EnBW successfully places two bonds on the Swiss capital market

Karlsruhe. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has today placed two bonds each amounting to 100 million Swiss francs with a fixed term of 5 and 10 years respectively through its subsidiary EnBW International Finance B.V.. Credit Suisse and Royal Bank of Scotland are the lead managers. The bond settlement date will be 12 July 2013 and repayment will be due on 12 July 2018 and 2023 respectively. The bonds have a coupon rate of 1.25 percent and 2.25 percent respectively and were positioned with investors for the long term at 50 bp and 75 bp respectively above the Swiss midswap rate.

In February 2013 EnBW repaid a bond of approximately CHF 300 million. The repayment was made without fresh borrowing. The CHF bond repaid in February served for financing and hedging purposes of EnBW’s activities in Switzerland. “The refinancing in CHF is again in line with our financing strategy of obtaining long-term financing at a favourable price and simultaneously maintaining our investor base in Switzerland,” as Thomas Kusterer, Chief Financial Officer of EnBW emphasized. Despite the currently high volatility on the international capital markets the bonds were placed within several minutes.