Smt. Parminder Chopra, Director (Finance) and Additional Charge Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation (PFC): PFC to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore via public issue of bonds – Photo By GPN
Smt. Parminder Chopra, Director (Finance) and Additional Charge Chairman and Managing Director, Power Finance Corporation (PFC)
Power Finance Corporation Team along with bankers at NCD conference
MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, 19 JULY, 2023 (GPN): Power Finance Corporation India’s leading public financial institution and a Schedule-A Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE), focused on the power sector will launch this week its first public issue of bonds since January 2021, looking to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore.
The Tranche I Issue opens on Friday, July 21, 2023, and closes on Friday, July 28, 2023 with an option of early closure or extension in compliance with Securities and Exchange Board of India Issue and listing of (Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations 2021, as amended (“SEBI NCS Regulations”). The NCDs are proposed to be listed on BSE Limited (“BSE”), with BSE being the Designated Stock Exchange for the Issue. The NCDs have been rated by CARE AAA/Stable by CARE Ratings Limited, CRISIL AAA/Stable by CRISIL Limited and ICRA AAA (Stable) by ICRA Limited.
The minimum application size would be Rs. 10,000 (i.e. 10 NCDs) and thereafter in multiples of Rs. 1,000 (i.e. 1 NCD) thereof. This issue has maturity / tenure options of 3 years, 10 years and 15 years for NCDs with annual coupon payment being offered across series I, II, and III, respectively. Effective yield for NCD holders in various categories ranges from 7.44% to 7.54% per annum.
Out of the net proceeds of the Tranche I Issue, at least 75% shall be utilised for the purpose of onward lending, financing / refinancing the existing indebtedness of the company, and /or debt servicing (payment of interest and/or repayment / prepayment of interest and principal of existing borrowings of the Company) and a maximum up to 25% will be utilised for general corporate purposes.
For the fiscal year 2023, the company’s consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 77,568.30 crore against Rs 76,261.66 crore a year ago on the back on increase in interest income on loans and other operating income. Consolidated Net profit for the FY23 was Rs 21,178.59 crore as against Rs 18,768.21 crore last year.
PFC’s issue includes three tranches – three-year bonds, 10-year bonds and 15-year bonds. The portion for institutional investors makes up 10%, while that for non-institutional investors accounts for 10%. The share of HNIs is earmarked at 40% while that for retail investors is at 40%.
JM Financial Limited, A.K.Capital Services Limited, Nuvama Wealth Management Limited, SMC Capitals Limited, and Trust Investment Advisors Private Limited are the lead managers to the Issue (“Lead Managers”). Beacon Trusteeship Limited is the Debenture Trustee to the Issue and KFin Technologies Limited is the Registrar to the Issue.
About Power Finance Corporation Limited:
Power Finance Corporation is a publicly listed Government of India (GoI) undertaking and operates as a public financial institution as defined under the Companies Act of 2013. Registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a non-deposit taking systemically important Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), it obtained the classification of an Infrastructure Finance Company (IFC) on July 28, 2010. The Company believes that its NBFC and IFC classifications enables it to effectively capitalize on available financing opportunities in the Indian power sector.Ends
Tranche 1 Prospectus: https://www.
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