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Tender for the reopening of 5-Year Exchange Fund Notes to be held on June 20
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:

     The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announces that the tender of Exchange Fund Notes with a maturity of 36 months through the reopening of existing 5-year Exchange Fund Notes (issue no. 05Y1706) will be held on June 20 (Friday) for settlement on June 23 (Monday).

     An additional amount of HK$1,200 million of the outstanding 5-year Notes (issue no. 05Y1706) will be on offer, of which HK$5 million will be made available for offer to member of the public who wish to submit non-competitive tender bids through Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC). If the Notes reserved for non-competitive tender are under-subscribed, the non-subscribed amount will be added to the portion of notes for competitive tender (initially set at HK$1,195 million).  The Notes will mature on June 19, 2017 and carry interest at the rate of 0.44% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. The Notes Fixings on June 9, 2014 was 99.00 with an annualised yield of 0.78%.

     Members of the public who wish to submit non-competitive tender applications for Notes that are open to HKSCC may do so through Stock Exchange Participants/Brokers, or for those who hold investor Accounts of the Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS) at HKSCC, directly through HKSCC, for submission to the HKMA for processing.  Competitive tender applications for the Notes must be submitted through any of the Eligible Market Makers on the current published list, which can be obtained from the HKMA at 55/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong (telephone 2878 1465), or from the HKMA's website at www.hkma.gov.hk.  Each tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof for both competitive and non-competitive tender.

     The tender results will be published on the HKMA's website, the Reuters screen (HKMAOOE), and Bloomberg. Applicants who submit non-competitive tender bids through HKSCC may also obtain the tender results from Stock Exchange Participants/Brokers, or for applicants holding Investor Accounts at HKSCC's CCASS from the CCASS terminal for CCASS Broker/Custodian/Participants and CCASS Phone System.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Exchange Fund Note Programme
Tender Information
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Tender information of the reopening of 5-Year Exchange Fund Notes:

Issue Number           : 05Y1706

Stock code             : 4027 (EFN 0.44 1706)

Tender Date            : June 20, 2014 (Friday)
and Time                 9.30am to 10.30am

Issue and Settlement   : June 23, 2014 (Monday)
Date for tender amount

Amount on Offer        : HK$1,200 million
                         (up to HK$5 million for
                         non-competitive tender)

Commencement of/       :  Please refer to
Deadline for submission   requirements as
of non-competitive        set down by HKSCC
tender bids by retail
investor through HKSCC

Maturity               : 36 months

Maturity Date          : June 19, 2017

Interest Rate          : 0.44% per annum

Interest Payment Dates : December 18, 2014
                         June 18, 2015
                         December 18, 2015
                         June 20, 2016
                         December 19, 2016
                         June 19, 2017

Tender Amount          : Each tender must be for
                         an amount of HK$50,000 or
                         integral multiples thereof
                         for both competitive and
                         non-competitive tender.
                         Members of the public who
                         wish to apply for the
                         Notes through non-
                         competitive tenders that
                         are open to HKSCC may do
                         so through Stock Exchange
                         Participants/Brokers, or
                         for those holding Investor
                         Accounts at HKSCC's CCASS,
                         directly through HKSCC.
                         Members of the public who
                         wish to apply for the
                         Notes through competitive
                         tender may do so through
                         any of the Eligible Market
                         Makers on the current
                         published list.

                         The accrued interest to be
                         paid by successful bidders
                         on the issue date
                         (June 23, 2014) for the
                         tender amount is HK$3.01
                         per minimum denomination
                         of HK$50,000. (The accrued
                         interest to be paid for
                         tender amount exceeding
                         HK$50,000 may not be
                         exactly equal to the
                         figures calculated from
                         the accrued interest per
                         minimum denomination of
                         HK$50,000, due to
                         rounding error).

Other details          : Please see Information
                         Memorandum published or
                         approach eligible Market
                         Makers, HKSCC or brokers
                         who are Exchange
                         Participants of the
                         Stock Exchange of Hong
                         Kong

Expected commencement  : The tender amount is fully
date of dealing on       fungible with the existing
the Stock Exchange       05Y1706 listed on the
of Hong Kong             Stock Exchange of Hong
                         Kong

 
Price/Yield Table of the reopening of EFN at tender for reference* only:

Yield-to-Maturity  Price  Yield-to-Maturity  Price

      -0.22       101.98        0.78         99.00
      -0.17       101.83        0.83         98.86
      -0.12       101.68        0.88         98.71
      -0.07       101.52        0.93         98.57
      -0.02       101.37        0.98         98.42
       0.03       101.22        1.03         98.28
       0.08       101.07        1.08         98.13
       0.13       100.92        1.13         97.99
       0.18       100.77        1.18         97.84     
       0.23       100.63        1.23         97.70
       0.28       100.48        1.28         97.56
       0.33       100.33        1.33         97.42
       0.38       100.18        1.38         97.27
       0.43       100.03        1.43         97.13
       0.48        99.88        1.48         96.99
       0.53        99.74        1.53         96.85
       0.58        99.59        1.58         96.71
       0.63        99.44        1.63         96.56
       0.68        99.30        1.68         96.42
       0.73        99.15        1.73         96.28
       0.78        99.00        1.78         96.14

* Disclaimer

     The information provided here is for reference only. Although extreme care has been taken to ensure that the information provided is accurate and up-to-date, the HKMA does not warrant that all, or any part of, the information provided is accurate in all respects. You are encouraged to conduct your own enquiries to verify any particular piece of information provided on it. The HKMA shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered as a result of any use or reliance on any of the information
provided here.

Ends/Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:27

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