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    Strong take-up of EUR 17 bn inaugural EU ‘social bonds’

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    Strong take-up of EUR 17 bn inaugural EU 'social bonds'

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    (BRUSSELS) – There was strong investor interest in the EUR 17 billion inaugural ‘social bonds’ issued Wednesday under the EU’s ‘SURE’ instrument, set up to help protect jobs and keep people in work over the pandemic.

    The bonds were more than 13 times oversubscribed, resulting in favourable pricing terms for both bonds. The issuing consisted of two bonds, with €10 billion due for repayment in October 2030 and €7 billion due for repayment in 2040.

    “With this operation, the European Commission has made a first step towards entering the major league in global debt capital markets,” said Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn: “The strong investor interest and the favourable conditions under which the bond was placed are further proof of the great interest in EU bonds.”

    Both bonds were issued on attractive terms, reflecting the high level of interest. The 10-year bond was priced at 3 basis points above mid-swaps. The 20-year bond was priced at 14 basis points over mid-swaps. The final new issue premiums have been estimated at 1 bps and 2 bps for the 10-year and 20-year tranches respectively, both values being extremely limited given the amounts printed.

    These represent attractive pricing conditions for the Commission’s largest ever bond issuance and a favourable debut for the SURE programme. The terms on which the Commission borrows are passed on directly to the Member States receiving the loans. (See here for more details on the pricing of the transaction).

    The banks that supported the Commission with this transaction (“joint bookrunners”) were Barclays (IRL), BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and UniCredit.

    The funds raised will be transferred to the beneficiary Member States in the form of loans to help them cover the costs directly related to the financing of national short-time work schemes and similar measures as a response to the pandemic.

    In that context, the Commission announced earlier this month that it would issue the entire EU SURE bond of up to €100 billion as social bonds, and adopted an independently evaluated Social Bond Framework.

    SURE social bonds first issue - background guide

    SURE website

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