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The Republic of Slovenia (the Issuer), rated A3 / AA- / A (all stable), has mandated Barclays, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, J.P. Morgan and Nova KBM to arrange a Global Investor Call and a series of investor meetings to present the Issuer’s new Sustainability Bond Framework. Credit Agricole CIB acted as sole sustainability structuring advisor. The Global Investor Call is scheduled for 21 June at 3:30pm CET. The Issuer is also available for 1-1 calls with investors on 22 June, based on request. A debut Euro-denominated Reg S Sustainability benchmark bond transaction in dematerialized registered form may follow, subject to market conditions.

The Issuer’s Investor Presentation, Sustainability Bond Framework and Second Party Opinion provided by Sustainalytics are available at https://www.gov.si/en/topics/investor-relations

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