Deutsche Bundesbank announces reopening of two Federal bonds in Frankfurt am Main; €2 billion total increase planned.
Press release announcement multi-ISIN auction Federal bonds
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 20 August 2026 Page 1 of 2 Announcement of a multi-ISIN auction Reopening of two Federal bonds
On 26 August 2026 the following Federal bonds will be reopened by a multi-ISIN auction:
2.60 % bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2024 (2041)
ISIN DE000BU2F009
Maturity: 15 May 2041
Current volume : € 25 billion
1.25 % bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2017 (2048)
ISIN DE0001102432
Maturity: 15 August 2048
Current volume : € 42.5 billion
An increase of € 2 billion in total is envisaged for the reopening of both bonds (including respective retention quote) with a planned share of € 1 billion for the 2.60 % bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2024 (2041), ISIN DE000BU2F009, and € 1 billion for the 1.25 % bond of the Federal Republic of Germany of 2017 (2048), ISIN DE0001102432. The effective increase of each bond will be determined by the allotment on 26 August 2026.
Frankfurt am Main 20 August 2026 Page 2 of 2
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.
Members of the Bund Issues Auction Group are entitled to bid. Bids must be for a par value of not less than € 1 million or an integral multiple thereof. The price bids must be expressed in terms of full 0.01 percentage points. Non-competitive bids are possible. The bids accepted by the issuer will be allotted at the price specified in the bid. Non-competitive bids are filled at the weighted average price of the competitive bids accepted. The right to scale down bids is reserved.
Time schedule of the auction procedure:
Date of invitation to bid: Tuesday, 25 August 2026 Bidding period: Wednesday, 26 August 2026,
from 8.00 a.m. until 11.30 a.m. Frankfurt time Including in stock exchange trading: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 Value date: Friday, 28 August 2026
In addition, the Auction rules, the Special terms and conditions of the Deutsche Bundesbank for auctions of Federal securities using the Bund Bidding System (BBS) and the issuance terms and conditions of the initial issuance shall apply.