Other Disclosures
Bond issues and repayments
In the first half of 2021, the following senior bonds were issued by Deutsche Bahn Finance GmbH (DB Finance):
Volume of issue | Term (years) | Coupon (%) | Placing |
CHF 400 million (about € 370 million) | 15.0 | 0.100 | Institutional investors in Switzerland |
GBP 300 million (about € 339 million) | 5.8 | 0.375 | Institutional investors mainly in the |
SEK 5 billion (about € 494 million) | 5.0 | 0.478 | Institutional investors mainly in Scandinavia |
€ 1 billion | 15.0 | 0.625 | Institutional investors mainly in Europe |
CHF 325 million (about € 296 million) | 12.0 | 0.200 | Institutional investors in Switzerland |
AUD 260 million (about € 168 million) | 20.0 | 3.100 | Institutional investors in Korea and Taiwan |
In the same period, a total of four senior bonds of DB Finance which had become due were repaid in total for € 700 million and SEK 1.6 billion (about € 182 million).
No dividend payment to the Federal Government
For the 2020 financial year, no resolution regarding the appropriation of profit was adopted due to the lack of cumulative profit of DB AG eligible for distribution. In the first half of 2020, DB AG paid a dividend of € 650 million for the 2019 financial year to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Number of issued shares
The number of issued shares is unchanged at 430,000,000.
Current collective bargaining negotiations with the GDL
The leadership of the German Train Driversʼ Union (Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer; GDL) has rejected several offers from DB Group and declared that the negotiations had failed after the fourth round of negotiations. The GDL has initiated a strike ballot and has announced strikes. It is not possible at present to assess the impact of possible industrial action.