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Jun. 22, 2018 TSE Approval of Initial Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): List JPY-Denominated Bonds with Value of JPY 25 billion Bond on TOKYO PRO-BOND (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

 

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a JPY-denominated bond with a total value of JPY 25 billion (tenor: 10/20 years, coupon: 0.200%/0.559% respectively) from Japan International Cooperation Agency for listing on TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

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The Agency has listed program information since 19 June, 2018. This listing will be the first series of individual bonds listed under the program.
The bonds are going to have the features of “Social Bonds” defined by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and will be the first bonds whose information will be posted on “Green/Social Bonds Information” platform of Japan Exchange Group.
The lead underwriters of the bonds are Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd., SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd. The bonds will be issued on June 28, 2018, with listing following on June 29, 2018. Details on the issuance conditions of these bonds can be found on the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market website.

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About TOKYO PRO-BOND Market

TOKYO PRO-BOND Market was established in May 2011 as a professional-oriented bond market based on the "Professional-oriented Market Rules" introduced in an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in 2008. The market implements program listing, the standard form of corporate bond issuance in overseas markets, and English-only information disclosure. Program listing refers to a system where the fund-raising issuer registers the possible issuance amount, basic information, and financial information on TOKYO PRO-BOND Market as program information, following which it is able to issue bonds as needed within the estimated issuance amount. The market's highly flexible rules offer efficient bond issuance through simplified disclosure documents, and convenient formal requirements, such as acquiring a credit rating as the listing eligibility requirements for program information and individual bonds and securing a lead underwriter(s) specified by the exchange.

For more information, please refer to the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market website.

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