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

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27 Aug 2012

Tender for the re-opening of 5-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme to be held on Wednesday, 5 September 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 2-Year Government Bonds (Bonds) through the re-opening of existing 5-Year Government Bond issue 05GB1411 under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme will be held on Wednesday, 5 September 2012, for settlement on Thursday, 6 September 2012.

An additional amount of HK$3.5 billion of the outstanding 5-Year Bonds (issue no. 05GB1411) will be on offer as 2-Year Bonds.  The Bonds will mature on 3 November 2014 and will carry interest at the rate of 2.07% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears. The Bonds Fixings on 27 August 2012 is 103.91 with an annualised yield of 0.275%.

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
27 August 2012 

 

 

HKSAR GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTIONAL BOND ISSUANCE PROGRAMME
TENDER INFORMATION

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

Issue Number

:

05GB1411

Stock code

:

4202 (HKGB 2.07 1411)

Tender Date and Time

:

Wednesday, 5 September 2012
9:30 am to 10:30 am

Issue and Settlement Date for tender amount

:

Thursday, 6 September 2012

Amount on Offer

:

HK$3.5 billion

Maturity              

:

2 years

Remaining Maturity

:

Approximately 2.16 years

Maturity Date

:

3 November 2014

Interest Rate    

:

2.07% p.a. payable semi-annually in arrears

Interest Payment Dates 

:

5 November 2012
3 May 2013
4 November 2013
5 May 2014
3 November 2014

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 (6 September 2012) for the tender amount is HK$357.29 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 05GB1411 (Stock code: 4202) 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

-0.725

106.08

0.275

103.85

-0.675

105.97

0.325

103.74

-0.625

105.86

0.375

103.63

-0.575

105.75

0.425

103.53

-0.525

105.63

0.475

103.42

-0.475

105.52

0.525

103.31

-0.425

105.41

0.575

103.20

-0.375

105.30

0.625

103.09

-0.325

105.18

0.675

102.98

-0.275

105.07

0.725

102.87

-0.225

104.96

0.775

102.76

-0.175

104.85

0.825

102.66

-0.125

104.74

0.875

102.55

-0.075

104.63

0.925

102.44

-0.025

104.52

0.975

102.33

0.025

104.41

1.025

102.23

0.075

104.29

1.075

102.12

0.125

104.18

1.125

102.01

0.175

104.07

1.175

101.91

0.225

103.96

1.225

101.80

0.275

103.85

1.275

101.69

 

* 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
27 August 2012

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