Airport, Financial Services, Good for Business, Latvia

The transaction was well received by the international and local investor community resulting in a final allocation to more than 100 investors from 25 countries and the demand for the securities exceeded supply, airBaltic said. Interest rate is 6.75%.

The bonds will be listed on Euronext Dublin stock exchange.

"This is a historic milestone for our airline – not only have we issued the largest bond of any company in the history of Latvia, airBaltic also became the first airline in Central and Eastern Europe to access the international debt capital markets with a Eurobond offering. Investors have clearly shown that they see airBaltic's strategy as mature and strong. We will continue to execute the growth strategy outlined in our Destination 2025 business plan and we will significantly strengthen our liquidity with the issue of the bonds and continue investments into our fleet," said airBaltic Chief Executive Officer Martin Gauss.

airBaltic selected J.P. Morgan as the global coordinator and together with SEB as the joint Bookrunners for its bond offering. The leading legal advisor of airBaltic was Dentons as to matters of English law, and Cobalt advised airBaltic as to matters of Latvian law. Linklaters advised J.P. Morgan and SEB Bank as to matters of English law.

"This transaction highlights solid support and recognition of airBaltic credit story from both regional and international investors. Baltic and Nordic investor community exhibited solid demand and this transaction paves way for future development Debt Capital markets in our region," said Paulius Zurauskas, Head of DCM in SEB Baltics.

The settlement of the bonds is expected to take place on July 30, 2019.

On July 10, airBaltic obtained a BB- preliminary credit rating with a stable outlook from the international credit rating company Standard & Poor's.