URA’s HK$12 Billion Triple-tranche Hong Kong Dollar Bond Issuance

The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) announced today (21 August 2024) the successful pricing of its triple-tranche HK$12 billion senior bonds offering under its US$3 billion Medium Term Note Programme (the Offering). The Offering comprises HK$4 billion 3-year, HK$5 billion 5-year and HK$3 billion 10-year bonds. The proceeds from the Offering will fund its capital expenditure on urban renewal projects and for general corporate purposes.

The triple-tranche bond offering is summarised in the table below:

The Offering is the URA’s debut issuance in the Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) public institutional bond market since 2009. It is one of the largest ever joint HKD bond offerings, and the largest ever 5-year and 10-year HKD tranches in the capital markets of Hong Kong.  The yields on these bonds are also the lowest in the HKD public offering market in the past two and a half years.

The Offering was well-received by a diverse group of high-quality local and overseas investors, including banks, asset managers, corporations, insurance companies, hedge funds, central banks, official institutions, family offices and private banks, with a peak combined orderbook of over HK$22.8 billion, representing an oversubscription rate of around 2 times.

The URA appreciates the professional advice from the underwriting team and the support from industry peers, including Bank of China (Hong Kong), Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Standard Chartered, UBS, BNP Paribas, DBS, ICBC (Asia), JP Morgan, Mizuho, ANZ, Bank of Communications, Barclays, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, which made the bond issuance successful.

(ENDS)