EQS-News: VERBUND AG: VERBUND successfully places EUR 700m EU Green Bond with strong investor demand and optimal pricing execution
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VERBUND AG: VERBUND successfully places EUR 700m EU Green Bond with strong
investor demand and optimal pricing execution
10.04.2026 / 08:59 CET/CEST
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VERBUND AG, Austria’s leading energy company, has successfully issued a
Green Bond in accordance with the EU Green Bond Standard (Regulation (EU)
2023/2631 on European Green Bonds), marking another significant milestone
in its long-standing green finance strategy. This represents the first
issuance under this standard in Austria.
The transaction was executed in a market environment characterized by
elevated volatility and geopolitical uncertainty and was met with
exceptionally strong demand from international investors. The EUR 700m
Green Bond with a maturity of seven years was almost 5 times
oversubscribed at peak demand.
The quality of the order book, combined with broad diversification across
international real money investors, enabled a significant tightening of
pricing guidance during the bookbuilding process, clearly demonstrating
VERBUND’s strong pricing power. The bond was ultimately priced with an
attractive coupon of 3.375% at the tight end of final guidance.
The successful placement not only reflects the capital market’s strong
confidence in VERBUND’s credit quality, but also highlights the company’s
ability to deliver transactions with a high degree of execution certainty
and optimal pricing even in challenging market conditions.
VERBUND will allocate the net proceeds to finance green projects in line
with its Green Financing Framework, updated in March 2026, and the EU
Green Bond Factsheet. Both documents have been reviewed by the
internationally recognized sustainability rating agency ISS Corporate and
have received a Second Party Opinion as well as a Pre-Issuance Review,
confirming alignment with the EU Taxonomy, the Green Bond Principles 2025
(ICMA), and the EU Green Bond Standard.
The proceeds will primarily be invested in projects in Austria, including:
• Increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources such
as hydropower, wind power and solar energy,
• Enhancing transmission security and grid stability through investments
in high-voltage networks, and
• Expanding electricity storage capacity, particularly in pumped storage
hydropower.
These investments contribute significantly to the implementation of
Austria’s energy strategy and to achieving national climate and
decarbonisation targets.
VERBUND has a strong and well-established track record in green financing
and is considered a pioneer in this field. Key milestones include the
first corporate green bond in the German-speaking region in 2014, the
world’s first digital green Schuldschein and an ESG-linked syndicated loan
in 2018, a taxonomy-aligned green & sustainability-linked bond in 2021, as
well as further innovative sustainable financing instruments in subsequent
years.
With this transaction, VERBUND once again underlines its leading position
in the European green bond market and its ability to mobilise a deep and
high-quality investor base while executing a disciplined, value-optimising
pricing strategy—even in volatile market environments.
Contact: Andreas Wollein
Head of Group Finance and Investor Relations
T.: +43 (0)5 03 13 – 52604
F.: +43 (0)5 03 13 – 52694
investor-relations@verbund.com
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Language: English
Company: VERBUND AG
Am Hof 6A
1010 Wien
Austria
Phone: 0043-1-53113-52604
Fax: 0043-1-53113-52694
E-mail: investor-relations@verbund.com
Internet: www.verbund.com
ISIN: AT0000746409
WKN: 877738
Indices: ATX
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 2306224
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