Ova obavijest slijedi nakon one od 5. prosinca 2002.: „Standard & Poor's rating services said today that it has affirmed its BBB- long term and A-3 short term corporate credit ratings [on FT] … Since July 2002 Standard & Poor's has indicated that expected support from FT's 56 % shareholder, the French State, is a likely factor underpinning the group investments–grade status. The French State's announcement today that it will immediately grant a 9 EUR billion shareholder loan to help FT face its 2003 debt obligations is viewed by Standard & Poor's as strong evidence of this support.”.
Från den 26 juli 2002 fram till dess att Ambitionsplanen 2005 lades fram den 4 december 2002 utfärdade FT ett obligationslån på 70 miljoner euro den 26 juli 2002 och en fungibel del på 150 miljoner euro för det obligationslån på 3,5 miljarder euro som utfärdades i mars 2001.