Preliminary initial spread guidance for new 10-year Dutch State Loan set at +24 to +28 basis points

News item | 14-02-2022 | 15:49

The DSTA reserves the right to adjust the spread guidance before opening the book if circumstances change.

During the auction the spread guidance may also be adjusted. The spread guidance will become final no later than 15:00 CET tomorrow.

The characteristics of this bond are:

Maturity date	15 July 2032
Coupon	0.50% annually from 2022 (short first coupon)
Issuance size	€ 4 - 6 billion
Reference bond	DBR 0.00% 15 February 2032
Preliminary initial spread guidance	+24 to +28 basis points
Auction date	Tuesday 15 February 2022, starting at 10:00 CET
Allocation	As soon as possible after the closing of the book; no later than Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 09:00 CET.
Pricing Window	From 30 minutes after allocation; no later than Wednesday 16 February 2022 at 12:00 CET
Total fees Primary Dealers	€ 17 million (incl. advisory fees) for 2 DDAs and the re-opening of the Green DSL 2040 in 2022

The target volume of the DDA is € 4 to 6 billion. Through subsequent future re-openings the outstanding amount of the DSL will be increased to a minimum of around €12 billion. Liquidity will be guaranteed through a repo facility available to the Primary Dealers (PDs).

The book will open tomorrow at 10:00 CET and closes at 17:00 CET at the latest. The allocation and the cut off-spread will be announced as soon as possible after the closing of the book, and no later than 09:00 CET on the following day. Allocation is strictly based on pre-announced rules (the DDA rules) in order to ensure a fair and fully transparent auction. The DDA is a uniform price auction. The pricing will occur at the earliest 30 minutes after allocation and no later than 12:00 CET on the following day. The DSTA aims to determine the price on the auction date itself. Settlement takes place 2 days after pricing.

The DDA rules are available on this website and on Bloomberg (DDA <GO>).