit Origination and Syndication and Global Markets businesses are all assets to further develop the UK business..<subtitle-block>Ian Harcourt</subtitle-block>Ian started his career as an IT consultant and Strategist in Sweden, before joining the RBS group in 1998. He has held various management positions in structured finance, particularly in the commercial real estate and infrastructure sectors, and in coverage for Institutional Investors plus Fund Managers. Most recently and for almost six years, he was Country Head of RBS International in Luxembourg (part of NatWest Group), responsible for Institutional Investor / Alternative Fund Coverage, Fund Finance, Transactional Banking and Depositary Services.<subtitle-block>Lise Kessler</subtitle-block>Lise Kessler has over 25 years of experience in the European credit markets and over 30 years of banking experience.Lise joined Crédit Agricole CIB Distribution and Asset Rotation team in London in 2004, and for ten years, was Head of the Corporate, Financial Institution, and Export Finance Loan Distribution team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Lise created the Credit Risk Insurance platform for the Bank in 2014, and since then has been the Global Head of Credit Risk Insurance. Before joining Crédit Agricole CIB, Lise was with the Loan Syndications team at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein for three years and prior to that, she was with JP Morgan for six years. </body>

Crédit Agricole CIB and Kepler Cheuvreux extend their Equity Capital Markets partnership to the MENA region 