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Sep. 20, 2018 TSE Approval of Initial Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): USD-Denominated Foreign Bonds with Value of USD 1 billion (Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities)

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a USD-denominated bond with a total value of USD 1 billion (tenor: 5 years, coupon: 3.375%) from Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities for listing on TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

The Agency has listed program information since 2 February, 2016. This listing will be the seventh series of individual bond listed under the program.
The lead underwriters of the bond are Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Nomura International plc. The bond will be issued on 27 September, 2018, with listing following on 28 September, 2018. Details on the issuance conditions of this bond can be found on the TOKYO PRO-BOND Market website.

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.