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| PFC issues USD 500 million Senior Unsecured USD Bonds for more than 10 years |
NEW DELHI (LisbonTimes):- Power Finance
Corporation Ltd (PFC), the leading NBFC in the power sector, successfully raised
USD 500 million on 29.01.2020 through the issuance of USD denominated Bonds
under ‘Reg S route’ with a fixed maturity of 16.05.2031.
This is the longest
tenor bond issuance from India since the start of the year. The bonds have a
fixed coupon of 3.35% p.a. which was inside the fair value of PFC’s secondary
bonds.
The order book
amounted to around USD 2.55 billion, achieving an oversubscription of 5.1
times.
The proceeds from
bonds will be utilized in accordance with the external commercial borrowing
regulations of the Reserve Bank of India including for on-lending to power
sector utilities.
Commenting on the success of bond issuance, Chairman and Managing Director of PFC, Mr. R.S. Dhillon expressed satisfaction that despite the challenging COVID situation being witnessed globally, PFC’s bond offer attracted wide participation from international investors. The deal concluded at very attractive terms, which reflects the confidence of investors in PFC’s business as well as its credit profile and the growth story of the Indian Power sector.
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