SK Securities to Lead 120 Billion KRW Lotte Capital ESG Bond Offering

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] SK Securities announced on the 4th that it participated as a joint lead manager with KB Securities in the issuance of Lotte Capital's ESG bonds worth 120 billion KRW.

The bonds were issued in a total amount of 120 billion KRW, consisting of 60 billion KRW with a 3-year maturity, 40 billion KRW with a 5-year maturity, and 20 billion KRW with a 7-year maturity, and will be used for mid-interest loans to financially vulnerable groups and eco-friendly automobile financial services.

Additionally, this is Lotte Capital's first ESG bond issuance, and thanks to strong recent investor interest, it was successfully raised at an interest rate lower than the market average.

An SK Securities official stated, “As the importance of sustainable management and social responsibility increases in the bond market, the scale of ESG bond issuance is rapidly expanding. Going forward, SK Securities will continue to lead ESG finance by focusing on green climate finance projects such as renewable energy and carbon finance as future new growth engines.”