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Published on 8/25/2015 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Taiwan’s Yuanta Bank prices NT$8.55 billion 10-year, perpetual bonds

By Marisa Wong

Morgantown, W.Va., Aug. 25 – Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. announced that subsidiary Yuanta Bank priced a total of NT$8.55 billion of subordinated financial debentures.

The bank priced NT$5.55 billion of perpetual non-cumulative debentures at par to yield 4.1% and NT$3 billion of 10-year fixed-rate debentures at par to yield 2.1%.

These are the bank’s third and fourth issues of subordinated financial debentures for 2015, respectively. Yuanta Financial announced in April that its subsidiary plans to issue NT$10 billion of debentures this year.

Proceeds from the non-underwritten offerings will be used to improve capital adequacy ratios and to raise stable mid-to-long-term funds.

The financial services company is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Issuer:Yuanta Bank
Issue:Subordinated financial debentures, third and fourth issues for 2015
Amount:NT$8.55 billion
Underwriter:None
Announcement date:Aug. 25
Settlement date:Aug. 27
Third issue
Amount:NT$5.55 billion
Maturity:Perpetual
Coupon:4.1%
Price:Par
Yield:4.1%
Call option:Conditionally after 10 years
Fourth issue
Amount:NT$3 billion
Maturity:Aug. 27, 2025
Coupon:2.1%
Price:Par
Yield:2.1%

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