BNG issues EUR 1.5bn 10 Year Social Benchmark

The EUR 1.5 bn 10y benchmark received high quality demand by investors and is the 6th strategic benchmark of the bank in 2024. The proceeds of the bond will be utilised for lending to Dutch Social Housing Associations to finance their activities contributing to the UN SDGs, as defined in BNG's 'Sustainable Finance Framework' (latest version dated July 2024), available at https://www.bngbank.com/Funding/ESG-Bonds. We are very pleased with the result and are grateful to our investor community around the globe for their strong support for BNG.

BNG is a Dutch agency specializing in providing financing for its clients that are active in the public domain in the Netherlands. BNG has provided financing to the public sector since 1914, at competitive terms and conditions and for all maturities, irrespective of the situation on the financial markets. Its clients are local authorities and are also in the social housing, healthcare, education, energy and infrastructure sectors. After the State, BNG is the largest SSA issuer in the Netherlands.