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NN Group prices inaugural green debt offering of EUR 500 million of subordinated notes

NN Group today announces that it is has priced EUR 500 million of subordinated notes. It is the first issuance under NN Group’s Sustainability Bond Framework, which was established in February 2022 with the aim to finance green and social projects.

The EUR 500 million subordinated notes have a maturity of 20.5 years and are first callable after 10 years, subject to redemption conditions. The coupon is fixed at 5.25% per annum until the first reset date on 1 March 2033 and will be floating thereafter. The subordinated notes are expected to qualify as Tier 2 regulatory capital. The subordinated notes are expected to be rated by Standard & Poor’s (BBB-) and Fitch (BBB+) and will be listed on Euronext Amsterdam (ISIN:  XS2526486159).

An amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the issue of the subordinated notes will be applied for financing and/or re-financing of specified green projects and activities in accordance with certain prescribed eligibility criteria as further described in NN Group N.V.’s Sustainability Bond Framework and for the repayment of some of the Group's existing indebtedness.

The subordinated notes are issued under the Debt Issuance Programme of NN Group N.V., for which the Base Prospectus dated 9 June 2022 as supplemented on 19 August 2022 is available on www.nn-group.com.

About NN Group

NN Group is an international financial services company, active in 11 countries, with a strong presence in a number of European countries and Japan. With all its employees, the Group provides retirement services, pensions, insurance, banking and investments to approximately 18 million customers. NN Group includes Nationale-Nederlanden, NN, ABN AMRO Insurance, Movir, AZL, BeFrank, OHRA and Woonnu. NN Group is listed on Euronext Amsterdam (NN)

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