Green Bond Fact Sheet

Canton of Basel Stadt

Date: 01-Oct-2018

Issue date: 24-Sept-2018 Maturity date: 24-Sept-2025 Tenor: 7Issuer Name

Canton of Basel Stadt

Amount Issued

CHF0.23m (USD0.24m)

Country of risk

Switzerland

CBI Database

Included

Issuer Type1

Local Government

Bond Type

Senior unsecured

Green Bond Framework

Link to Framework

Second party opinion

ISS-Oekom

Certification Standard

Not certified

Assurance report

N/A

Certification Verifier

N/AGreen bond rating

N/A☐ Energy☐ Solar☐ Onshore wind
☐ Offshore wind
☐ Geothermal☐ Hydro☐ Tidal☐ Biofuels☐ Bioenergy☐ District heating☐ Electricity grid

☐ Energy storage☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☒ Buildings☐ Certified Buildings☐ HVAC systems☒ Energyperformance☐ Water performance☐ Energy storage/meters☒ Other energy related☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Transport☐ Electric vehicles☐ Low emissionvehicles☐ Bus rapid transit☐ Passenger trains☐ Urban rail

☐ Freight rolling stock☐ Coach / public bus☐ Bicycle infrastructure☐ Energy performance☐ Transport logistics☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Water & wastewater☐ Water distribution☐ Water treatment☐ Wastewatertreatment☐ Water storage☐ Storm water mgmt
☐ Desalinisation plants☐ Erosion control☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Waste management☐ Recycling☐ Waste prevention☐ Pollution control☐ Landfill, energy capture☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Waste to energy☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience

Use of Proceeds☐ Land use & agriculture☐ Afforestation/parks☐ FSC Forestry☐ FSC Cellulose &paper☐ Land remediation☐ Energy/water efficiency☐ Sustainable agriculture☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Other☐ Adaptation &resilience☐ ICT☐ Industry: process

Issue details
Reporting

The issuer commits to report on the use of proceeds of the Green Bond on its
financial administration homepage (http://www.fv.bs.ch/finanzkennzahlenrating.html)

Company information

The canton of Basel-Stadt is the smallest of the 26 cantons of Switzerland by area.

Firsts, records andcertifications

Second Swiss canton to enter the green bond market after Canton of Geneva inNovember 2017.

Proceeds descriptionProceeds are earmarked for energy efficient use of green buildings in Basel:measures include both efficient use of space and property optimisation.
The Green Bond Framework sets out requirements for new constructions andrefurbishments for each asset type, including green building certifications, energy
measures (e.g. thermal insulation and climate-friendly heat generation) andecological measures (e.g. resource saving construction methods and recycledmaterial). According to Sustainalytics’ SPO, all buildings have used resource-savings
construction methods or recycled material. 89% of the buildings in the asset poolby number provide water efficiency measures and 37% by number achieved a SNBS
Gold and Minergie A ECO certification.

Climate Bonds view

This is the fourth Swiss green bond issuer to enter the green bond market, taking
the country’s cumulative volume to USD1.1bn.

Underwriters
Deal comments
Credit Rating

AA+ (S&P)

Pricing summary
Investors summary

1Issuer categories: ABS, development bank, financial corporate, government-backed entity, loan, local government, non-financial
corporate, sovereign