With reference to the press release about pricing 10- and 30-year Green Bonds denominated in EUR, maturing on March 7th, 2029 and March 8th, 2049, respectively, which was conducted on February 28th, 2019, Ministry of Finance presents additional information concerning structure of investors.

1. The structure of 10-year Green Bonds’ buyers was well diversified, with 47% of allocation going to designated green accounts.

The bonds were allocated to investors from France (23%), Germany (22%), Benelux (11%), Poland (6%) the UK (5%), Switzerland (3%), Austria (3%), Scandinavia (3%), and other Europe (14%). The share of investors from the Middle East, and other countries, amounted to 4% and 6%, respectively.

In terms of investor type, the buyers group included: asset managers (38%), banks (36%), insurance and pension companies (12%), central banks and public institutions (11%), hedge funds (2%), and other entities (1%).

2. The structure of 30-year Green Bonds’ buyers was also well diversified, with 43% of allocation going to designated green accounts.

The bonds were allocated to investors from Germany (45%), France (15%), the UK (9%),  Switzerland (3%), Austria (3%), Benelux (3%), and other Europe (18%). The share of investors from the Middle East, similarly to investors from other countries, amounted to 2%.

In terms of investor type, the buyers group included: asset managers (48%), insurance and pension companies (37%), banks (6%), central banks and public institutions (5%), hedge funds (3%), and other entities (1%).