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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 five-year Exchange Fund Notes (issue no. 05Y1203) will be held on March 23 (Monday) for settlement on March 24 (Tuesday).
An additional amount of HK$1,200 million of the outstanding five-year Notes (issue no. 05Y1203) 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 amount of Notes reserved for non-competitive tender is 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 March 19, 2012 and carry interest at the rate of 4.06% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. The Notes Fixings on March 11, 2009 was 108.36 with an annualised yield of 1.24%.
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 (tel: 2878 1465), or from the HKMA's website at http://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 submitted 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 Five-Year Exchange Fund Notes:
Issue Number : 05Y1203
Stock code : 4163 (EFN 4.06 1203)
Tender Date : March 23, 2009 (Monday)
and Time 9.30am to 10.30am
Issue and Settlement : March 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
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 requirements
Deadline for as set down by HKSCC
submission of
non-competitive tender
bids by retail investor
through HKSCC
Maturity : 36 months
Maturity Date : March 19, 2012
Interest Rate : 4.06% per annum payable
semi-annually in arrears
Interest Payment Dates: September 21, 2009
March 19, 2010
September 20, 2010
March 21, 2011
September 19, 2011
March 19, 2012
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 (March 24,
2009) for the tender amount
is HK$27.81 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 05Y1203 listed on the Stock
of Hong Kong 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
0.24 111.36 1.24 108.25
0.29 111.20 1.29 108.10
0.34 111.04 1.34 107.95
0.39 110.89 1.39 107.80
0.44 110.73 1.44 107.65
0.49 110.57 1.49 107.50
0.54 110.42 1.54 107.35
0.59 110.26 1.59 107.19
0.64 110.10 1.64 107.04
0.69 109.95 1.69 106.89
0.74 109.79 1.74 106.75
0.79 109.64 1.79 106.60
0.84 109.48 1.84 106.45
0.89 109.33 1.89 106.30
0.94 109.17 1.94 106.15
0.99 109.02 1.99 106.00
1.04 108.87 2.04 105.85
1.09 108.71 2.09 105.71
1.14 108.56 2.14 105.56
1.19 108.41 2.19 105.41
1.24 108.25 2.24 105.27
* 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/Thursday, March 12, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:49
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