For over 25 years now, PCC bonds have served to finance our investments in profitable growth
PCC SE is one of the most experienced bond issuers in Germany: Between the first issue on October 1, 1998 and December 31, 2023, we have issued a total of 89 bonds and one profit participation certificate. By the end of the last fiscal year, we had repaid 69 of these bonds and redeemed the profit participation certificate, with all interest and capital payments having been made to schedule. And this consistency has engendered a close relationship of trust between some
19,000 subscribers to PCC securities and PCC SE as the issuing entity.
The issuance of bonds (bearer debentures) is an essential financing instrument in the mix of equity and debt capital used in funding the sustainable and profitable growth of our group of companies. Bond issuances enable us, as the investment holding company of the PCC Group, to react promptly to new market or investment opportunities and to finance both corporate acquisitions and the organic growth of our Group flexibly and independently of banks. The issuance of bonds to a broad circle of private and institutional investors will therefore remain a central pillar of our financing strategy, supplemented by targeted project and loan financing where appropriate.
The relatively small bond issuance volumes in amounts up to 40 million euros provide us with the flexibility necessary to cover our financing requirements. At the same time, we benefit from a balanced process of fund inflows and repayment outflows without excessive peak burdens. In keeping with our conservative business philosophy, we only acquire funds through our security placements to the extent needed in each case by PCC as a growth-led investor to promote the further development of the Group.
1 Due to shortness of term, not included in the open (over-the-counter) market of Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Committed to credible, transparent financial communications
We regularly publish the latest relevant corporate and financial data of PCC in a timely and consistently transparent fashion. All such information can be found on the internet at www.pcc.eu under PCC. Direktinvest and at www.pcc-financialdata.eu, which is where the audited and certified annual financial statements of PCC SE and the PCC Group are also available as PDF downloads. Our online archive contains all annual reports since their first publication in 2003 and all quarterly reports since they first appeared in 2001. The PCC. Direktinvest section of www.pcc.eu likewise contains information on our latest issuances and the PCC bonds in circulation.
PCC Group management in direct dialog with our investors
Several times a year, the PCC Group management enters into direct personal dialog with the investment community. Every quarter, we hold an investor conference as an online webcast at which the Executive Board presents the recently published quarterly report or annual report, explains current business developments, and participates in an interactive Q&A session with the audience. In the fall of each year, we hold our traditional PCC Information Evenings in several major German cities, giving investors and other interested parties the opportunity to meet personally with the Executive Board in an exclusive setting.
PCC SE securities in circulation
As of December 31, 2023, there were 20 bonds outstanding representing a total nominal volume of around € 444.2 million. Subsequent to the balance sheet date, PCC SE redeemed on January 1, 2024 the 3.0 % bullet bonds ISIN DE000A3E5MD5 with a placed volume of € 9.5 million and ISIN DE000A2YPFX3 with a placed volume of € 4.5 million, on February 1, 2024 the 2.0 % bullet bond ISIN DE000A3MQA80 with a placed volume of € 1.4 million and on April 1, 2024, the 4.0 % bullet bond ISIN DE000A2NBFT4 with a redemption volume of € 21.1 million. The bonds of PCC SE currently available for subscription can be viewed online at www.pcc-direktinvest.eu.