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Published on 10/21/2009 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: Singapore's Ezra Holdings prices $100 million five-year convertibles to yield 4%, up 19.6%

New York, Oct. 21 - Ezra Holdings Ltd. priced $100 million of five-year convertible bonds to yield 4% with a 19.6% initial conversion premium.

DBS Bank Ltd. was bookrunner for the Regulation S sale.

The conversion price is S$2.50.

The bonds are callable from Nov. 26, 2012 subject to a 130% stock price hurdle and are putable on Nov. 26, 2012 at par.

Ezra Holdings will use at least 50% of the proceeds for new business ventures and/or opportunities, strategic investments, joint ventures, other acquisitions and/or strategic alliances and the remainder for capital expenditure and/or acquisition of vessels.

Ezra is a provider of offshore support for the oil and gas industry and is headquartered in Singapore.

Issuer:Ezra Holdings Ltd.
Issue:Convertible bonds
Amount:$100 million
Maturity:Nov. 26, 2014
Coupon:4%
Price:Par
Yield:4%
Initial conversion premium:19.6%
Conversion price:S$2.50
Call:Nov. 26, 2012 onwards at par subject to 130% hurdle
Put:Nov. 26, 2012 at par
Bookrunner:DBS Bank Ltd.
Pricing date:Oct. 22
Settlement:Nov. 26
Distribution:Regulation S
Reference stock price:S$2.09 at close Oct. 21
Market capitalization:S$1.36 billion

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