Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ) (”SBB”) has successfully issued its first senior unsecured green bond. The SEK 500m bond has a tenor of five years and the issue was significantly oversubscribed (by more than two times the issued amount). The bonds will be issued on 14 February 2019.
The bonds carry a floating interest rate of 3m Stibor + 3.30% and have a final maturity date in February 2024. The bonds will be issued under a framework of SEK 2,000m. SBB intends to list the bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm Sustainable Bond list and the issue proceeds will be deployed in accordance with the company’s green bond framework dated 15 June 2018, and with score E2 (second highest) by Standard & Poor’s and medium green by CICERO.
”Sustainability is an integrated part of SBB’s business model, hence issuing our first green bond is another milestone for SBB. With a tenor of five year and a spread of 3.3% we continue to reduce our financial risk profile and it is encouraging to once again receive strong support from Nordic bond investors”, says Ilija Batljan, CEO and Founder of SBB.
For further information, please contact:
Ilija Batljan, CEO and Founder of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, +46 70 518 39 67, [email protected]
The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above on February 7, 2019, at 15:40 CET.