Thursday, 30 August 2012

Keppel's $300m 30-year notes

The longer-dated maturity issue a break from norm
 

KEPPEL Corporation has issued $300 million worth of 30-year senior unsecured fixed rate notes, breaking ranks with corporate-bond issuers before it with its longer-dated maturity.

The notes will pay out 4 per cent a year through semi-annual coupons. Keppel has a call option to redeem this tranche of 30-year notes at par 20 years after their issue date and at every coupon payment date thereafter, according to terms seen by BT.

This is the third issue in Keppel's $3 billion multi-currency medium-term note programme after two in February and April.

The most recent drawdown in April saw Keppel's $300 million 15-year offering carrying a 3.8 per cent coupon.


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