Republic of Iceland issues a new Eurobond at the lowest yields in the Republic´s history

13.06.19
Republic of Iceland issues a new Eurobond at the lowest yields in the Republic´s history

The Republic of Iceland has today concluded agreements on issuance of bonds totalling EUR 500 million, or the equivalent of ISK 71 billion.  

The bonds bear fixed interest of 0.1% and have a 5-year maturity, with a yield of 0.122%. This is the lowest yield in the history of the Republic. Investors showed strong interest in the issue, with total subscriptions around EUR 2,5 billion or five times the size of the issue.  The broad-based investor group is comprised of central banks and other institutional investors, mainly from Europe. Barclays, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Nomura were joint managers for the issue.

Yesterday an offer of buy back of existing bonds of 750 million euros issued in 2014 expired. Owners of 60.5 million euros accepted the offer, in addition to those 398 million already tendered in December 2017. Owners that wished for got a priority allocation in the new bond.

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Sep 30 2026
Annual prospects
Quarterly Government Debt Management Prospect

Q4/2026

  • In Q4, government bonds will be offered for sale in the amount of 28.5 b.kr. market value.
  • The bonds that could conceivably be offered are all benchmark Government series, and issue size and market conditions will determine how much, if any, will be sold in each series.
  • There is the possibility of switch auctions of RIKB 27 0415 during the quarter.

GDM Q4 Prospect 2026.pdf

Sep 16 2026
Treasury Bonds
Treasury Bond Auction Announcement - RIKB 38 0215 - RIKS 50 0915
Series RIKB 38 0215 RIKS 50 0915
ISIN IS0000037265 IS0000037794
Maturity Date 02/15/2038 09/15/2050
Auction Date 09/18/2026 09/18/2026
Settlement Date 09/23/2026 09/23/2026
10% addition 09/22/2026 09/22/2026

On the Auction Date, between 10:30 am and 11:00 am, the Government Debt Management will auction Treasury bonds in the Series, with the ISIN numbers and with the Maturity Dates according to the table above. Payments for the Treasury bonds must be received by the Central Bank before 14:00 on the Settlement Date, and the Bonds will be delivered in electronic form on the same day. Article 6 of the General Terms of Auction for Treasury bonds applies for the right to purchase an additional 10%.

Further reference is made to the description of the Treasury bond and the General Terms of Auction for Treasury bonds on the Government Debt Management website.

For additional information please contact Oddgeir Gunnarsson, Government Debt Management, at +354 569 9635.