MEXICO PLACED AN 80 BILLION JAPANESE YEN UNGUARANTEED SAMURAI BOND - press release
Mexico City, May 31st, 2012
MEXICO PLACED AN 80 BILLION JAPANESE YEN UNGUARANTEED SAMURAI BOND
Today, the Federal Government placed 80 billion Japanese yen in Samurai bonds for two tranches with maturities of 3 and 5 years.
The Samurai Bonds placed today give investors a yield to maturity of 1.29% and 1.56%, due in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
This transaction represents the first public offering of an unguaranteed bond in the Japanese market by the Mexican Government since 2000 and by a Latin American Government since 2001.
The yield to maturity for the 3-year bond is the lowest achieved by the Federal Government in any debt instrument issued for any tenor.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit announces today that the Federal Government placed two unguaranteed Samurai bonds in the Japanese market for a total of 80 billion Japanese yen, equivalent to approximately 1 billion dollar. The placement was in 2 tranches with maturities due in 2015 and 2017, which provide a yield to maturity of 1.29 % and 1.56%, respectively.
The transaction included the participation of more than 60 investors from different sectors of the Japanese market, among which is the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), participating through its Guarantee and Acquisition Toward Tokyo Market Enhancement Program (GATE).
This operation is in line with the strategy outlined in the Annual Borrowing Plan for 2012, which highlights that the external debt may be used as an element to provide greater flexibility and diversification to the financing sources of the Federal Government.
With this issuance, the Federal Government continues with the efforts made in 2009 and 2010 with the Japanese yen guaranteed transactions, within the strategy of diversifying the investor base towards the Japanese market, stating the intention to be a frequent issuer in that market and to consolidate a long-term relation.
In particular, with this transaction, Mexico continues with the objectives of expanding and diversifying the
investor base in order to improve the terms and conditions of the external debt.
Mexico City, May 31st, 2012
MEXICO PLACED AN 80 BILLION JAPANESE YEN UNGUARANTEED SAMURAI BOND
Today, the Federal Government placed 80 billion Japanese yen in Samurai bonds for two tranches with maturities of 3 and 5 years.
The Samurai Bonds placed today give investors a yield to maturity of 1.29% and 1.56%, due in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
This transaction represents the first public offering of an unguaranteed bond in the Japanese market by the Mexican Government since 2000 and by a Latin American Government since 2001.
The yield to maturity for the 3-year bond is the lowest achieved by the Federal Government in any debt instrument issued for any tenor.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit announces today that the Federal Government placed two unguaranteed Samurai bonds in the Japanese market for a total of 80 billion Japanese yen, equivalent to approximately 1 billion dollar. The placement was in 2 tranches with maturities due in 2015 and 2017, which provide a yield to maturity of 1.29 % and 1.56%, respectively.
The transaction included the participation of more than 60 investors from different sectors of the Japanese market, among which is the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), participating through its Guarantee and Acquisition Toward Tokyo Market Enhancement Program (GATE).
This operation is in line with the strategy outlined in the Annual Borrowing Plan for 2012, which highlights that the external debt may be used as an element to provide greater flexibility and diversification to the financing sources of the Federal Government.
With this issuance, the Federal Government continues with the efforts made in 2009 and 2010 with the Japanese yen guaranteed transactions, within the strategy of diversifying the investor base towards the Japanese market, stating the intention to be a frequent issuer in that market and to consolidate a long-term relation.
In particular, with this transaction, Mexico continues with the objectives of expanding and diversifying the
investor base in order to improve the terms and conditions of the external debt.