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BNP Sells Dollar AT1 With New Terms in Wake of Credit Suisse

Jul 08, 2023Jul 08, 2023

BNP Paribas SA is selling $1.5 billion of dollar-denominated additional tier 1 notes in a new structure, marking the first sale of AT1s by a European bank in the currency since the controversial writedown of Credit Suisse securities.

The French bank changed the terms for new AT1s last month. In the updated structure, they will convert to shares at a dedicated conversion ratio, rather than be written down if the bank’s common equity tier 1 capital falls below a certain level. The move means the new notes will be accounted for as debt instead of equity on the balance sheet.