In line with projections,
Hungary priced its EUR 1bn 7-year Eurobond issue at 12 bps above mid swaps. Thus the spread
corresponds to 27.3bps above July 2011 German Bund. According to the State Debt Management
Centre (AKK), the pricing of the issue reflects Hungary’s new status as EU member. Both the issue and
re-offer price are set at 99.454. The bond matures on Oct 28, 2011 and carries 3.625% coupon rate. In a
press release AKK specified that proceeds will be used to refinance public debt maturing in 2004. The
three leading rating agencies S&P, Moody’s and Fitch assigned ‘A-‘, A1 and ‘A-‘ rating respectively to
the issue, which corresponds to Hungary’s long-term foreign currency rating. We recall that earlier
AKK selected Dresdner Kleinwort and JP Morgan to co-lead the issue.