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BNP Paribas Bank Polska SABNP Paribas BP lender to sell EUR 160 mln capital bonds to its parent company BNP Paribas
France-based BNP Paribas has accepted the proposal to purchase the capital bonds with a total nominal value of EUR 160 million presented by its Polish unit, listed lender BNP Paribas Bank Polska, the bank said in a market filing.
BNP Paribas BP assumes that the funds obtained from the bond issue will replace the funds received by the bank from subordinated loans in the amounts of EUR 60 million, CHF 60 million and EUR 40 million.
The early repayment of these loans, subject to prior consent of Poland's financial market regulator KNF, is planned for the third quarter of 2025.
As BNP Paribas BP reported in the market filing, the nominal value of one bond is EUR 100,000. The maturity date of the bonds is June 6, 2040.
The interest rate on bonds has been determined based on the compounded daily STR plus the margin. The interest rate has been established on market terms.
The bonds will be qualified to the bank's own funds as Tier 2 instruments after obtaining the relevant consent from Poland's financial market regulator KNF.
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