Another Milestone! – OTP Group Successfully Issues Green Bonds for Far Eastern Investors

Another Milestone! – OTP Group Successfully Issues Green Bonds for Far Eastern Investors

OTP Group has issued a total of 900 million offshore yuan in green bonds in Luxembourg, which was oversubscribed by 1.5 times by investors from Hong Kong and Singapore.

OTP Group has successfully completed a bond issuance in Luxembourg on the so-called Dim Sum market, which is dominated by Far Eastern investors. The financial institution issued green bonds worth a total of 900 million offshore yuan. The three-year maturity bonds, callable after two years (3NC2), were purchased by investors with a fixed yield of 3.5 per cent per annum for the first two years, and a floating rate of 3-month SHIBOR + 1.993 per cent per annum for the final year.

"By issuing these public offshore yuan-denominated bonds, OTP Group has joined the select group of major Western European and American banks that have previously completed similar transactions. Following our dollar- and euro-denominated issuances, we have further diversified our funding sources with a new currency, while also introducing OTP Group to Dim Sum market participants and investors. The 1.5 times oversubscription is an important signal that Far Eastern investors clearly trust in the stable operation and sustainable success of OTP Group," said László Bencsik, Deputy CEO of OTP Bank.

The majority of OTP Group’s green bonds were purchased by investors from Hong Kong and Singapore. The issuance was organized by Chinese and Singaporean banks and financial institutions with a strong institutional investor base, as well as OTP Global Markets, with the support of OTP Bank Plc. Beijing Representative Office and the Investor Relations and Debt Capital Markets Department. The transaction was also supported by a Beijing-based multilateral financial institution.

In terms of total bond issuance value, OTP Group is the largest independent bond issuer in the Central and Eastern European region. Later this year, OTP Group plans to carry out another benchmark-sized bond issuance, the terms of which will be communicated to market participants at the appropriate time.