GDF SUEZ : issued a bond transaction worth more than ? 4 Billion

PR Newswire/Les Echos/

Press release

January 13 2008

GDF SUEZ issued a bond transaction worth more than EUR 4 Billion

GDF SUEZ issued a EUR 4.25 Billion bond transaction. The issue was
oversubscribed more than 2 times. It is the most important bond transaction
issued by an industrial Group since 2004. The great success of this placement
clearly illustrates the creditworthiness of GDF SUEZ as an issuer and confirms
the market confidence in the long term prospects of the Group.

The transaction consists in three tranches:

* a long 3 years totaling EUR1.75 Billion, 4.375%, maturing 01/16/2012,
* a long 7 years totaling EUR1.5 Billion, 5.625%, maturing 01/18/2016,
* a long 12 years totaling EUR1 Billion, 6.375%, maturing 01/18/2021.
 
This issue is in line with the active liquidity management of the Group. It's
extending the average maturity of the Group's debt while sustaining its strong
level of liquidity. It completes the bond transaction issued in 2008 on the
euro, sterling and Switzerland francs markets for a total amount of EUR 3.6
billion. International Financing Review magazine just awarded the Group with the
" Euro Bond Issue of the year " for the euro bond transaction issued last
October.

The transaction was jointly lead managed by par HSBC, Calyon, BSCH and Merril
Lynch.

One of the leading energy providers in the world, GDF SUEZ is active across the
entire energy value chain, in electricity and natural gas, upstream to
downstream. It develops its businesses (energy, energy services and environment)
around a responsible-growth model to take up the great challenges: responding to
energy needs, ensuring the security of supply, fighting against climate change
and maximizing the use of resources. GDF SUEZ relies on diversified supply
sources as well as flexible and high-performance power generation in order to
provide innovative energy solutions to individuals, cities and businesses. The
Group employs 196,500 people worldwide and achieved revenues of EUR74,3 billion
in 2007. GDF SUEZ is listed on the Brussels, Luxembourg and Paris stock
exchanges and is represented in the main international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20,
DJ Stoxx 50, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe and
ASPI Eurozone.

Press contact:	
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GDF SUEZ CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
22, rue du Docteur Lancereaux- 75392 Paris Cedex 08-France
Tel. [phone]
GDF SUEZ - SA WITH A CAPITAL OF 2,191,532,680 EUROS- RCS PARIS 542 107 651 
www.gdfsuez.com
                      
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