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Bank Millennium SAMillennium lender enters into PLN 2.135 bln synthetic securitisation transaction with EBRD
Listed lender Bank Millennium has entered into a synthetic securitisation transaction with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a portfolio of loans to small, medium and large enterprises with a total nominal value of PLN 2.135 billion (EUR 500.9 mln), the bank said in a market filing.
The lender said that, as part of the transaction, it has transferred a significant part of the credit risk from the selected securitised portfolio to the investor, the EBRD.
"The selected securitised loan portfolio remains on the bank's balance sheet. The risk transfer of the securitised portfolio is implemented through a credit protection instrument in the form of a financial guarantee issued by the EBRD," Millennium said in the market filing.
In addition, the bank has the option to increase the denomination of the transaction to a maximum value of PLN 4.057 billion (EUR 951.8 mln).
The estimated positive impact of the transaction on the Bank Millennium group's Common Equity Tier 1 [CET1] ratio is approximately 30 basis points with respect to the data reported at the end of the third quarter of 2024.
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