Key features of the AUT31E bond issue:
Issue size: 300 bonds with a nominal value of €100,000 each
Interest rate: Fixed at 5.97%, payable annually
Maturity: July 7, 2031
Type: Unsecured, unsubordinated corporate bonds
Subscription: The bond offering was subscribed by nine institutional investors
The proceeds will be used to support the sustainability objectives outlined in the company’s development strategy.
The bond issue is structured under Autonom’s Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework, reflecting the company’s continued integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria into its long-term strategy.
Among the ESG performance indicators monitored by Autonom are carbon emissions reduction and gender equality.
Under its environmental targets, the company aims to reduce the average carbon emissions of its operational passenger car fleet by 30% by 2028 and 55% by 2030. Regarding gender diversity, Autonom plans to increase the share of women in management positions to 46% by 2030.
The bond issuance was arranged with the support of a consortium comprising BRD – Groupe Société Générale, Banca Comerciala Romana, BT Capital Partners, Raiffeisen Bank, and UniCredit Bank, acting as Co-Arrangers. BRD – Groupe Société Générale also acted as Autonom’s intermediary for the admission of the AUT31E bonds to trading on the Regulated Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange.