Kingdom of Sweden issues a 3-year dollar benchmark

Press release 4 November 2014

Kingdom of Sweden issues USD 3 billion (approximately SEK 22 billion) in a new three-year bond at a yield of 1.077 per cent. The proceeds will be used to refinance maturing on-lending to the Riksbank.

The transaction was priced at mid-swaps minus 7 basis points. No sovereign issuer has so far this year been able to price as tight to the swap curve in dollar, US treasury excluded. It is also the lowest level the Kingdom printed dollar at since 2012. The orderbook almost reached USD 4 billion.

 – The demand for our bonds is significant despite their richness. The bond was even priced flat to Sweden’s secondary curve, says Maria Norström, Head of Funding.

This year’s planned total funding in foreign currency bonds equivalent of SEK 83 billion has now been covered and concluded.

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For more information, please contact:
Anna Sjulander, Deputy Head of Funding, +46 8 613 47 77