Bangkok--8 Aug--SET
Thailand’s Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) has listed government bonds worth THB 8.92 billion (approx. USD 234.74 million), and corporate bonds issued by Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL worth THB 5 billion (approx. USD 131.58 million), totaling THB 13.92 billion (approx. USD 366.32 million). All are scheduled for listing in August as detailed below:
Six tranches of government bonds are scheduled for trade, as follows:
1. State Railway of Thailand bonds worth THB 1.0 billion each, totaling THB 2.0 billion, will commence trading on August 9:
SRT138B has a 7-year maturity, with an interest rate of 5.62% p.a., and will fall due on August 9, 2013.
SRT158A has a 9-year maturity, with an interest rate of 5.69% p.a., and will fall due on August 9, 2015.
2. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand bonds, worth THB 1.9 billion, have a 15-year maturity, and will commence trading on August 10, using “EGAT218” as their trading symbol. This issue has an interest rate of 6.235% p.a., and matures on August 10, 2021,
3. Bonds issued by Provincial Electricity Authority.
PEA118A, worth THB 2.15 billion, has a 5-year maturity and will commence trading on August 17. This issue will be due on August 17, 2011, and has an interest rate of 5.94% p.a.
PEA158A, worth THB 1.28 billion, has a 9-year maturity and will commence trading on August 17. This issue will be due on August 17, 2015, and has an interest rate of 6.04% p.a.
PEA188A, worth THB 1.59 billion, has a 12-year maturity and will commence trading on August 17. This issue will be due on August 17, 2018, and has an interest rate of 6.188% p.a.
Two tranches of unsecured corporate bonds are issued by Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF). They are CPF bonds No.1/2549 Tranche 1, due 2009 and Tranche 2, due 2011, and will commence trading on August 9.
CPF097A worth THB 1.2 billion, with an interest rate of 6.30% p.a., has a 3-year maturity and will fall due on July 5, 2009.
CPF117A worth THB 3.8 billion, with an interest rate of 6.90% p.a., has a 5-year maturity and will fall due on July 5, 2011.
The above 8 issues will boost the value of BEX-listed government bonds to THB 2.766 trillion (approx. USD 72.79 billion), and corporate bonds to THB 0.313 trillion (approx. USD 8.25 billion), bringing the overall value of bonds listed on the Exchange to THB 3.117 trillion (approx. USD 82.03 billion).
For more information on these issues, or bonds in general, please visit the BEX website at www.bex.or.th , log onto the SET information system (SETSMART), or call 0 2229 2782-91.
For more information, please contact the Corporate Communications Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036 / Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037 /
Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049 / Watsamon Saowakhonsathien Tel: 0-2229-2797