C04111-2022

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Jun 2, 2022
2. SEC Identification Number
36073
3. BIR Tax Identification No.
000-508-271-000
4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter
UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES
5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation
METRO MANILA
6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)
7. Address of principal office
UNIONBANK PLAZA, MERALCO AVENUE CORNER ONYX STREET, ORTIGAS CENTER, PASIG CITY Postal Code 1605
8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code
(02) 8667-6388
9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report
N/A
10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA
Title of Each Class Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
COMMON 2,142,106,764
11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein
ITEM 9 - OTHER EVENTS

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Union Bank of the PhilippinesUBP

PSE Disclosure Form 4-31 - Press Release References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C)
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure

Press Release entitled "UnionBank raises P11 billion in maiden digital peso bonds"

Background/Description of the Disclosure

Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) successfully issued the country’s first-ever offering of digital peso bonds, raising an aggregate issue size of ₱11 billion. Despite the volatile rate backdrop, the robust participation from retail and institutional investors resulted to an order book eleven times its initial minimum offer size of ₱1 billion.

A first for the Philippines, this digital public bond offering and issuance marks a milestone and the success of this Proof of Concept (POC) paves the way for future utilization of Distributed Ledger / Blockchain Technology towards more automated and operationally efficient local capital markets. The digital bonds were issued through the digital registry and digital depository of the Phil. Depository & Trust Corp. (PDTC) utilizing infrastructure powered by #STACS blockchain and which new digital infrastructure was kept interoperable with the traditional trading to clearing infrastructure of the Phil. Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx) Fixed Income Market.

“This pioneering issuance serves as a building block in UnionBank’s journey to embrace digitization and positive disruption in the industry. I am confident that this will be recognized globally as a game changing digital initiative in the field of finance.” said Jose Emmanuel Hilado, Treasurer and Head of Global Markets.

The bonds which have a tenor of 1.5 years and a fixed rate of 3.25% per annum were issued out of UnionBank’s existing ₱39 billion Bonds Program. The bonds are listed and available for trading on PDEx.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) are the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners on the transaction. They are also the Selling Agents for the offering together with UnionBank.

Other Relevant Information

Please refer to the attached Press Release.

Filed on behalf by:
Name Joselito Banaag
Designation Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary