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title: "German Federal Government reopens 2.50% Federal Treasury notes of 2026 (2028) due 14 June 2028, Frankfurt am Main; €6 billion increase in issue."
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German Federal Government reopens 2.50% Federal Treasury notes of 2026 (2028) due 14 June 2028, Frankfurt am Main; €6 billion increase in issue.

Announcement of auction – Reopening of Federal Treasury notes

Deutsche Bundesbank, Communications Department
Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
presse@bundesbank.de, www.bundesbank.de
Reproduction permitted only if source is stated.
Press release

Frankfurt am Main
6 May 2026
Page 1 of 1

Announcement of auction
Reopening of Federal Treasury notes

As already announced in the issuance calendar for the second quarter of 2026, the Federal
Government will reopen the

2.50 % Federal Treasury notes of 2026 (2028)

 due on 14 June 2028

 issued on 21 April 2026 - ISIN DE000BU22130

by auction on 12 May 2026. An increase of € 6 billion is envisaged for the issue (auction allotment
and retention quote). The current volume amounts to € 6 billion. Members of the Bund Issues Auction
Group are entitled to bid.

Time schedule of the auction procedure:

Publication of invitation to bid:

Monday, 11 May 2026
Bidding period:

Tuesday, 12 May 2026,

from 8.00 a.m. until 11.30 a.m. Frankfurt time
Inclusion in stock
exchange trading:

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
Value date:

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Characteristics of the Federal Treasury notes:

Maturity:

14 June 2028
Interest has begun to accrue on:
23 April 2026
Interest payment:

annually on 14 June,

first interest payment on 14 June 2027 for 417 days