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ANZ Bank joins green bond party with AUD600m, 5yr AA-, Certified
Climate Bond
Green property + wind + solar. And ANZ Bank becomes a Climate Bonds PartnerLondon, 27 May 2015 – ANZ Bank, Australia’s third largest bank, today issues its first green bond, withproceeds going to green property, wind energy and solar energy loans in Australia, New Zealand and parts ofAsia.
The AUD600m (USD464m) green bond has been certified by EY under the Climate Bonds Standard, a Fair
Trade-like labelling scheme for bonds designed to allow investors to easily prioritise ‘climate-smart’ low carbon
investments.
Demand for investments that address climate change has soared in the past year and fuelled the rapid growthof the green bond market, which trebled in size in 2014 to reach USD36.8bn.
ANZ Group Treasurer, Rick Moscati, said: “We have developed the bond in response to investor demand andto deliver on our commitment to deploy capital for the transition to a low-carbon economy. Importantly, thecontinued development of Australia’s green bond market should enable ANZ to increase funding allocated togreen projects in the future.”
40% of the ANZ green bond will refinance assets in the built environment, making the bond the world’s firstgreen bond certified under the Climate Bonds Standard for Low Carbon Buildings. One of the projects fundedby the bond is Brookfield Tower Place, a low-carbon building in Perth. The other 60% of the proceeds will fundwind and solar projects, including Miaoli Wind Farm in Taiwan and Collgar Wind Farm in Australia.
Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative, said: “ANZ Bank’s green bond is a good example of how issuers
can take advantage of the green bond theme to mix a range of assets to get needed bond scale while alsoeasily establish green credibility using the robust, but low-transaction cost, Climate Bonds Standard. Thatallowed ANZ to win new investors, deepen investor relationships and highlight the green credentials of theirlending.”
Kidney added: “ANZ’s bond provides a demonstration of how to do it right; expect a lot of followers.”
Katharine Tapley, Director of Sustainable Finance Solutions at ANZ Bank, said: “Using the Climate Bonds
criteria has enabled us to leverage our position as a leading financier to the renewables and commercial
buildings sector in Australia. Not only has feedback been positive during our roadshow, but also ourcustomers, whose assets are included in the bond have been very supportive”.
ANZ also announced today that they have become a Climate Bonds Partner. Paul White, Global Head of Debt
Syndicate at ANZ Bank, said: “We fully support the Climate Bond Initiative’s efforts in developing thisimportant market - we believe a large, liquid and global market will benefit investors, issuers and theenvironment. We are actively involved in this growth market and we’re pleased to be partnering with them toenhance the market further, as we see a tremendous opportunity, particularly in the Asia Pacific region”.
Kidney noted: “We are enormously privileged to have ANZ Bank join us as a Climate Bonds Partner and welook forward to working together on addressing the challenge of climate change”.
The key points about the bond:First AUD Senior Unsecured Green Bond Transaction from ANZ, and, at AUD600m, the largest AUD
climate related bond by an Australian issuer. It also equals the largest AUD green bond deal, sitting
alongside KFW’s AUD600m 5yr deal, which was executed in March 2015.
The portfolio is made up of existing loans to wind power and solar projects as well as low-carbon
commercial property buildings in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia.
125% oversubscribed, with 46 investors putting in a total of AUD725m in orders. The deal attracted
existing ANZ investors as well as new investors.
Geographical split: Australia 92%, Asia 8%Investor Type: Asset Manager 56%, Insurance 21%, Middle Market 7%, Bank 6%, Central Bank 3%,Semi Government 3%, Council 3%, Private Bank 1%
EY has independently verified the green bond against the Climate Bonds Standards for Solar, Wind and Low
Carbon Buildings and will review its compliance on an annual basis.

---------------------------------------------ENDS--------------------------------------------For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact:
Rozalia Walencik, Communications, Climate Bonds Initiative, rozalia@climatebonds.net +44 772 382 8954
Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative, sean@climatebonds.net, +44 752 506 8331
About Climate Bonds Initiative: The Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused not-for-profit. It is the only
organization in the world working to mobilise the USD 100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions.
www.climatebonds.net @ClimateBonds
Climate Bonds Standards and Certification Scheme – Climate Bonds Standard is a screening tool for investors
and governments, which allows them to easily prioritize climate and green bonds with confidence that thefunds are being used to deliver climate change solutions. It is co-ordinated through the work of dedicatedworking groups, overseen by a Climate Bond Standards Board representing $34 trillion of assets undermanagement. www.climatebonds.net/standards