ICICI likely to issue long-term bonds, Axis mulls infra bond sale
Lender decision to not redeem the bonds does not indicate any weakness in capital position, says ratings agency
10-year paper priced at 7.51%, or about 17 bps above benchmark g-sec yield
The latest round of fundraising by banks comes at a time when credit growth has shown sustained momentum even as growth in deposits continues to lag
The planned issuance worth Rs 10,000 crore includes a greenshoe option of Rs 5,000 crore, the bank said
The fundraising, if approved, would be through a public issue or private placement during fiscal 2023, the bank added
Tier-2 bond sale plan comes amid sharp decline in bond yields
The decision to go slow on these fund-raising plans - despite the booming credit growth - came at a time when bond market conditions turned turbulent
Lender claims overwhelming response from investors, with bids of Rs 9,647 crore; issue oversubscribed 5x against base size of Rs 2,000 crore
The bank had notified an amount of Rs 7,000 crore to be raised through a single tranche of AT-1 bonds in order to augment capital.
Canara Bank plans Rs 1,500-2,000 cr AT1 sale; Axis Bank, too, mulls fundraise
The bonds will have a call option from the fifth year onwards and are rated AA+ by CRISIL, CARE and India Ratings, sources said
Bank of Baroda has raised Rs 2,474 crore by issuing bonds at the rate of 7.88 per cent through stock exchanges. The bank allotted a total of 2,474 unsecured Basel III additional tier I perpetual non-convertible bonds, valuing Rs 1 crore each on Friday. Perpetual bonds carry no maturity date and they can be treated as equity rather than debt. Even as such bonds are not redeemable, they pay a steady flow of interest forever. The bonds are rated AAA with stable outlook by Icra and India Ratings, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
Four PSU banks have raised Rs 7,800 crore AT-1 bonds so far in FY23 as credit demand booms
Last month, SBI's board had provided approval for raising up to Rs 11,000 crore via additional tier-I and tier-II bonds to meet regulatory requirements and support business growth
Union Bank plans to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore while Canara Bank plans to issue AT-1 bonds worth up to Rs 2,000 crore, say sources
IOB also likely to tap debt capital market, say sources, though quantum of fund-raising being planned isn't clear
Gains from easing bond yields worldwide; better rate comes against indicative yield of 9-9.25%
The lender will separately raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through infrastructure bonds carrying "AAA" rating.
The bonds carry coupon rate of 8.07 per cent per annum