HDFC Bank Raises $1 Billion From Offshore Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) Bond Offering, Issue Priced At 3.7%

HDFC Bank AT-1 Bond Issue: This is the biggest US$ AT1 providing by any financial institution from India.

The nation's largest personal lender - HDFC Bank launched its $1 billion further tier-I (AT-1) bond concern within the abroad market on August 18 and was additionally capable of shut the ultimate pricing at a degree considerably decrease than the preliminary steerage, in accordance with a press release shared by the financial institution. HDFC Bank stated that the dollar-denominated, Basel III-compliant AT1 notes had been priced at 3.70 per cent - which is 42.5 bps decrease than the preliminary worth steerage. 

The issuance is given a provisional ranking of Ba3 by Moody's Rating Services of the main bond credit standing firm - Moody's Investors Services. HDFC Bank added that this is among the tightest pricing achieved by any financial institution from Asia with a Ba3 ranking and likewise the biggest US$ AT1 providing by any financial institution from India.

The financial institution's providing was properly obtained by the international buyers and was oversubscribed by over three instances after the ultimate worth steerage was launched. The stated AT-1 notes will probably be listed on The India International Exchange (IFSC) Limited, in accordance with HDFC Bank's assertion.

''We imagine that this profitable issuance will set the highway for different Indian gamers seeking to increase AT1 bonds within the abroad markets. We are assured that the restoration within the Indian economic system will choose up tempo, with falling caseloads and elevated vaccination protection,” stated Mr. Ashish Parthasarthy, Treasurer, HDFC Bank.

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed restrictions positioned on HDFC Bank final 12 months over the issuance of new bank cards, following outages within the financial institution's digital cost providers.

On Wednesday, August 18, shares of HDFC Bank settled 0.13 per cent decrease at Rs 1,512.90 apiece on the BSE.