Asia-Pacific New Issues: Lloyds 6y Kangas; Busy domestic JPY bond issuance
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Foreign issuers in AUD bonds:
- BNG has priced an upsize worth AUD95m to its existing July 21, 2032 Social Kangaroo bonds to bring the new size to AUD830m. Priced at ASWs + 55bps.
- Credit Agricole is planning an inaugural Kangaroo bond offer. It has mandated NAB and itself to arrange a non-deal roadshow in Melbourne on March 28 and Sydney on March 29 and 30.
- Korea Housing Finance Corp has mandated HSBC, Nomura and UBS to arrange a possible 3-5y fixed- and/or floating-rate AUD denominated bond offer.
- Lloyds Bank raised AUD600m via selling the following March 17, 2029 Kangaroo bonds with single call at par in March 2028:
- AUD200m, paying AUD 3M BBSW + 200bps.
- AUD400m, 5.802%.
- Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) added AUD40m to its existing 2.5%, July 27, 2032 Kangaroo bonds to bring the new size to AUD190m. Priced at 59.5bps over ACGBs.
- Toronto-Dominion Bank raised AUD2.5bn via selling the following March 16, 2026 covered bonds:
- AUD950m, 4.5%.
- AUD1.55bn paying AUD 3M BBSW + 70bps.
Leads are ANZ, CBA, NAB, Nomura, TD Securities and Westpac.
Aussie issuers in foreign bonds:
- ANZ issued the following foreign currency bonds:
- SGD100m, 4.18%, March 14, 2024 via Natix.
- USD100m, 5.675%, March 14, 2024 via ANZ.
- CBA New York branch issued USD1bn in 5.316% March 13, 2026 bonds at 70bps over USTs.
- CBA sold USD1.5bn worth of March 13, 2026 bonds as follows:
- USD1bn, 5.316% at 60bps over USTs.
- USD500m Reg S FRNs paying USD O/N SOFR + 75bps.
Leads are BofA, Citigroup, GS and JPM.
- NBN Co Ltd raised EUR1.35bn via selling the following bonds:
- EUR750m, 4.125%, March 15, 2029 at mid-swaps + 85bps with make whole call at 25bps until January 2029 and single call at par in December 2028.
- EUR600m, 4.375% March 15, 2033 with make whole call at 25 until December 32 and single call at par in December 2032. Priced at 115bps over mid-swaps.
- Westpac issued via ANZ CNY100m in 3.5%, March 10, 2026 Dim sum bonds.
Domestic AUD issues
- CBA self-led AUD1.75bn in March 15, 2038 callables that pay 6.704% till the single call at par in March 2023, then AUD 3M BBSW + 245%.
- Liberty Financial sold AUD175m in March 16, 2028 senior unsecured FRNs that pay AUD 3M BBSW + 380bps. Leads are Barrenjoey, DB, NAB and Westpac.
- Nationwide Building Society raised AUD450m via selling 5.35% March 15, 2028 Kangaroo bonds at 147bps over ASWs. Leads are RBC, TD securities and UBS.
- SAFA added AUD73m to its existing June 16, 2027 FRNs to bring the new size to AUD1.258bn. The deal pays 31bps over O/N RBA cash rate.
- New South Wales Treasury Corp upsized its existing 2%, March 8, 2033 bonds by AUD50m to AUD9.7945bn
- UOB Sydney branch raised AUD1.5bn via selling March 16, 2026 fixed- and floating rate notes in two equal tranches, paying 4.642% and 73bps over AUD 3M BBSW respectively.
Domestic JPY issues
- Aichi Prefecture issued JPY10bn in 0.750%, February 24, 2033 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Akita Prefecture priced JPY10bn in 0.75%, December 20, 2032 bonds at 25bps over JGBs.
- Central Glass Co sold JPY8bn in 0.35%, March 13, 2026 bonds.
- Chiba City priced JPY5bn in 0.750%, March 20, 2032 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Chiba Prefecture priced JPY20bn in 0.750%, December 25, 2033 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Chubu International Airport issued the following bonds:
- JPY15bn, 0.26% March 17, 2028.
- sold JPY8.1bn, 0.700%, February 17, 2033.
- Daiei Real Estate issued JPY2.5bn in 1.200%, February 09, 2028 bonds.
- Electric Power Development Co Ltd sold JPY10bn in 0.872%, February 31, 2029 bonds. Priced at JGBs + 50bps.
- Fukuoka City priced JPY10bn in 0.75%, March 28, 2033 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Expressway raised JPY7bn via selling the following bonds:
- JPY2bn, 0.760%, March 18, 2033 at JGBs + 26bps.
- JPY5bn, 0.601%, February 19, 2030 at JGBs + 20bps.
- Haseko Corp sold JPY30bn worth of bonds as follows:
- JPY10bn, 0.569%, March 15, 2028 at JGBs + 35bps.
- JPY20bn, 0.290%, February 13, 2026.
- Hiroshima Prefecture priced JPY10bn in 0.750%, February 24, 2033 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Hokkaido Prefecture raised JPy10bn via selling 0.334%, March 24, 2028 bonds at 12bps over JGBs.
- Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp sold via Mizuho JPY4bn in 0.85%, March 15, 2030 bonds.
- JEHDR sold JPY10bn in 1.259%, March 31, 2043 bonds.
- JFC raised JPY20.9bn via selling the following bonds:
- JPY10.9bn, 0.354%, March 10, 2028 at JGBs + 14bps.
- JPY10bn, 0.116%, February 10, 2026 at JGBs + 12bps.
- JFM priced JPY24bn in 0.750%, March 28, 2033 bond at JGBs + 25bps.
- JIC issued JPY20.5bn in 0.090%, March 20, 2024 bonds.
- Kajima Corp sold JPY10bn in 0.554% March 16, 2028 bonds at JGBs + 32bps.
- KPP Group Holdings Co Ltd issued JPY10bn in 1.120%, March 09, 2028 bonds.
- Kyoto City priced JPY10bn in 0.334%, March 22, 2028 bonds at 12bps over JGBs.
- Major Joint Local Bond issued JPY102bn in 0.75%, March 25, 2033 bonds at 25bps over JGBs.
- Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp raised JPY28bn via selling the following bonds:
- JPY18bn, 1.18%, March 15, 2033.
- JPY10bn, 0.579%, March 15, 2028 at JGBs + 35bps.
- Nagoya City issued JPY15bn in 0.750%, March 24, 2033 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Nankai Electric Railway priced JPY10bn in 0.629%, February 09, 2028 bonds at JGBs + 41bps.
- Nippon Steel raised JPY50bn via selling the following bonds:
- JPY20bn, 1.150%, February 18, 2033.
- JPY30bn, 0.564%, February 17, 2028 at JGBs + 35bps.
- Okayama Prefecture raised JPY10bn via selling 0.75%, March 31, 2033 bonds at JGBs + 25bps.
- Organization for Promoting Urban Development sold JPY10bn in 1.183% March 23, 2043 bonds.
- Osaka Prefecture sold JPY20bn in 0.777%, March 30, 2033 bonds.
- Shizoka Gas Co sold JPY5bn in 0.990%, February 15, 2033 bonds.
- Shizuoka Prefecture raised JPY20bn via selling bonds in two equal tranches as follows:
- 0.304%, February 20, 2027 at JGBs + 12bps.
- 0.750%, April 20, 2032 at JGBs + 25bps.
- Sumitomo Osaka C priced JPY5bn in 0.669%, February 09, 2028 bonds at JGBs + 45bps.
- Tohoku Electric Power Co raised JPY15bn via selling the following bonds:
- JPY10bn, 1.280%, February 25, 2033.
- JPY5bn, 1.640%, March 25, 2043.
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government priced JPY30bn in 0.740%, February 20, 2032 bonds at JGBs + 24bps.
- Toyobo Co priced JPY20bn in 0.634%, February 09, 2028 bonds at JGBs + 42bps.