On 6 August 2004 Commercial bank Unionbank AD issued an unsecured corporate bond with nominal value of EUR 10 Mio. Joint-Lead Managers of the issue are Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD and Commercial Bank Allianz Bulgaria AD, Co-Manager is United Bulgarian Bank. The maturity of the bond is 5 years and pays out a semi-annual coupon of 7.00% p.a. The nominal value of a single bond is EUR 1000.

Initially the Unionbank corporate bond was launched through a private placement, while the issue will be subsequently launched and registered at the floor of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange AD for secondary trading.

The proceeds from the unsecured corporate bond issue will be used for funding of the SME segment, which is the main priority of Commercial bank Unionbank AD.
Since the beginning of 2004 Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD successfully launched and structured 5 mortgage and corporate bond issues as a Lead Manager, with a total nominal value of EUR 24 Mio.
Commercial Bank Allianz Bulgaria AD actively participates in the development of the corporate debt market in Bulgaria, acting both as an issuer and arranger of corporate/mortgage debt securities.