(Berlin, February 22, 2016) Deutsche Bahn successfully issued a € benchmark bond today via its financing subsidiary, Deutsche Bahn Finance B.V., Amsterdam/the Netherlands. The 10-year bond bears a coupon of 0.75 percent and has a total volume of € 500 million. The proceeds of the new issue will be used by Deutsche Bahn to increase its financial flexibility.
The new bond was issued to almost exclusively institutional investors particularly from Europe and will be listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange. With a denomination of € 1,000 also retail investors can purchase the securities.
The issuing consortium was jointly led by Credit Suisse, DZ Bank, HSBC and LBBW.