GF Sec (01776) announced that the public issuance of short-term corporate bonds not exceeding RMB 20 billion has been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission under Document No. [2023] 2404 for registration. According to the 'Announcement on the Public Offering of Short-term Corporate Bonds (Seventh Tranche) of China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. to Professional Investors in 2024', China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. plans to issue the Seventh Tranche of short-term corporate bonds to professional investors in 2024 with a maximum issuance size of not more than RMB 4.5 billion (inclusive) at an issue price of 100 yuan per unit, using the method of offline inquiry-based distribution to professional institutional investors.
The bond issuance period for this issuance is from November 20, 2024, to November 21, 2024, with a final issuance size of 4.5 billion yuan, a final coupon rate of 1.88%, and a subscription multiple of 3.27 times.
Directors, supervisors, senior management personnel, shareholders with a stake exceeding 5%, and other related parties of the issuer did not participate in the subscription.
In this issuance, Anxin Fund Management Co., Ltd., an affiliate of the lead underwriter, China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd., participated in the subscription of the bonds, ultimately receiving a total allocation of 0.06 billion yuan; while China Yin Fund Management Co., Ltd., and Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd., affiliates of the joint lead underwriter, Ping An Securities Co., Ltd., also participated in the subscription of the bonds, each receiving a total allocation of 0.45 billion yuan.