scorecardresearchSBI raises ₹9,718 crore in second tranche of infra bonds

SBI raises 9,718 crore in second tranche of infra bonds

Updated: 19 Jan 2023, 11:33 AM IST
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  • This is the second fund-raising since early December when it had mopped up 10,000 crore via infra bonds.

This is the second fund-raising since early December when it had mopped up  <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 crore via infra bonds.

This is the second fund-raising since early December when it had mopped up 10,000 crore via infra bonds.

(PTI) State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said it has raised 9,718 crore through its second infrastructure bond issuance at a coupon rate of 7.70 per cent per annum for the 15-year money.

This is the second fund-raising since early December when it had mopped up 10,000 crore via infra bonds.

The fund proceeds will be utilised for enhancing long-term resources for funding infrastructure and affordable housing, the bank said in a statement.

The issue attracted good response from investors with bids of 14,805 crore, indicating an oversubscription of 2.96 times from 118 bidders, SBI said, adding investors were mutual funds, provident and pension funds, and insurers.

The pricing of 7.70 per cent represents a spread of 17 bps over the G-Sec curve. Before this, the bank had raised 10,000 crore through infrastructure bonds on December 6, 2022, at a spread of 17 bps over the corresponding G-Sec curve.

This issuance is significant considering this is the first time a domestic bank is issuing a 15-year infrastructure bond, helping it in long-term lending to the infrastructure segment.

 

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First Published: 19 Jan 2023, 11:33 AM IST