(Berlin, April 7, 2021) Deutsche Bahn successfully issued a € benchmark bond (ISIN: XS2331271242) via its financing subsidiary, Deutsche Bahn Finance GmbH. The fifteen-year-bond has a total volume of EUR 1,000 million. The bond bears a coupon of 0.625%. The issuing price was 98.429% resulting in a yield of 0.736%.
This bond marks Deutsche Bahn’s first issuance as a "Climate Aligned Issuer" of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and will be listed on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX). The proceeds of the issue will be used by Deutsche Bahn to increase its financial flexibility. The bond was primarily placed to institutional investors from Europe.
The issuing consortium was jointly led by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and MUFG.