Tender for the re-opening of 5-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme to be held on Wednesday, 7 November 2012

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29 Oct 2012

Tender for the re-opening of 5-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme to be held on Wednesday, 7 November 2012

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), as representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR Government), announces today (Monday) that a tender of 3-year Government Bonds (Bonds) through the re-opening of existing 5-year Government Bond issue 05GB1512 under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme will be held on Wednesday, 7 November 2012, for settlement on Thursday, 8 November 2012.

An additional amount of HK$3 billion of the outstanding 5-year Bonds (issue no. 05GB1512) will be on offer as 3-year Bonds.  The Bonds will mature on 2 December 2015 and will carry interest at the rate of 1.43% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears.  The Bonds Fixings on 29 October 2012 is 103.22 with an annualised yield of 0.382%.

Under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme, tender is open only to Recognized Dealers which are appointed as Primary Dealers.  Any tender applications for the Bonds must be submitted through a Primary Dealer on the current published list, which can be obtained from the Government Bond Programme’s website at http://www.hkgb.gov.hk.  Each tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof.

Tender results will be published on the HKMA’s website, the Government Bond Programme’s website, the Reuters screen (HKGBINDEX), and Bloomberg (GBHK <GO>) not later than 3:00 pm on the tender day.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

29 October 2012

HKSAR GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTIONAL BOND ISSUANCE PROGRAMME
TENDER INFORMATION
_________________________________________________________________

Tender information of re-opening of 5-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme:-

Issue Number

:

05GB1512

Stock code

:

4206 (HKGB 1.43 1512)

Tender Date and Time

:

Wednesday, 7 November 2012
9:30 am to 10:30 am

Issue and Settlement Date for Tender
Amount

:

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Amount on Offer

:

HK$3 billion

Maturity              

:

3 years

Remaining Maturity

:

Approximately 3.07 years

Maturity Date

:

2 December 2015

Interest Rate    

:

1.43% p.a. payable semi-annually in arrears

Interest Payment Dates 

:

3 December 2012
3 June 2013
2 December 2013
2 June 2014
2 December 2014
2 June 2015
2 December 2015 

Method of Tender

:

Competitive tender

Tender Amount

:

Each competitive tender must be for an amount of HK$50,000 or integral multiples thereof.  Any tender applications for the Bonds must be submitted through a Primary Dealer on the current published list.

The accrued interest to be paid by successful bidders on the issue date (8 November 2012) for the tender amount is HK$307.55 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).

Other details 

:

Please see Information Memorandum available on the Government Bond Programme’s website at http://www.hkgb.gov.hk or approach Primary Dealers.

Expected commencement date of dealing on
the Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong Limited

:

The tender amount is fully fungible with the existing 05GB1512 (Stock code: 4206) listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

 

Price/Yield Table of the re-opening Government Bonds at tender for reference* only:-

Yield-to-Maturity

Price

Yield-to-Maturity

Price

-0.618

106.35

0.382

103.19

-0.568

106.19

0.432

103.04

-0.518

106.03

0.482

102.88

-0.468

105.87

0.532

102.73

-0.418

105.71

0.582

102.57

-0.368

105.55

0.632

102.42

-0.318

105.39

0.682

102.27

-0.268

105.23

0.732

102.12

-0.218

105.07

0.782

101.96

-0.168

104.91

0.832

101.81

-0.118

104.75

0.882

101.66

-0.068

104.60

0.932

101.51

-0.018

104.44

0.982

101.36

0.032

104.28

1.032

101.21

0.082

104.12

1.082

101.05

0.132

103.97

1.132

100.90

0.182

103.81

1.182

100.75

0.232

103.66

1.232

100.60

0.282

103.50

1.282

100.46

0.332

103.35

1.332

100.31

0.382

103.19

1.382

100.16

 

* 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.

 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

29 October 2012

 

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