The corporate, non-guaranteed, senior rank bonds have a nominal value of 500,000 lei and a fixed interest rate of 7.67% per annum. The maturity date is November 22, 2029. This bond issue in lei is part of a broader program aimed at diversifying funding sources to increase access to financing for the bank’s clients.

“UniCredit Bank continues its partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange and lists a third issue of senior, unsecured bonds within the last 3 years. With the support of the local capital market, we are taking another step in implementing the strategy of diversifying our funding sources. We are grateful to the investors for their trust and for the success of this new bond issue of LEI 750 million. We will use the proceeds to finance the Romanian economy and to support economic growth.”, said Mihaela Lupu, CEO of UniCredit Bank.

“This new bond issue from UniCredit Bank reaffirms the long-standing and productive relationship BVB has with companies in the banking sector. Year after year, we manage to further develop the local capital market, and the partnership between BVB and banking institutions represents a pillar of this constant growth. We are pleased that UniCredit Bank is joining us with a new bond issue, the 5th in the last 11 years, thus maintaining a close collaboration with BVB and a stable position on investors’ radar.” said Adrian Tanase, CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

The bond issue was intermediated by Alpha Bank Romania.

The bond issue that begins trading today is the 5th listed by UniCredit Bank on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The first bond issue, under the ticker symbol UCT18 in 2013, has reached maturity. The second bond issue was listed in 2017 with three different maturities, at 3, 5, and 7 years, under the ticker symbols UCB20, UCB22, and UCB24, all of which have reached maturity. The next bond issues of the bank (3rd and 4th) started trading in 2023, listed under the ticker symbols UCB27 and UCB28. The value of UniCredit Bank bonds available for trading now amounts to 1.7 billion lei.

About UniCredit Bank

UniCredit Bank is part of the UniCredit Group, a pan-European commercial bank with a unique service offering in Italy, Germany, Central, and Eastern Europe. In Romania, UniCredit Bank is one of the leading financial institutions, providing high-quality services and products to all client categories. UniCredit Bank aims to always place the customer at the center of its activities, to be an easy partner to work with, and to be an active part of the communities where it operates. The Group addresses a wide range of customer needs through a network of specialized partners: UniCredit Leasing Corporation, UniCredit Consumer Financing, UniCredit Insurance Broker.

About BVB

BVB is the only securities market operator in Romania. BVB, a company listed on its own market since 2010, is part of the BVB Group, which includes the Central Depository, responsible for registry and settlement operations in Romania, and since 2019, the CCP.RO central counterparty, an institution that will take over the clearing of securities transactions in Romania and contribute to the relaunch of the derivatives market. BVB manages two distinct markets: the Regulated Market and the Multilateral Trading System, on which a variety of financial instruments are listed, such as shares, bonds, investment fund units, certificates, structured products, and subscription rights. BVB’s and its stakeholders’ efforts to modernize and develop Romania’s capital market have been recognized through its promotion to Emerging Market status by the global index provider FTSE Russell in 2020. Currently, 11 Romanian companies are included in the FTSE Russell indices dedicated to emerging markets. For more information, visit www.bvb.ro.