KPN successfully issues €500 million hybrid bond and launches tender offer

  • KPN issued a €500 million subordinated Hybrid Bond for corporate purposes and debt refinancing.
  • The offering attracted a final orderbook exceeding €2.5 billion from institutional investors.
  • KPN launched a tender offer for €500 million of perpetual hybrid securities expiring September 8, 2026.

Koninklijke KPN N.V. has successfully issued a €500 million perpetual non-call 5.25-year subordinated Hybrid Bond, with proceeds designated for general corporate purposes and refinancing existing indebtedness. The bond carries a 4.625% annual coupon until its first reset date on December 9, 2031, and is first callable on September 9, 2031. The offering drew a final orderbook exceeding €2.5 billion from a broad, diversified institutional investor base. S&P and Fitch are expected to rate the bond BB+ and treat it as 50% equity and 50% debt, while KPN will account for it as equity under IFRS. The bond is expected to list on Euronext Dublin’s Global Exchange Market. KPN also launched an offer to repurchase any and all of its €500 million perpetual hybrid capital securities, identified by ISIN XS2486270858, which have a first reset date of December 21, 2027. The tender offer expires at 5 p.m. CEST on September 8, 2026, unless extended, and remains subject to conditions including the New Financing Condition.

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