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Bonds

Financing Programmes

A fundamental funding policy guideline is to sustain the group's financial independence and ensure proper access to financial markets. Therefore we have a €2 bn Commercial Paper Programme and Multi-Currency as well €5 bn Debt Issuance Programme in place.

Debt Issuance Programme (DIP)

In Year 2000 we have launched a Debt Issuance Programme (DIP) for the long-term funding needs. In the framework of this programme, bonds with maturities of up to 30 years can be issued in any currency.

€5 bn Debt Issuance Programme

Utilisation as of 31 December 2024: € 1.150 million

€5 bn Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus

Dealers

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.
Commerzbank AG
Deutsche Bank AG
Goldman Sachs International
ING Bank N. V.
J.P. Morgan Securities plc
Société Générale
UniCredit Bank AG

Outstanding DIP Issues (selection)

ISIN Code	Currency	Amount	Interest Basis	Issue Date	Maturity Date	Final Terms
XS1203941775	EUR	600mn	1.50%	19/03/2015	19/03/2025	pdf (477 KB)
XS2778370051	EUR	500mn	4.625%	07/03/2024	07/03/2029	pdf (659 KB)*

Commercial Paper Programme

For short and medium-term financing, METRO AG uses regular issuance programmes customary in capital markets such as the Euro Commercial Paper Programme launched in 1999.

€2 bn Euro Commercial Paper Programme

Prospectus

Dealers

Bayerische Landesbank
Banco Santander, S. A.
BRED Banque Populaire
Commerzbank AG
Crédit Industriel et Commercial S. A.
DZ Bank AG
ING Bank N. V.
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Société Générale
UniCredit Bank AG

Rating

METRO AG has mandated Standard & Poor's with the preparation and monitoring of a rating. The current rating of METRO by S&P constitutes itself as follows:

Rating Agency	Long-term	Short-term	Outlook	Report Date
Standard & Poor's	BBB-	A-3	stable	23/04/2024	pdf (225 KB)

Status: 23/04/2024

Liquidity back-up

METRO AG has access to an appropriate liquidity reserve at all times so METRO will not have its financial flexibility impaired even in case of the occurrence of unexpected situations which might have a negative financial impact.