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Muthoot Fin to raise Rs. 600 cr via bonds

20 Dec 2011 Evaluate
Muthoot Finance, country’s largest gold loan financing company, plans to raise Rs. 600 crore though public bond sale as funding from banks get expensive after the central bank scratched out lenders against gold from the subsidised priority sector lenders’ list. The issue will open on December 22, 2011, and close on January 7, 2012. The company is borrowing funds through two, three, five-year bonds and five-and-a-half year zero-coupon bonds. Funds raised through the issue would be used to repay existing liabilities and towards lending and investment. There are four investment options, including a 24-month plan, which will pay 13% coupon to different categories of investors, while 36-month and 60-month maturities will both pay a coupon of 13.25%. A 66-month option will pay a coupon of 13.43% to different categories of investors. The face value of each NCD is Rs.1,000 and the minimum application is for five NCDs and in multiples of each NCD thereafter.
Peers
Company Name CMP
Bajaj Finance 1040.00
Shriram Finance 1007.00
Aditya Birla Capital 402.00
Tata Capital 350.05
Chola Invest & Fin. 1770.45
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