Creditor Information

The presentation provides a brief overview of the corporate structure of DHL Group, the business models of its five divisions, as well as other information relevant to debt investors including credit ratings, the finance strategy, and bonds of DHL Group.

Credit ratings represent an independent and current assessment of a company’s creditworthiness. 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 DHL Group`s current credit ratings and the underlying factors.

The following overview provides the most important information on bonds issued by the Group.

The Debt Issuance Program, established in 2012, with a current volume of up to €10 billion allows us the issuance of bonds in customized tranches up to the stipulated total amount and enables us to react flexibly to changing market conditions. For details on the different bonds issued under the program, please refer to the table above.

We have established a Sustainability-linked Finance Framework to underscore our commitment to our decarbonization journey. The framework enables the issuance of sustainable financial instruments, linking financing costs to the achievement of our greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. It follows the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles of the International Capital Market Association and provides an overview of our activities and initiatives aimed at achieving our ambitious environmental goals, along with the structure of a sustainable financial instrument.