Green Bond Fact Sheet
Akiem Group SAS

Date: 23/9/2019

Issue date: 05-09-2019 Maturity date: 05-09-2029/2034 Tenor: 10 and 15 years
Issuer Name

Akiem Group SAS

Amount Issued

EUR360m/USD398m

Country of risk

FranceCBI Database

Included

Issuer Type1

Non-financial corporate

Bond TypePrivate Placement

Green Bond Framework

N/A

Second party opinion

N/A

Certification Standard

Certified under Climate
Bonds Standard v2.1,
including sector-specificcriteria for:

Assurance report

Pre Issuance Verification

Sustainalytics

Green bond rating

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

☐ Energy storage☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Buildings☐ Certified Buildings☐ HVAC systems☐ Energy performance☐ Water performance☐ Energy storage/meters☐ Other energy related☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☒ Transport☐ Electric vehicles☐ Low emission vehicles☐ 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☐ Wastewater treatment☐ Water storage☐ Storm water mgmt
☐ Flood protection☐ Desalinisation plants☐ Erosion control☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience•
Low Carbon
Transport
Certification Verifier
Use of Proceeds☐ Waste management☐ Recycling☐ Waste prevention☐ Pollution control☐ Landfill, energy capture☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ 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
ReportingCompany information

Annual reports will be made available to the bondholders only. These reports will haveinformation on the allocation of proceeds, as well as quantitative impact indicators such as theestimated GHG emissions avoided.
The issuer will report on an aggregated basis on the allocation and impact of the green
financial instruments.
Mainly based in Paris and Düsseldorf, Akiem Group is a lessor of train locomotives acrossEurope. It owns a fleet of 440 locomotives, which may be attached to either passenger or
freight trains. Akiem is held 50% by Transport Logistique Partenaire, an SNCF company, and
50% by Eurotraction, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DWS) private
equity fund.
The issuer has developed a Green Finance Framework that aims to support the company’stransition to a low carbon economy. The Framework will be used as an overreaching platform
to issue various Green financial instruments such as Green Bonds, Green Private Placements(e.g. US PP, Euro PP, Schuldschein) or Green Loans in various formats and currencies.

Firsts, records andcertifications
Proceeds description

This is the second train leasing company to issue a Certified Climate Bond. The first was Alpha
Trains, who issued a EUR250m (USD264m) bond in December 2016.
Finance or refinance its fleet of electric-powered rolling stock.

Climate Bonds view

The transition of train fleets away from diesel to fully electrified models is essential to helping
deliver the Paris Agreement goals.

Underwriters

N/A

Deal comments
Credit Rating
Pricing summary
Investors summary
1Issuer categories: ABS, development bank, financial corporate, government-backed entity, loan, local government, non-financial
corporate, sovereign