Tender for the re-opening of 10-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programmeto be held on Wednesday, 2 November 2016

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24 Oct 2016

Tender for the re-opening of 10-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programmeto be held on Wednesday, 2 November 2016

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 5-year Government Bonds (Bonds) through the re-opening of existing 10-year Government Bond issue 10GB2108 under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme will be held on Wednesday, 2 November 2016, for settlement on Thursday, 3 November 2016.

An additional amount of HK$2.5 billion of the outstanding 10-Year Bonds (issue no. 10GB2108) will be on offer.  The Bonds will mature on 4 August 2021 and will carry interest at the rate of 2.46% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears.  The Bonds Fixings on 24 October 2016 is 108.34 with an annualised yield of 0.685%.

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
24 October 2016

HKSAR GOVERNMENT
INSTITUTIONAL BOND ISSUANCE PROGRAMME
TENDER INFORMATION

Tender information of re-opening of 10-Year Government Bonds under the Institutional Bond Issuance Programme:-

Issue Number

:

10GB2108 (Re-open)

Stock code

:

4209 (HKGB 2.46 2108)

Tender Date and Time

:

Wednesday, 2 November 2016
9:30 am to 10:30 am

Issue and Settlement Date

:

Thursday, 3 November 2016

Amount on Offer

:

HK$2.5 billion

Maturity              

:

5 years

Remaining Maturity

 

Approximately 4.75 years

Maturity Date

:

4 August 2021

Interest Rate    

:

2.46% p.a., payable semi-annually in arrears

Interest Payment Dates 

:

6 February 2017
4 August 2017
5 February 2018
6 August 2018
4 February 2019
5 August 2019
4 February 2020
4 August 2020
4 February 2021
4 August 2021

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 (3 November 2016) for the tender amount is HK$306.66 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 10GB2108 (Stock code: 4209) 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

-0.315

113.29

0.685

108.29

-0.265

113.04

0.735

108.04

-0.215

112.78

0.785

107.80

-0.165

112.53

0.835

107.56

-0.115

112.27

0.885

107.32

-0.065

112.02

0.935

107.08

-0.015

111.76

0.985

106.84

0.035

111.51

1.035

106.60

0.085

111.26

1.085

106.36

0.135

111.01

1.135

106.13

0.185

110.76

1.185

105.89

0.235

110.51

1.235

105.65

0.285

110.26

1.285

105.42

0.335

110.01

1.335

105.18

0.385

109.76

1.385

104.95

0.435

109.51

1.435

104.71

0.485

109.27

1.485

104.48

0.535

109.02

1.535

104.25

0.585

108.78

1.585

104.02

0.635

108.53

1.635

103.79

0.685

108.29

1.685

103.56

 

* 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
24 October 2016

 

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