SBI raises Rs 500 crore via issue of bonds

Last week, the public sector lender had raised Rs 3,000 crore on a private placement basis

SBI raises Rs 500 crore via issue of bonds
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 22 2016 | 1:51 PM IST
The country's largest lender, SBI on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 500 crore from issue of bonds on a private placement basis.

"The bank on March 21, 2016 issued 5,000 Basel III compliant, tier-ll bonds in the nature of debentures of face value of Rs 10,00,000 each at par with 10-year tenure, bearing 8.45 per cent per annum coupon payable annually and with a call option after 5 years aggregating Rs 500 crore on a private placement basis," State Bank of India said in a BSE filing.

The fund raised is part of SBI's Rs 12,000 crore debt capital.

Last week, the public sector lender had raised Rs 3,000 crore on a private placement basis.

Earlier, on March 9, the SBI board had approved raising the remaining Rs 5,000 crore of the Rs 12,000-crore fund-raising programme.

The SBI stock was trading 0.03 per cent higher at Rs 196.70 on BSE in the morning trade.
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First Published: Mar 22 2016 | 12:59 PM IST

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