Deutsche Börse Places Hybrid Bond Of EUR 600 Million - Financing Of STOXX Transaction Completed

Deutsche Börse AG has successfully placed a hybrid bond on the market in an aggregate principal amount of EUR 600 million due in 2041. The notes carry a yearly coupon of 2.75 per cent until the first call date in February 2021. Listing of the notes will take place in the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and in the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with participation in the Prime Standard for corporate bonds.

The proceeds from the issue of the hybrid bond will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and to finance the full acquisition of STOXX AG and Indexium AG. The bond placement was supported by a banking consortium led by the joint book runners BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International (also acting as structuring advisor) and Morgan Stanley.