BRUSSELS, 10/02/2020 -  Tomorrow, 11 February, on the occasion of the European 112 Day, Belgium will introduce an options menu for the emergency numbers 112 and 101. In case of an emergency, you can call both 112 and 101 to reach one of the three emergency services (fire brigade, ambulance or police). In any case, you get some help even if you don't make a choice or if you make the wrong choice.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.670 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312770424 - 14/05/2020
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.670
Weighted average yield : -0.589 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.38

See our Reuters page BELG/TC or Bloomberg page BELG - TC Auctions - Results.

See pdf file attached.

The 0.1% EURO 6 billion OLO89 benchmark issue, maturing 22nd June, 2030 for the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, rated Aa3/AA/AA-, is now priced.

Issue/Reoffer price 99.865, to yield 0.113%, equivalent to 7 bps under mid swaps.

Payment date January 22th, 2020. Short first coupon on June 22nd, 2020. Listing Brussels.

Belgian law. No XD, no NP. FM2 (with prior consultation with the issuer) applies.

Fees total 17.5 cts.

Reg S Category 1, 144A eligible,  CAC,  FCA / ICMA Stabilisation.

Joint leads and books : BNP Paribas Fortis, Crédit Agricole CIB, J.P. Morgan, KBC and NatWest Markets.

Co-lead group: Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Nomura International

The Minister of Finance, Alexander De Croo, announces :

The Kingdom of Belgium intends to issue a new syndicated EURO benchmark bond maturing June 22nd, 2030 (OLO 89) in the near future, subject to market conditions.

The Kingdom has mandated BNP Paribas Fortis, Crédit Agricole CIB, J.P. Morgan, KBC and NatWest Markets as joint bookrunners. All other Primary Dealers will be invited to the syndicate group.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.794 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312770424 - 14/05/2020

Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.819

Weighted average yield : -0.591 %

Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.63

ISIN Code : BE0312774467 - 14/01/2021

Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.975

Weighted average yield : -0.579 %

Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.61

See our Reuters page BELG/TC or Bloomberg page BELG - TC Auctions - Results.

The Belgian Debt Agency announces:

The OLO auction scheduled on 20th of January, 2020 is cancelled.

The Kingdom of Belgium is monitoring the market in order to issue a new EURO syndicated benchmark subject to market conditions.

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 393.850 billion as of 31 December 2019.
Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 393.64 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.21 billion.
In net terms (i.e. deducting financial deposits and investments, as well as securities owned by the Treasury), the Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 385.48 billion.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.706 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312770424 - 14/05/2020

Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.853

Weighted average yield : -0.611 %

Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.00

ISIN Code : BE0312771430 - 09/07/2020

Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.853

Weighted average yield : -0.610 %

Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.97

See our Reuters page BELG/TC or Bloomberg page BELG - TC Auctions - Results.