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SPIE prices new SLB

Written by Josephine Richardson

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SPIE SA (ticker SPIEFP), a French BB+/BBB- multi-technical services group, launched a EUR 500mn five-year SLB on 6 May 2026 (upsized to 600mn) — its third sustainability-linked instrument — under an updated 2025 framework using 2030 emissions targets for the first time.

The new bond sets Scope 1+2 and Scope 3 intensity targets to 2030, going further than the 2028 targets in SPIE's 2025-issued SLB. The Scope 3 KPI notably covers 94% of group emissions, strengthening the link between financing and the company's full emissions footprint.

The step-up on the new bond is 0.15% per missed target, lower than the 0.25% on the 2030s. Using an illustrative 50% probability of missing each target, AFII estimates roughly 2.8bp of option value versus 5.9bp for the 2030s — a point worth noting as the market develops more granular SLB pricing discipline.

About the author

Josephine Richardson

Josephine Richardson

Managing Director, Head of Research

Based in London, Jo leads AFII’s research and a global team supporting fixed income investors as they align their portfolios with climate and sustainability goals. She joined AFII after 18 years in fixed income markets at JPMorgan.

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