Deutsche Börse AG: Deutsche Börse AG launches an offering of convertible bonds in an aggregate amount of EUR 600 million due 2031

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Frankfurt, 9 September 2026 – The Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG (the “Company”), with the approval of the Supervisory Board of the Company, has today resolved to launch an offering of unsubordinated, unsecured convertible bonds in an aggregate principal amount of EUR 600 million (the “Bonds”).
The Bonds, which will have a denomination of EUR 100,000 per Bond, will be convertible into new and/or existing ordinary registered shares with no par value of the Company (the “Shares”) or may be repaid in cash. The pre-emptive rights (Bezugsrechte) of the Company’s shareholders will be excluded. The Company is using an authorisation from its 2024 annual general meeting for the issuance of the convertible bonds.
The Bonds will be issued at 100% of their principal amount and will bear interest at a rate of 0.50% p.a. Unless previously converted, redeemed or repurchased and cancelled, the Bonds will be redeemed at maturity on 16 September 2031 at their accreted redemption amount, which will be set between 105.84% and 108.53% of their principal amount (the “Accreted Redemption Amount”) implying a yield to maturity between 1.625% and 2.125%. The initial conversion price will be set at a conversion premium between 30% and 35% above the reference share price (being the volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Shares on Xetra between launch and pricing of the Offering on 9 September 2026).
The Company will have the option to redeem all, but not some only, of the outstanding Bonds at their Accreted Redemption Amount, plus any interest accrued to but excluding the date fixed for redemption, at any time (i) on or after 5 November 2029 if the value of the Shares underlying the Bonds is equal to or exceeds 130% of the then prevailing Accreted Redemption Amount over a certain period, or (ii) if at any time the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds outstanding and held by persons other than the Company and its subsidiaries has fallen to 20% or less of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds.
The Company has agreed to a lock-up period of 90 calendar days after the settlement of the Offering, subject to certain exemptions and waiver by the Joint Global Coordinators.
The Bonds will be offered by way of an accelerated bookbuilding only to institutional investors in certain jurisdictions outside the United States of America (the “United States” or “U.S.”) in reliance on Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act“) as well as outside of Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and any other jurisdiction, in which offers or sales of the Bonds would be prohibited by applicable law, via a private placement (the “Offering”).
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the Bonds for general corporate purposes including the refinancing of existing debt.
The final terms of the Bonds are expected to be determined and announced through a separate press release later today. Settlement is expected to take place on or around 16 September 2026, and the Company intends to apply for inclusion of the Bonds to trading on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This announcement and the information contained herein is restricted and may not be published, distributed or released, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America (including its territories and possessions), Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction where such publication, distribution or release would be unlawful. The publication, distribution or release of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons who are in possession of this document or other information referred to herein should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Further, this announcement is for information purposes only and is not an offer of, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, securities in any jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This announcement has not been approved by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
This announcement is an advertisement within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the “EU Prospectus Regulation”) and the Prospectus Rules: Admission to the Trading on a Regulated Market Sourcebook (“PRM”), and does not constitute an offer of, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, any securities of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries in the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which offers of, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, securities would be prohibited by applicable law. Neither this announcement nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, an offer or offer to purchase, sell or subscribe in any jurisdiction. The Bonds and the Shares offered or offered to be purchased, sold or subscribed for will not be and have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not be offered, sold, pledged, taken up, exercised, resold, renounced, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been approved, disapproved or recommended by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other U.S. regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the securities referred to herein. No public offering of, or solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, securities of the Company is being made in the United States or any such other jurisdiction.
No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. No prospectus will be prepared in connection with the offering of, or solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, the securities referred to herein. The securities referred to herein may not be offered, and no solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, such securities may be made, to the public in any jurisdiction in circumstances which would require the preparation or registration of any prospectus or offering document relating to the securities referred to herein in such jurisdiction.
This announcement and the offer when made, in member states of the EEA (each a “Member State”) and the United Kingdom (“UK”) are only addressed to and directed at persons who are “qualified investors” as defined in the Prospectus Regulation or the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (“POATRs”) (“Qualified Investors”). Each person in a Member State or in the UK who initially acquires any Bonds or to whom any offer of Bonds may be made and, to the extent applicable, any funds on behalf of which such person is acquiring the Bonds that are located in a Member State or in the UK will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a Qualified Investor.
In addition, in the UK, this announcement is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Order”), (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2) of the Order and (iii) persons at or to whom it can otherwise lawfully be distributed or directed (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this notification or any of its contents.
MIFID II: Solely for the purposes of the EEA manufacturer’s product approval process, contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended (“MiFID II”); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of commission delegated directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the “MiFID II Product Governance Requirements”), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any “manufacturer” (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the target market assessment in respect of the Bonds has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Bonds is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Bonds to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Bonds (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the manufacturer’s target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Bonds (by either adopting or refining the manufacturer’s target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
The target market assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual or legal selling restrictions in relation to any offering of the securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the target market assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any action whatsoever with respect to the Bonds.
The Bonds are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the EEA. For these purposes, a “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (the “EU PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Bonds or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Bonds or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.
The Bonds are not intended to be offered, sold, distributed or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold, distributed or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the UK. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is not a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”). Consequently, no disclosure document required by the FCA Product Disclosure Sourcebook (“DISC”) for offering, selling or distributing the Bonds or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering, selling or distributing the Bonds or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under DISC and the Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024.
No action has been taken that would permit an offering or an acquisition of, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, the securities or a distribution of this announcement in any jurisdiction where such action would be unlawful. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
This announcement does not constitute a recommendation or advice concerning the placement of, or invitation to submit any offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, any securities. Investors should consult a professional advisor as to the suitability of the placement of, or invitation to submit any offer to purchase, sell or subscribe for, any securities for the person concerned.
This announcement may contain forward looking statements, estimates, opinions and projections with respect to anticipated future performance of the Company (“forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “targets”, “plans”, “aims”, “projects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “intends”, “may”, “will”, “would”, “could” or “should” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are based on the current views, expectations and assumptions of the management of the Company and involve significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements included herein only speak as at the date of this release. We undertake no obligation, and do not expect to publicly update, or publicly revise, any of the information, forward-looking statements or the conclusions contained herein or to reflect new events or circumstances or to correct any inaccuracies which may become apparent subsequent to the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We accept no liability whatsoever in respect of the achievement of such forward-looking statements and assumptions.
The Joint Bookrunners are acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Offering. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the Offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offering, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.
In connection with the Offering of the Bonds, the Joint Bookrunners and any of their affiliates may take up a portion of the Bonds in the Offering and/or may acquire ordinary shares as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell for their own accounts such Bonds, ordinary shares and other securities of the Company or its group or related investments in connection with the Offering or otherwise. In addition, the Joint Bookrunners and any of their affiliates may enter into financing arrangements (including swaps, warrants or contracts for differences) with investors in connection with which the Joint Bookrunners and any of their affiliates may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Bonds, ordinary shares and/or other securities or derivative positions in such securities. The Joint Bookrunners and their affiliates do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.
None of the Joint Bookrunners or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, advisers or agents accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.
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Deutsche Börse AG
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