Mediobanca the first banking issuer to have an EMTN programme approved in Italy
Mediobanca has today unveiled its Italian EMTN (Euro Medium Term Notes) programme with a “Ring the Bell” ceremony held at Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan, with Consob and Borsa Italiana in attendance.
After the EMTN programme implemented by A2A was inaugurated on 11 December 2024, in which Mediobanca assisted the issuer as arranger, Mediobanca has become the first banking operator to have had an EMTN programme approved by Consob admitted to listing on the Italian screen-based and regulated bond market or MOT (Mercato Telematico delle Obbligazioni) operated by Borsa Italiana.
The programme forms part of a wider initiative promoted by Borsa Italiana with the full support of Consob, in which Mediobanca has taken an active role, participating in the relevant institutional and category working groups, the aim of which is to attract issuers to the Italian bond market.
The Mediobanca EMTN programme, the first to be entirely governed by Italian law, confirms the Bank's commitment to relaunching the Italian bond market through the issue of securities issued under Italian law in dematerialized form and centralized at the Euronext Securities Milan, the national clearing system.
Future issues to be made from the EMTN programme, the overall amount of which in issue could reach €12bn, will contribute to diversifying the Bank's sources of funding for the current financial year, with institutional investors and on the retail market.
The programme has been managed by Mediobanca's inhouse legal team and the relevant business units, with the assistance of lawyers A&O Shearman.
Milan, 18 December 2024