Bangkok--7 Sep--SET
Thailand’s Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) will list Bank of Thailand bonds and savings bonds totaling THB 20 billion (approx. USD 533.33 million) in September:
1. BOT49/17/364D, worth THB 15 billion, has a 364-day maturity and will come due on September 6, 2007. It will commence trading on September 8, 2006, using “CB07906A” as its trading symbol.
2. SLOAN48/02/5Y, worth THB 5 billion, has a 5-year maturity and will come due on September 15, 2010. It will commence trading on September 15, 2006, using “SB109A” as its trading symbol.
These issues will lift the value of BEX-listed government bonds to THB 2.80 trillion (approx. USD 72.68 billion), and the overall value of bonds listed on the Exchange to THB 3.15 trillion (approx. USD 81.80 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