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Siemens remains a pioneer – Another digital bond successfully issued on blockchain

“Since the successful issuance of our first digital bond on a blockchain, we have been rigorously focusing on the further development of this forward-looking technology. By issuing another digital bond, we are demonstrating once again our spirit of innovation and underscoring our aim to continuously drive digital solutions for the financial markets. Siemens remains a pioneer in the application of the latest technologies on the capital and securities markets,” said Ralf P. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG.
“Automated processing within a few minutes shows the enormous potential of this new technology and confirms our strategy of playing a leading role in continuously shaping the digital transformation. We are proud to be an active driver of further developments in this area and of the further digitalization of the capital markets. Thanks to our successful collaboration with our project partners, we have reached another key milestone,” added Peter Rathgeb, Corporate Treasurer of Siemens AG.
The current bond has a volume of €300 million and a maturity of one year. The securities transaction was settled via the private permissioned blockchain of SWIAT, and the Trigger Solution provided by the Bundesbank, making it possible to settle a Siemens bond for the first time in a fully automated manner, within minutes and in central bank money. In the transaction, Siemens leveraged its valuable experience with last year’s first-time €60 million digital bond issuance, which had still required a two-day settlement period. As a result, this time the settlement risk was almost fully eliminated for all parties involved. 
DekaBank acted as bond registrar for the transaction. BayernLB, DekaBank, DZ BANK, Helaba and LBBW invested in the securities. Deutsche Bank ensured settlement for Siemens in central bank money via the Bundesbank Trigger Solution.

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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company, Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare.
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