Euronext Amsterdam sees strong bond listing activity

Total of € 5.59 billion raised through bond issuances in less than 2 weeks

Amsterdam, 9 June 2015:Euronext is experiencing strong bond listing activity on its Amsterdam market. In a series of new, large bond listings by a variety of issuers € 5.59 billion was raised in two weeks, compared to €3.2 billion raised during the same period last year.

Today’s € 500 million green bond listing by ABN Amro is the latest bond listing on Euronext Amsterdam. The ABN Amro bonds follow the recent green bond listing byTenneT Holding B.V. on 4 June, with a total value of € 1 billion.

Earlier this month, ABN Amro listed another bond with a total value of USD 1.5 billion. Other recent bond issuances in Amsterdam include the € 1.25 billion bond listing by Unilever N.V. on 3 June and the € 1.5 billion bond listing by Rabobank on 29 May.

As of end May 2015, a total amount of € 31 766 million was raised through corporate bonds on Euronext’s four markets. Bond issuance among companies listed on Euronext Amsterdam in 2015 YTD also shows a strong growth, increasing by more than 50% to €1.85 billion compared to the respective time period last year. Within Euronext’s bond market the number of green bonds, as listed by ABN Amro and TenneT Holding B.V, is growing. Other examples of issuers with green bond listings on Euronext include AFD, GDF SUEZ, Île-de-France and EFD.

“The listings of the new bonds highlight Euronext’s position as a leading stock exchange and financing centre. Companies are increasingly looking to diversify their funding and the capital markets enable them to address their debt funding needs, both short and long term,” said Maurice van Tilburg, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam. “Green bonds such as listed by ABN Amro today and Tennet last week provide new social responsible investment opportunities and diversify the scope of investors.”

Today’s listed ABN Amro green bonds¹ areSenior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes with maturity in June 2020. The €1.25 billionUnilever bonds² comprise respectively €750,000,000 Floating Rate Notes, due in June 2018 and €500,000,000 1.0 per cent Fixed Rate Notes, due in June 2023. The Euro Medium Term Notes by TenneT Holding B.V.³ are Fixed Rate Notes and were admitted to listing with a total issued amount of € 1 billion. The green bonds will reach maturity on 4 June 2021 and 4 June 2027 respectively.On 4 June ABN Amro listed its Medium Term Notes with a total value of USD 1.5 billion⁴.Rabobank’s recently issued bonds are Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes with a total amount of € 1.5 billion maturing on 29 May 2020⁵.

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² UNILEVERFRNJUN18 and UNILEVER1%JUN23

³ TENNETH0.875%JUN21 and TENNETH1.75%JUN27

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