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State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday said its board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 60,000 crore in the current fiscal through the issue of debt instruments. The funds would be raised either in rupee and /or any other convertible currency by issue of debt instruments like long-term bonds, Basel III-compliant Additional Tier 1 Bonds and Basel III compliant Tier 2 Bonds. The funds would be raised through public offer or private placement mode to Indian and /or overseas investors during FY27, SBI said in a regulatory filing. Shares of SBI were trading at Rs 1,040.25, up 1.39 per cent over previous close on BSE.
SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Card) has raised Rs 500 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis. The pure-play credit card issuer said it allotted 5,000 fixed rate, unsecured, taxable and redeemable bonds on Thursday, in the nature of non-convertible debentures of Rs 10 lakh each aggregating to Rs 500 crore. The tenure of the bonds is three years and is set to mature on September 15, 2025. The bonds bear a coupon of 7.39 per cent per annum. On Thursday, shares of SBI Card closed flat at Rs 958.20 apiece on the BSE.