Rating action

Scope Ratings GmbH (Scope) has today assigned a (P)BBB+ preliminary rating to the upcoming Green Preferred Senior Unsecured notes to be issued by OTP Bank Nyrt, in line with previously rated Preferred Senior Unsecured debt of the bank. The Outlook is Stable.

Preliminary ratings rely on information available to Scope up to 28 June 2022. Scope will assign final ratings conditional to the review of the executed version of all transaction documents and legal opinions. Final credit ratings may deviate from preliminary ratings

Rating rationale

OTP intends to issue a new Preferred Senior Unsecured bond in a green format.

In line with Scope’s methodology for rating senior debt instruments, Preferred Senior Unsecured notes are aligned with the Issuer Rating (rated BBB+ for OTP) given that they are the most senior unsecured debt category and rank above senior non-preferred (bail-inable) debt.

The Outlook on the debt instrument mirrors the Stable Outlook on OTP Bank Nyrt.

The rating drivers and rating change drivers for OTP’s BBB+/Stable issuer rating are listed in the rating action release published on 09 March 2022¹.

Rating driver references
1. Issuer rating action release

Stress testing & cash flow analysis
No stress testing was performed. No cash flow analysis was performed.

Methodology
The methodology used for this Credit Rating and/or Outlook, (Financial Institutions Rating Methodology, 28 January 2022) is available on https://scoperatings.com/governance-and-policies/rating-governance/methodologies.
Information on the meaning of each Credit Rating category, including definitions of default, recoveries, Outlooks and Under Review, can be viewed in ‘Rating Definitions – Credit Ratings, Ancillary and Other Services’, published on https://www.scoperatings.com/governance-and-policies/rating-governance/definitions-and-scales. Historical default rates of the entities rated by Scope Ratings can be viewed in the Credit Rating performance report at https://scoperatings.com/governance-and-policies/regulatory/eu-regulation. Also refer to the central platform (CEREP) of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml. A comprehensive clarification of Scope Ratings’ definitions of default and Credit Rating notations can be found at https://www.scoperatings.com/governance-and-policies/rating-governance/definitions-and-scales. Guidance and information on how environmental, social or governance factors (ESG factors) are incorporated into the Credit Rating can be found in the respective sections of the methodologies or guidance documents provided on https://scoperatings.com/governance-and-policies/rating-governance/methodologies.
The Outlook indicates the most likely direction of the Credit Rating if the Credit Rating was to change within the next 12 to 18 months

Solicitation, key sources and quality of information
The Rated Entity and/or its Related Third Parties participated in the Credit Rating process.
The following substantially material sources of information were used to prepare the Credit Rating: public domain and the Rated Entity.
Scope Ratings considers the quality of information available to Scope Ratings on the Rated Entity or instrument to be satisfactory. The information and data supporting the Credit Rating originate from sources Scope Ratings considers to be reliable and accurate. Scope Ratings does not, however, independently verify the reliability and accuracy of the information and data.
Prior to the issuance of the Credit Rating action, the Rated Entity was given the opportunity to review the Credit Rating and/or Outlook and the principal grounds on which the Credit Rating and/or Outlook are based. Following that review, the Credit Rating was not amended before being issued.

Regulatory disclosures
This Credit Rating and/or Outlook is issued by Scope Ratings GmbH, Lennéstraße 5, D-10785 Berlin, Tel +49 30 27891-0. The Credit Rating and/or Outlook is UK-endorsed.
Lead analyst: Alessandro Boratti, Analyst
Person responsible for approval of the Credit Rating: Pauline Lambert, Executive Director
The Preliminary Credit Rating/Outlook was first released by Scope Ratings on 28 June 2022.

Potential conflicts
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