Comments: CHF100m 15yr fxd Social cpn 0.925% at 100, yld 0.925%. Spread: SARON MS+24 / Govt+51. PP: Yes;
Deal Comments
Reoffer: 15yr: SARON MS+24bp / Govt+51bp / 100.000 / 0.925%
Guidance: 15yr: SARON MS+24bp area // YTM 0.9275% area // Govt+54bp area
Issuer: NRW.BANK (Ticker: NRWBK)
Guarantor: Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Guarantor Domicile: Germany
Format: Public Fixed-Rate Social Notes
Ranking: Senior Unsecured
Guarantor Rating: Aa1/AA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/SCOPE)
Expected Instrument Rating: Aa1/AA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/SCOPE)
Size: CHF 100m
Coupon: 0.925% p.a.
Issue Price: 100.000%
Spread/Yield: SARON MS+24bp // YTM 0.925% // Govt+51bp
ISIN: CH1533150962
Security Number: 153315096
Maturity: 12-Mar-41 (15 years)
Settlement: 12-Mar-26
Day Count: 30/360, following unadjusted
Lead Managers: UBS, Deutsche Bank
SNB Repo-eligibility: At the discretion of the SNB, expected yes (HQLA Level 1)
Documentation: Off the Issuer's Alleviated Prospectus of NRW.BANK dated 30-Apr-25 (as supplemented by Supplement No. 1 dated 22-Jan-26)
FinSA Prospectus: Delayed prospectus approval in accordance with Article 51(2) FinSA
Governing Law: German law
Covenants: PP
SIX Listing: 10-Mar-26
Denomination: CHF 5,000 and integral multiples thereof
Social Bond Framework: https://www.nrwbank.de/.galleries/downloads/investor-relations/Social-Bond/NRW.BANK-Social-Bond-Framework-2025.pdf
ESG Ratings: https://www.nrwbank.de/de/die-nrw-bank/dafuer-stehen-wir/nachhaltigkeit/#ratings
Use of Proceeds: An amount equivalent to the net proceeds raised from any NRW.BANK Social Bond issued under the NRW.BANK Social Bond Framework dated May 2025 (as amended or restated from time to time, the NRW.BANK Social Bond Framework) (including the Notes) will be exclusively applied to finance, in part or in full, new eligible social expenditures (Eligible Social Projects) and/or to refinance, in part or in full, existing Eligible Social Projects as listed in the NRW.BANK Social Bond Framework
Target Market: As defined by the manufacturer domiciled in the EEA (MIFID II): Eligible counterparties, professional clients and retail clients in Switzerland only (all channels for distribution), subject to applicable selling restrictions.
Selling Restrictions: In particular, United States of America, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Canada, Japan, and/or such other restrictions as may be required in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes. Reg S TEFRA D Rules apply, no communications with or into the US.
Guarantor(s)
Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Use of Proceeds
Finance, in part or in full, new eligible social expenditures (Eligible Social Projects) and/or to refinance, in part or in full, existing Eligible Social Projects as listed in the NRW.BANK Social Bond Framework