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Published on 6/3/2015 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: International Personal Finance sells PLN 200 million five-year floaters

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, June 3 – International Personal Finance plc said subsidiary IPF Investments Polska sp zoo issued PLN 200 million of five-year bonds.

Interest will be six-month Wibor plus 425 basis points.

Proceeds will be used to buy back PLN 90.6 million of bonds due June 30, 2015, which have a floating-rate coupon of six-month Wibor plus 750 bps. The remaining PLN 109.4 million of the bonds will be repaid at maturity.

The bookrunners were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA, a subsidiary of UniCredit Group, and Bank Zachodni WBK SA, a subsidiary of Santander Group.

"The successful completion of this transaction is part of our strategy of raising long-term funds at lower cost and from diversified sources,” Adrian Gardner, chief financial officer of International Personal Finance, said in a company press release.

“We have accessed the local bond market in Poland, IPF's most significant country of operation, to raise local-currency funds from a wide domestic investor base.”

The issuer is a Leeds, England-based provider of home credit in emerging markets.

Issuer:IPF Investments Polska sp zoo
Issue:Floating-rate bonds
Amount:PLN 200 million
Maturity:2020
Coupon:Six-month Wibor plus 425 bps
Bookrunners:Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA and Bank Zachodni WBK SA
Pricing date:June 3

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