The Ministry of Economy and Finance announces the closing of the first phase of the nineteenth issuance of BTP Italia, recording a large participation of retail investors.
In particular, from the 6th to the 8th of March, 327,323 retail investors have subscribed the bond, for an amount of 8,563.209 million Euros. The number of subscriptions was the second highest ever recorded.
Tomorrow, the 9th of March 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m, the Second Phase of the nineteenth BTP Italia issuance, dedicated to institutional investors, will take place on the MOT (the Borsa Italiana’s screen-based market for securities and government bonds) with the ISIN code IT0005532723.
Before the opening of this Phase, based on market conditions, the Treasury will set and release the definitive annual (real) coupon rate of the bond, at a level not below the guaranteed minimum annual (real) coupon rate of 2.00%, already announced on March 3rd, 2023.
Please note that all the documents that illustrate the characteristics of the placement and distribution of the bond as well as the calculation method for the coupon and the capital revaluation can be found on the website of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (www.mef.gov.it/btpitalia).