On Wednesday 10 November 2021, KommuneKredit launched and priced a new 8-year EUR 750 million issue with a reoffer spread of MS -1 bp, which equated to 44.9 bps over the DBR 0 % August 2029 reference. The transaction priced with a 0 % annual coupon, a reoffer price of 99.872 % and 0.016 % reoffer yield.
The orderbook exceeded EUR 1.7bn with nearly 70 investors involved and the final spread
In a new report, the Danish independent research and analysis centre VIVE assesses that the Danish model for local government borrowing through KommuneKredit – the credit institution for local and regional authorities in Denmark – performs well in relation to the set considerations and criteria.
Danish local governments, i.e. municipalities and regions, undertake many important tasks in the Dan
KommuneKredit announced a mandate for its inaugural GBP 250mn Dec 2024 Green Bond on Wednesday 13th October at 9.45am London time. Books opened at a reoffer spread of UKT +26 bps area. The spread was set in line with initial guidance at UKT+26bps with books reported in excess of GBP 185mn (excl. JLM interest) within 2 hours of books opening. Books closed at 12.30pm London time, and the bond was pr
On Wednesday 29th September, KommuneKredit priced the EUR 500mm increase of 0.01% due 4 May 2034, bringing the new outstanding amount to EUR 1,000,000,000. The reopening of the bond was jointly led by Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan, SEB, TD Securities.
The mandate was announced to the market at 2:20pm CET on Tuesday 28th September. Books opened at 9am CET the following morning with g
On Thursday 9 September 2021, KommuneKredit issued its inaugural SOFR-linked Floating Rate Note; a 4-year USD 700 million bond. The transaction attracted a high quality orderbook with particularly strong support from the bank treasury community.
The mandate for KommuneKredits inaugural 4-year USD 700 million SOFR-linked bond was announced on Wednesday 8 September at 10:45 CET. Books opened the
Summary
▪ Pre-tax profit amounted to DKK 299 million.
▪ Lending and leasing decreased by DKK 1.3 billion to DKK 191.2 billion from year-end 2020 as an increase in net lending of DKK 3.8 billion was countered by a decrease in value adjustments of DKK 5.1 billion.
▪ Net interest income amounted to DKK 180 million against DKK 221 million in the same period last year.
▪ Comprehensive incom
The credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s, has announced its annual credit rating of KommuneKredit in which they affirm the company’s AAA rating. The outlook is stable.
In its credit rating, Standard & Poor’s places special emphasis on:
Very high credit quality in the municipal and regional sector, which is expected to continue despite the economic uncertainty in the lig
Since 2017, KommuneKredit’s Green Committee has approved 504 green loans worth DKK 22.4 billion in total to support the green transition in local and regional Denmark. The estimated annual CO2 reduction attributed to the projects financed with proceeds from KommuneKredit’s green bonds amounts to approximately 1.74 mega tonnes, which is equivalent to the annual emission of approximately 100,000 Dan
On Friday 7 May 2021, KommuneKredit priced a new GBP 400m benchmark. This transaction was KommuneKredits first GBP transaction since 2018.
KommuneKredit has issued its first GBP transaction in three years. 19 investors divided into different investor types participated in this new issue. Order books were in excess of GBP 300m just one hour after the official announcement. The strong investor
Summary
▪ Lending and leasing increased by DKK 7 billion to DKK 192 billion.
▪ At DKK 440 million, net interest income was slightly higher than full-year expectations.
▪ Pre-tax profit for the year amounted to DKK 278 million, while comprehensive income for the year was DKK 218 million, against DKK 441 million in 2019. The difference was due to lower value adjustments.
▪ Common Equity
Based on a very solid and diverse order book, KommuneKredit priced the first Euro benchmark of the year on Wednesday 24 February 2021. At the same time, this is KommuneKredit’s largest 10-year bond and the largest Euro issuance since March 2018.
On Wednesday 24 February 2021, KommuneKredit entered the market with the first Euro benchmark of 2021, raising EUR 1bn with a strongly oversubscribed 1
As one of six priorities, sustainability plays an integral part in KommuneKredit’s new strategy. The association wants to integrate sustainability in the business model to support its members’ – the Danish municipalities and regions – climate ambitions and to accommodate the investors’ growing interest in sustainability.
KommuneKredit is undergoing a transformation to future-proof the associ