Preliminary initial spread guidance for new 30-year Dutch State Loan set at +33 to +38 basis points
Tomorrow, 27 September 2022, the DSTA will launch its new 30-year bond, the 2.00% DSL 15 January 2054, via a Dutch Direct Auction (DDA). Today the preliminary initial spread guidance vis-à-vis the reference bond is set at +33 to +38 basis points.
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:
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Maturity date |
15 January 2054 |
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Coupon |
2.00 % annually from 2023 (short first coupon) |
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Issuance size |
€ 3 - 5 billion |
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Reference bond |
DBR 0.00% 15 August 2052 |
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Preliminary initial spread guidance |
+33 to +38 basis points |
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Auction date |
Tuesday 27 September 2022, starting at 10:00 CET |
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Total fees PDs |
€ 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 € 3 to 5 billion. Through subsequent future re-openings the outstanding amount of the DSL will be increased to a minimum of €10 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>).