Bursa de Valori Bucuresti : BCR lists bonds worth RON 1.12 billion on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The total value of the BCR bond issues listed on the Exchange is almost RON 10 billion

Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR), one of the most important financial groups in Romania, is listing today, November 28, a new bond issue on the Main Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, worth RON 1.12 billion. This is the 11th bond issue listed by BCR on the Exchange over time, with their total value reaching almost RON 10 billion.

The corporate bonds, traded under the ticker symbol BCR31, totaling 1,875 units, have a nominal value of RON 600,000, a fixed interest rate of 7.718% per annum, and will mature on November 11, 2031.

"The listing of BCR's new bond issuance on the Bucharest Stock Exchange reconfirms the capital market's role as a cornerstone instrument for long-term financing of the real economy. In a transparent and predictable market environment, we are able to raise capital that further strengthens the bank's yield curve, broadens and deepens our investor base, and supports projects that accelerate Romania's sustainable and digital transformation.This is also how investors on the BVB create impact with their capital: beyond financial earnings, their allocations generate prosperity within the community and contribute to long-term value creation. We are grateful for the continued trust placed in BCR and for the opportunity to build together a more competitive economy, supported by a robust entrepreneurial infrastructure," said Sergiu Manea, CEO of Banca Comerciala Romana.

"With each new bond issue, Banca Comerciala Româna strengthens its strategic and long-term partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange and the entire capital market. The cumulative value of BCR's bonds-almost RON 10 billion-shows the capital market's potential to provide stable resources for financing the economy. BCR demonstrates its commitment to developing the investment environment, both as an active issuer and as a key market participant in major listings. We thank BCR for its role in the development of the capital market and Romania's economy", stated Remus Vulpescu, CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange.

The bond issue listed today on the stock exchange is the 11th issue listed by BCR on the BVB. The first bond issue by BCR has matured, with a total of 10 corporate issues currently being traded. The bank's second bond issue, worth RON 600 million, has been trading since December 2019 under ticker symbol BCR26. In 2021, BCR listed another three bond issues, of which one was green bonds - BCR28, BCR28A, and BCR28B. In 2022, BCR listed three bond issues on the Regulated Market of Bucharest Stock Exchange, of which the first and the third were corporate bonds, BCR27 and BCR28C, while the second was a green bond issue, BCR27A. In 2023, BCR listed two bond issues: in May, it listed the BCR27E green eurobond issue, marking the bank's debut on the international capital markets, and in December, the BCR29 bond issue, worth RON 1 billion, was admitted to trading. Added to these are the bonds listed today, BCR31, worth RON 1.12 billion, reaching a total value of RON 9.92 billion.

About BCR

BCR offers a full range of financial products and services through a network of 20 business centres and 18 mobile offices dedicated to companies and 298 retail units located in most of the country's cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, where 73% of units are cashless. BCR customers have the largest national network of ATMs and multifunctional machines - almost 2,000 machines, and full banking services through Internet banking, Mobile banking, Phone-banking and E-commerce.

About BVB

BVB is the only securities market operator in Romania. BVB, a company listed on its own market since 2010, is part of the BVB Group which includes the Central Depository, responsible for registry and settlement operations in Romania, and from 2019 the central counterparty CCP.RO, an institution that will take over the function of clearing securities transactions in Romania and which will contribute to the relaunch of the derivatives market. BVB manages two distinct markets, the Regulated Market and the Multilateral Trading System, on which a variety of financial instruments are listed such as shares, bonds, fund units, certificates, structured products, preferential rights. The efforts of BVB and its stakeholders to modernize and develop the Romanian capital market were recognized by the promotion to Emerging Market status by the global index provider FTSE Russell in 2020. Currently, 12 Romanian companies are included in the FTSE Russell indices dedicated to emerging markets. More information on https://www.bvb.ro.