Eker Süt Ürünleri Completes Successful TRY 350 Million Bond Issuance

Eker Süt Ürünleri successfully completed a bond issuance carried out through ÜNLÜ Menkul Değerler A.Ş. (ÜNLÜ & Co). The issuance, originally planned with a nominal target of TRY 250 million, concluded with sales of TRY 350 million following strong demand from investors.

The demand collection process completed on 16 December was executed through the qualified investor sales method domestically. The 546-day bond issuance was structured with variable interest payments every three months and a yield of TLREF + 3.00% (annual).

Strong Demand Demonstrates Confidence in Credit Profile
Commenting on the transaction, Tunç Yıldırım, Director of Corporate Sales at ÜNLÜ & Co, stated:

"The strong demand generated for this Eker Süt Ürünleri issuance clearly demonstrates qualified investors' confidence in the company's credit profile and real sector borrowing instruments. As ÜNLÜ & Co, we continue to provide our corporate clients with effective and sustainable solutions suited to market conditions for their financing needs."

Emphasis on Balanced Pricing and Timing
Özlem Çelen, Director of Corporate & Treasury Solutions at ÜNLÜ Menkul Değerler A.Ş., commented on the transaction as follows:

"This transaction, structured with a variable interest rate and maturity composition tailored to investor expectations, proved to be a successful example of balanced pricing and proper timing in the market. The completed issuance demonstrates that capital markets continue to serve as an alternative and strong financing source for companies."

Strong Financing Source from Capital Markets
The bond issuance executed by Eker Süt Ürünleri demonstrated that real sector companies continue to use capital markets as an effective financing instrument, while also showing continued strong investor interest.

About ÜNLÜ & Co
Founded in 1996 in Istanbul as an independent financial advisory firm, ÜNLÜ & Co is a leading financial services group operating in investment services and asset management. Operating in five different regions in Turkey and in the United Kingdom and United States abroad, ÜNLÜ & Co serves individual and institutional investors with a team of over 500 specialists.

The group, operating through ÜNLÜ Menkul Değerler, ÜNLÜ Portföy, İstanbul Varlık, DAHA Yatırım Danışmanlığı and Piapiri business units, ranks among Turkey's leading mergers and acquisitions advisors with a total transaction volume exceeding USD 18 billion to date and 135 successful transactions.

ÜNLÜ & Co has maintained its leadership in total transaction volume, cross-border transactions and special fund transactions since 1998 (Mergermarket); in the post-2010 period in initial public offerings and capital market transactions, with a market share of 23% excluding privatizations, 35 transactions and transaction volume of USD 3.3 billion, it ranks second among specialized finance institutions (Bloomberg).