DB Group has a European debt issuance program (EDIP) and an Australian debt issuance program (Kangaroo Program) available for long-term debt financing. Under the EDIP, two senior bonds were issued in the first half of 2023 (total volume: € 1.4 billion) and one senior bond (total volume: € 0.4 billion) was repaid. The funds were raised to refinance liabilities falling due and ongoing general Group financing. In the first half of 2023, demand for our bonds came primarily from institutional investors in Europe.