Bangkok--20 Oct--SET
Thailand’s Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) will list treasury bills, National Housing Authority (NHA) bonds, and PTT bonds collectively worth THB 23.00 billion (approx. USD 613.33 million) on October 20 and 26:
1. The two tranches of treasury bills issued by the Ministry of Finance have a 182-day maturity. They are THB 5.00 billion each, totaling THB 10.00 billion. These issues will commence trading on October 20.
- TB50/F1/182D will use “TB07418A” as its trading symbol. It will be due on April 18, 2007.
- TB50/F2/182D will use “TB07425A” as its trading symbol. It will be due on April 25, 2007.
2. NHA50/01/6Y, worth THB 1.00 billion, will use “NHA12OA” as its trading symbol. It has a six-year maturity and will be due on October 26, 2012. The issue will commence trading on October 26, 2006. It bears a fixed interest rate of 5.18 p.a.
3. PTT bonds No. 2/2006 are worth THB 12.00 billion. They are unsecured, and received a credit rating of AA+(tha) from Fitch Ratings (Thailand) on September 26, 2006. They will commence trading on October 26.
- Tranche 1 will use “PTTC11OA” as its trading symbol. It is worth THB 4.0 billion, has a five-year maturity and will be due on October 12, 2011. It bears a fixed interest rate of 5.53 p.a.
- Tranche 2 will use “PTTC16OA” as its trading symbol. It is worth THB 8.0 billion, has a 10-year maturity and will be due on October 12, 2016. It bears a fixed interest rate of 5.79 p.a.
This will lift the value of BEX-listed government bonds to THB 3.02 trillion (approx. USD 80.53 billion), or 90.15% of all BEX-listed bonds. The overall value of government and corporate bonds listed will reach THB 3.35 trillion (approx. USD 89.33 billion), of which about THB 323.00 billion are corporate issues.
For more information on this issue, bonds in general, and domestic and overseas bonds, please visit the BEX website at www.bex.or.th . To find out about fixed income funds, please visit the website for the “Putting your money to work through mutual funds” project at www.thaimutualfund.com , or contact any investment management company.
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