Mandate: Ireland Mar-31 Green Bond Tap
9 October 2019 - Ireland, acting through the National Treasury Management Agency, rated Moody's A2 (Stable), Standard and Poor's A+ (Stable), Fitch Ratings A+ (Stable), has mandated Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Danske Bank, Davy and J.P. Morgan as joint lead managers for a syndicated tap of the 1.35% 18 March 2031 Green Bond. The proceeds will be used in accordance with the Irish Sovereign Green Bond (ISGB) framework. The transaction is expected to be launched and priced in the near future subject to market conditions. FCA/ICMA stabilisation. The target market for the Bond is eligible counterparties, professional counterparties and retail counterparties (all channels for distribution), each as defined in MIFID II.