(Berlin, July 12, 2016) Deutsche Bahn successfully issued today via its financing subsidiary, Deutsche Bahn Finance B.V., Amsterdam/the Netherlands a zero coupon bond for the first time. The 5-year € bond bears a coupon of 0.00 percent and has a total volume of € 350 million. The proceeds of the new issue will be used by Deutsche Bahn to increase its financial flexibility.
The bond issued met with very high interest from European investors and was once again significantly oversubscribed.
The new bond was issued to institutional investors particularly from Germany and Great Britain 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 Bayerische Landesbank and Raiffeisen Bank International.