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Sovereign · Europe

Vestmark proposes to exchange foreign-currency bonds into local-currency notes

Redenomination into a non-permitted currency can raise both Restructuring and deliverability questions.

Kingdom of VestmarkSovereign

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What happened

Official statement

The finance ministry published terms to exchange three bonds denominated in a Standard Specified Currency into longer-dated notes payable in its own currency, using collective action clauses to bind non-participants.

As stated in: Finance ministry exchange memorandum.

Why it may matter for CDS

CDSBench interpretation

A binding redenomination into a currency outside the permitted list can be a Restructuring Credit Event. After the exchange, the new notes may fail the Specified Currency characteristic and stop being deliverable.

CDSBench’s reading, not part of the source and not a statement that a Credit Event has occurred. General information, not legal or investment advice.

What is established

  • The exchange terms and CAC thresholds are published.
  • The new notes pay in the local currency.

What remains unresolved

  • Final participation and whether the aggregation threshold is reached.
  • Whether a Determinations Committee question is raised and when.
  • Which old bonds remain outstanding for delivery.

Source context

Source
Finance ministry exchange memorandum
Status
Official statement
Context
Illustrative memorandum from a fictional sovereign.

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