According to Jiuji Financial News, Bank of China Limited (Bank of China Limited, “Bank of China” for short, 03988.HK, 601988.SH, Moody's: A1 Stable, S&P: A Stable, Fitch: A Stable) plans to issue Reg S, 5-year and 10-year, fixed interest rate, US dollar senior unsecured bonds.
The terms are as follows:
Publisher: Amipeace Limited
Company: Bank of China Group Investment Limited (“Bank of China Investment”)
Guarantor: Bank of China Limited Macau Branch
Guarantor Rating: Moody's: A1 Stable, S&P: A Stable, Fitch: A Stable
Expected Release Rating: A/A (S&P/ Fitch)
Type of issue: Fixed-rate, high-grade unsecured bonds, subject to the HK$20 billion medium-term note plan
Issuance Rules: Reg S
Issuance scale: US dollar benchmark size
Term: 5 years | 10 years
Initial guide price: T5+165bps region | T10+200bps region
Delivery date: 2022/10/22 (T+5)
Expiry Dates: October 22, 2025 | October 22, 2030
Other terms: listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; minimum increment/$200,000 /$1,000; English law
Use of funds: general corporate use
Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Bookkeepers and Joint Lead Managers: Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Oriental Huili, J.P. Morgan Chase, UBS Group
Joint bookkeepers and joint lead managers: China CITIC Bank International, Everbright Bank Hong Kong Branch, CICC Corporation, ICBC (Asia), Mizuho Securities, SPD Bank Hong Kong Branch
Delivery Bank: Bank of China International
Clearing Institution: European Settlements/Maxim Bank