Investor Presentaiton
THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
Ministry of Finance
LGB €0.75bn 15-year 2.25% 03/2028
7: DEBT MANAGEMENT
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
AAAAaa (S&P / Moody's)
€ 750 million
Issuer:
Issue ratings:
Size:
Launch date:
12 March 2013
Maturity:
19 March 2028
Coupon:
Reoffer yield:
Reoffer spread:
Governing Law:
Listing:
Denominations:
Joint Lead Managers:
Distribution by geography
2.250%, annual, ACT/ACT
2.285%
MS +8bp (DBR 5.625% 1/28 +29.8bp)
Luxembourg Law
Luxembourg Stock Exchange
€1,000
BCEE, BGL BNP PARIBAS, BIL, SG
Deal summary
• After closely monitoring the market reaction to the downgrade by Fitch of Italy on
Friday 8 March, the syndicate banks assessed investor sentiment as constructive and
recommended that the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg go ahead with the transaction.
The mandate for a new 15 year EUR benchmark bond was announced on Monday, 11
March.
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At the start of the next day, and after rapidly assessing market conditions, books
officially opened at 10:45 CET with a price guidance set at "Mid Swaps + 8bps area".
Books steadily grew during the next hours and when final spread was set at "Mid
Swaps + 8bps", total demand grew above EUR 800m and this despite some intraday
volatility in the EUR government bond market. In light of the contemplated issue
amount of EUR 750m the books were closed at 2.30pm CET. The pricing level of this
longer-dated transaction is a further testimony that fixed income investors value the
intrinsic quality and stability an issuer such as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg offers -
enabling it to price its longest EUR government bond ever at a spread of only 29.8bp
over Germany.
In total, 73 investors participated in the transaction, highlighting the granularity of the
investor demand. Investor demand was spread over 8 countries with a very strong
support from Luxembourg domestic accounts who picked up 28% of the transaction,
followed by Germany with 25%, France and Belgium respectively took up 11% and 8%.
Distribution by investor type
Luxembourg (28.3%)
Germany (25.4%)
Investor Presentation, June 2013
France (11.8%)
Belgium (7.7%)
UK (7.3%)
Netherlands (7.3%)
■Switzerland (5.8%)
Others (6.4%)
■Banks (57%)
Asset Managers (27%)
Insurance/Pension (16%)
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