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Labuan,
26 November 2002 - The secondary listing of
USD350.0 million Exchangeable Bonds, issued by TNB
Capital (L) Ltd. on the Labuan International Financial
Exchange (LFX) today brings the total number of
listings on the Exchange to ten.
"Today's
listing expands the diversity of LFX's range of
financial instruments which comprise three Shariah-compliant
certificates (Sukuk), five open-ended funds, one
conventional floating rate secured notes and, the
latest, exchangeable bonds," said S Loganathan,
General Manager of LFX.
TNB
Capital (L) Ltd (TNBC), is a Labuan incorporated
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) owned by Tenaga Nasional
Berhad, a corporation listed on the Main Board of
the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
The
Bonds, which mature in November 2007 are exchangeable
to ordinary shares of Tenaga Nasional Bhd and upon
the exchange, the shares will be listed on the KLSE.
The
Bonds, which had their primary listing on the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange on 20 November 2002, have been assigned
a BBB senior unsecured debt rating by Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services.
"As
an offshore exchange, LFX offers flexibility to
issuers to structure the instruments that best suit
their funding needs. LFX also facilitates the listing
of instruments in multi-currency," Loganathan
said.
TNBC intends to lend or otherwise provide the entire
net proceeds from this offering to Tenaga. The proceeds
will be used towards the repayment of Tenaga's foreign
currency-denominated debt, maturing from 2004 onwards
and for general corporate purposes.
CIMB (L) Limited , the listing sponsor, is responsible
for the listing of the bonds and ensuring that TNBC
complies with the post-listing obligations as prescribed
by LFX's rules and regulations. CIMB and J.P. Morgan
Securities Limited are joint lead managers and bookrunners
for this issue.
As
a web-based exchange, LFX offers market participants
and investors around the world, fast and efficient
access to its services.
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