EQS-News: VERBUND AG: VERBUND successfully places EUR 700m EU Green Bond with strong investor demand and optimal pricing execution

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   VERBUND AG: VERBUND successfully places EUR 700m EU Green Bond with strong
   investor demand and optimal pricing execution

   10.04.2026 / 08:59 CET/CEST
   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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   VERBUND AG, Austria’s leading energy company, has successfully issued a
   Green Bond in accordance with the EU Green Bond Standard (Regulation (EU)
   2023/2631 on European Green Bonds), marking another significant milestone
   in its long-standing green finance strategy. This represents the first
   issuance under this standard in Austria.

   The transaction was executed in a market environment characterized by
   elevated volatility and geopolitical uncertainty and was met with
   exceptionally strong demand from international investors. The EUR 700m
   Green Bond with a maturity of seven years was almost 5 times
   oversubscribed at peak demand.

   The quality of the order book, combined with broad diversification across
   international real money investors, enabled a significant tightening of
   pricing guidance during the bookbuilding process, clearly demonstrating
   VERBUND’s strong pricing power. The bond was ultimately priced with an
   attractive coupon of 3.375% at the tight end of final guidance.

   The successful placement not only reflects the capital market’s strong
   confidence in VERBUND’s credit quality, but also highlights the company’s
   ability to deliver transactions with a high degree of execution certainty
   and optimal pricing even in challenging market conditions.

   VERBUND will allocate the net proceeds to finance green projects in line
   with its Green Financing Framework, updated in March 2026, and the EU
   Green Bond Factsheet. Both documents have been reviewed by the
   internationally recognized sustainability rating agency ISS Corporate and
   have received a Second Party Opinion as well as a Pre-Issuance Review,
   confirming alignment with the EU Taxonomy, the Green Bond Principles 2025
   (ICMA), and the EU Green Bond Standard.

   The proceeds will primarily be invested in projects in Austria, including:

     • Increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources such
       as hydropower, wind power and solar energy,
     • Enhancing transmission security and grid stability through investments
       in high-voltage networks, and
     • Expanding electricity storage capacity, particularly in pumped storage
       hydropower.

   These investments contribute significantly to the implementation of
   Austria’s energy strategy and to achieving national climate and
   decarbonisation targets.

   VERBUND has a strong and well-established track record in green financing
   and is considered a pioneer in this field. Key milestones include the
   first corporate green bond in the German-speaking region in 2014, the
   world’s first digital green Schuldschein and an ESG-linked syndicated loan
   in 2018, a taxonomy-aligned green & sustainability-linked bond in 2021, as
   well as further innovative sustainable financing instruments in subsequent
   years.

   With this transaction, VERBUND once again underlines its leading position
   in the European green bond market and its ability to mobilise a deep and
   high-quality investor base while executing a disciplined, value-optimising
   pricing strategy—even in volatile market environments.
    

   Contact: Andreas Wollein
   Head of Group Finance and Investor Relations
   T.: +43 (0)5 03 13 - 52604
   F.: +43 (0)5 03 13 - 52694
   mailto:[email protected]

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   Language:    English
   Company:     VERBUND AG
                Am Hof 6A
                1010 Wien
                Austria
   Phone:       0043-1-53113-52604
   Fax:         0043-1-53113-52694
   E-mail:      [email protected]
   Internet:    www.verbund.com
   ISIN:        AT0000746409
   WKN:         877738
   Indices:     ATX
   Listed:      Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
   EQS News ID: 2306224


    
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