The 0% EURO 6 billion OLO92 benchmark issue, maturing October 22nd, 2031 for the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM (rated Aa3;outlook stable/AA; outlook stable/AA-;outlook negative) is now priced.

Issue/Reoffer price 102.353, to yield -0.216%, equivalent to 7bps under mid swaps.

Payment date January 19th, 2021. Short first coupon on October 22nd, 2021. 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, Citi, J.P. Morgan, Natixis and Société Générale.

Co-lead group: Barclays, Crédit Agricole, HSBC, KBC, Morgan Stanley, NatWest Markets and Nomura.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 3.042 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312776488 - 13/05/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.035
Weighted average yield : -0.626 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.35

ISIN Code : BE0312780522 - 13/01/2022
Amount taken (EUR billion): 2.007
Weighted average yield : -0.629 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.68

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

The Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem, announces :

The Kingdom of Belgium intends to issue a new syndicated EURO benchmark bond maturing October 22nd, 2031 (OLO 92) in the near future, subject to market conditions.

The Kingdom has mandated BNP Paribas Fortis, Citi , J.P. Morgan, Natixis and Société Générale as joint bookrunners.  All other Primary Dealers will be invited to the syndicate group.

The auction scheduled for the 25th of January, 2021 is cancelled.

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 424.76 billion as of 31 December 2020.

Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 424.57 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.19 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 417.62 billion. 

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 2.201 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312776488 - 13/05/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.200
Weighted average yield : -0.625 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.11

ISIN Code : BE0312777494 - 15/07/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.001
Weighted average yield : -0.623 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.70

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

Within the framework of its announced Buyback program in the financing plan 2021, the Belgian Debt Agency has started quoting bid prices on a special window on the MTS AM electronic platform as of today January 4th, 2021 to buy back its OLO 48 with ISIN  BE0000308172 and its OLO 65 with ISIN   BE0000325341 having respectively an outstanding of 14.084.000.000 EUR and 16.246.000.000 EUR.   

The OLO 48 has its final maturity on March 28th, 2022 and the OLO 65 has its final maturity on September 28th 2022. 

Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, announced an agreement outlining the new relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom. In his first response, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo welcomes the agreement.

In the framework of its "Optional Reverse Inquiry Facility" program, the Belgian Debt Agency has issued EUR  0.500 billion, in the following OLO-lines :

OLO 0.80 % 22/06/2025 (OLO74)
ISIN code : BE0000334434
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.350
Weighted average yield : -0.725 %

OLO 1.00 % 22/06/2026 (OLO77)
ISIN code : BE0000337460
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.150
Weighted average yield : -0.677 %

See our  Refinitiv page BELG/ORI or Bloomberg page BEDA - "OLO Optional Reverse Inquiry - Results".

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the following 2 OLO lines will be auctioned on Friday, 11 December 2020 for a maximum amount of EUR 500 million:

1.
Description : OLO 0.80% 22/06/2025
ISIN code : BE0000334434
OLO number : OLO 74
Outstanding : EUR 18.930.000.000.00

2.
Description : OLO 1.00% 22/06/2026
ISIN code : BE0000337460
OLO number : OLO 77
Outstanding : EUR 15.404.000.000.00

Payment date will be 15/12/2020.

Brussels, 9 December 2020 | On 8 December, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, together with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and other European leaders, launched the D4D Hub, a global multi-stakeholder platform that will mark a turning point in the EU’s international partnerships to support a human-centric digital transformation. Eleven EU Member States, including Belgium, have committed to cooperate towards a European digital development strategy. 

Please find enclosed the borrowing requirements and the funding plan for 2021.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.875 billion, distributed into the following lines :

ISIN Code : BE0312775472 - 11/03/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.645
Weighted average yield : -0.753 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.33

ISIN Code : BE0312779516 - 11/11/2021
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.230
Weighted average yield : -0.714 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.07

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