Hungary successfully placed 15-year EUR 1bn Eurobond issue, which was priced at 99.152% or 12bps over midmarket swaps, the FinMin announced. The bond carries 3.875% coupon rate and expires on Feb 24, 2020.
Total bids for the offer amounted to EUR 1.9bn, which allowed for pricing at the lower end of 12- 14bps guidance announced earlier. We recall that the State Debt Management Centre mandated ABN AMRO and UBS to lead manage the issue. Noteworthy, buyers of the bonds included institutional investors who have not purchased Hungarian securities before such as new life and pension insurers and investments funds.
On Jan 27, Hungary placed USD 1.5bn in Eurobonds (triple the initial amount), which brings the total overseas issuance at some EUR 2.15bn. According to the 2005 debt financing plan gross foreign issuance should amount to EUR 3-3.5bn, with EUR 2-2.5bn coming in H1.