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Published on 9/5/2012 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Taiwan's Bank SinoPac sells NT$6 billion of seven-, 10-year debentures

By Marisa Wong

Madison, Wis., Sept. 5 - Bank SinoPac priced a total of NT$6 billion of subordinated financial debentures in two series, according to an announcement by SinoPac Holdings.

SinoPac Securities Corp. and Yuanta Securities Corp. are the underwriters.

The issuer priced NT$4.7 billion of seven-year series A bonds and NT$1.3 billion of 10-year series B bonds at par.

Interest for the series A bonds is fixed at 1.53%, and interest for the series B bonds is fixed at 1.65%.

Proceeds will be used to improve the BIS ratio and provide a mid-/long-term funding resource for the capital needs of SinoPac's subsidiaries.

This is the bank's first issue of financial debentures for 2012.

Settlement will occur on Sept. 18.

SinoPac is a Taipei, Taiwan-based banking and securities company.

Issuer:Bank SinoPac
Issue:Subordinated financial debentures
Amount:NT$6 billion
Underwriters:SinoPac Securities Corp. and Yuanta Securities Corp.
Pricing date:Sept. 5
Settlement date:Sept. 18
Series A
Amount:NT$4.7 billion
Maturity:Sept. 18, 2019
Coupon:1.53%
Price:Par
Yield:1.53%
Series B
Amount:NT$1.3 billion
Maturity:Sept. 18, 2022
Coupon:1.65%
Price:Par
Yield:1.65%

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