Press Release
For immediate release

Issuance and Sales of Crédit Agricole CIB Green Securities～Contributing to a more climate-friendly environment through bond investment～
Tokyo – March 6, 2020 - Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Crédit Agricole CIB”)
and Daiwa Securities Group jointly announce the issuance and sales of Green Securities. Crédit
Agricole CIB will issue index-linked structured uridashi as “green bonds” and the notes will be
distributed by Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. to Japanese individuals and institutional investors.
Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate & investment banking arm of the Crédit Agricole Group. CréditAgricole Group is one of the world’s leading financial institutions in terms of total asset and Tier 1
Capital1. Crédit Agricole Group and Crédit Agricole CIB support leading environmentally engaged
companies and projects which implements best practices in terms of energy transition and climatechange. This is part of the Crédit Agricole Group’s Medium Term Plan 2022 and its commitment tosociety by having a climate strategy in line with the Paris Agreement.
The Green Securities issued by Crédit Agricole CIB will give investors the opportunity to contributeto a more climate-friendly economy.
An amount equal or equivalent to the net proceeds of the Green Securities will be used to financeand/or refinance one or more of the new or existing loans and investments in one or several of thefollowing eligible categories:

Renewable energyGreen buildings

Energy efficiency

Clean transportation

Waste and water management

Sustainable agriculture and forest management

Daiwa Securities Group has been a driving force for initiatives on the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), and announced the launch of the SDGs Promotion Committee chaired by Seiji
Nakata, President and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Through the distribution of the Bonds,Daiwa Securities Group shows its strong commitment and efforts to promote its SDGs goals andprovides new investment opportunities to investors.

1

The Banker magazine, July 2019

Summary Terms of the Green Securities
IssuerSchemeCrédit Agricole Corporate and Investment BankJapanese yen denominated Nikkei

Japanese

Index linked Note with an Early

Nikkei and SP500 Index linked

Redemption

Note with an Early Redemption

clauseandDigital

Coupon (Knock-in 65).

clauseyenanddenominatedDigitalCoupon(Knock-in 60).
Tenor

Approximately 3 years

Currency
Denominations

Maturity Date

Approximately 5 years
JPY

JPY 1,000,000

JPY 1,000,000(JPY 2,000,000 minimum)(JPY 3,000,000 minimum)

March 17, 2023

March 17, 2025

Offering Period

March 10, 2020 ～ March 17, 2020

Delivery of the

March 23, 2020

Notes in Japan***■ About Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (‘Crédit Agricole CIB’, or the ‘Bank’)Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Credit Agricole Group, the 12 thlargest banking group worldwide in terms of tier 1 capital (The Banker, July 2019). Nearly 8,000
employees across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa support theBank's clients, meeting their financial needs throughout the world. Crédit Agricole CIB offers its
large corporate and institutional clients a range of products and services in capital markets
activities, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The
Bank is a pioneer in the area of climate finance, and is currently a market leader in this segmentwith a complete offer for all its clients.
For many years Crédit Agricole CIB has been committed to sustainable development. The Bank
was the first French bank to sign the Equator Principles in 2003. It has also been a pioneer in green
bond markets with the arrangement of public transactions from 2012 for a wide array of issuers(supranational banks, corporates, local authorities, banks) and was one of the co-drafter of theGreen Bond Principles and of the Social Bond Guidelines. Relying on the expertise of a dedicatedsustainable banking team and on the strong support of all bankers, Crédit Agricole CIB is one of
the most active banks in the green bonds market.
For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com■ About the Daiwa Securities GroupDaiwa Securities Group Inc., founded in 1902, is one of the largest independent andcomprehensive securities company in Japan. The Group contributes to the development of society
and economy by providing a broad range of financial services worldwide through its global network.
The Group’s core business includes brokerage, investment banking, asset management,investment, and technology services. Additionally, the Group entered into banking business in2011.
Operational base of the Group spreads around the world, including Japan, the United States,
Europe, and Asia-Oceania. The Group employs near 16,000 personnel worldwide, and customer
asset under custody of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. is approximately JPY68.2 trillion. (All figures are
as of the end of Dec. 2019)

End<Media Contact>
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Lilian Kung – Head of Communications, Asia Pacific
Email: lilian.kung@ca-cib.com
Tel: +852 2826 1052