Creditor Relations

Finance strategy

Building on the principles and aims of financial management, the Supervisory Board approved a financial strategy in March of 2010. In addition to the interests of shareholders, the strategy also takes lender requirements into account. The goal is for the Group to maintain its financial flexibility and low cost of capital by ensuring a high degree of continuity and predictability for investors.

Credit rating

Credit ratings represent an independent and current assessment of a company’s credit standing. In addition to a quantitative analysis of the annual report and appropriate planning data, they also take into account qualitative factors such as industry-specific features and the company’s market position and range of products and services. The following table shows Deutsche Post DHL Group`s current credit ratings and the underlying factors.

Bonds and instruments

The following overview provides you with the most important information about the major bonds issued by our company. The bond issued by Deutsche Post Finance B.V. is fully guaranteed by Deutsche Post AG.

Debt Issuance Programme (DIP)

In 2012, we established a Debt Issuance Programme with a volume of up to €8 billion. This offers us the possibility of issuing bonds in customised tranches up to a stipulated total amount and enables us to react flexibly to changing market conditions. For details about the different bonds issued under the programme please refer to the table above.