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Labuan, Thursday, 17 January, 2008 . IOI today listed its 3RD Exchangeable Bonds issue on Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX). The primary listing of USD600 million nominal value five (5) year unsecured guaranteed 3rd exchangeable bonds were issued by IOI’s Labuan registered special purpose company IOI Resources (L) Berhad.
The book-building exercise for the exchangeable bonds for the final issue size of USD600 million was oversubscribed by five (5) times, as a result of strong demand from wide range of global investors.
The IOI Resources (Labuan) exchangeable bonds, which are due in 2013, are exchangeable into new ordinary shares of IOI Corporation Berhad and are fully guaranteed by IOI Corporation Berhad.
"The primary listing of the exchangeable bonds further reflects the increasing acceptance of LFX as a premier offshore exchange by Malaysian corporations issuing foreign currency bonds and in particular IOI who have had 3 listings on the LFX before this since 2004" said LFX Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia, the holding company of LFX, Dato Yusli Mohamed Yusoff.
The Issuer intends to on-lend or otherwise provide the entire net proceeds from this offering to IOI and/or its subsidiaries. The IOI Group intends to use the net proceeds to fund capital expenditure, investments/acquisitions, working capital and otherwise for its general corporate purposes.
The Listing Sponsor for the listing on LFX is AmInternational (L) Limited. Licensed by the LFX, a listing sponsor is primarily responsible to arrange for the listing of instruments on the LFX and for any subsequent post listing obligations arising.
Citibank Malaysia (L) Limited is the Sole Bookrunner and Lead Manager, with Barclays Capital and AmInternational (L) Limited being the Senior Co-Lead Managers.
About LFX:
LFX is an international offshore financial exchange based in Labuan, the international offshore financial centre of Malaysia. LFX is web-based and utilise international networking and electronic communication systems to facilitate exchange listing and trading facilities. LFX facilitates the listing of both conventional and Islamic multi-currency financial instruments and allows the issuer the flexibility to structure instruments for listing that best suit their funding needs. LFX is a company limited by shares and is wholly-owned by Bursa Malaysia Berhad. |
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