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Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has raised Rs 582 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis. The bank has issued and allotted Basel III compliant Additional Tier I bonds at a coupon of 8.40 per cent per annum, aggregating to Rs 582 crore on a private placement basis, the bank said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The bank said the non-convertible taxable bonds will qualify as Tier I capital.
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 710 crore from bonds to fund business growth. The fund raised via Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds of Rs 710 crore (including green shoe option of Rs 610 crore) is at a coupon rate of 8.74 per cent, the bank said in a statement. The issue garnered overwhelming response from investors with subscription of 10 times against base issue size of Rs 100 crore. The capital raised through the AT1 bonds will support the business growth of the bank. The AT1 instrument is perpetual in nature; with call option after 5 years.
State-owned Union Bank of India on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 500 crore debt capital by issuing Basel III compliant bonds. The bank has allotted unsecured, subordinated, non-convertible taxable perpetual fully paid-up Basel III compliant debt instruments in the nature of debentures aggregating to Rs 500 crore on December 15, 2020, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. To comply with Basel-III capital regulations, the banks need to improve and strengthen their capital planning processes. These norms are being implemented to mitigate concerns on potential stresses on asset quality and consequential impact on performance and profitability of banks. Shares of Union Bank of India on Tuesday closed 1.03 per cent lower at Rs 33.50 apiece on the BSE.