Sampath to list debentures tomorrow

9 December 2013 04:28 am

Debentures of Sampath Bank will be listed on Colombo bourse’s Main Board tomorrow.

Samapth raised Rs.5 billion in a five-year debenture issue, issuing 25 million rated, unsecured, subordinated, redeemable debentures at Rs.100 each with an option to issue a further equal amount in the event the first tranche is oversubscribed.

The issue was rated ‘A+(lka)’ by Fitch Ratings, one notch below the bank’s ‘AA-(lka)’ national rating. The bank issued two types of 5- year debentures where interest are paid semi-annually (13 percent) and annually (13.40 percent).