MTR CORPORATION (00066.HK) +0.120 (+0.355%) Short selling $35.63M; Ratio 31.805% announced today (22nd) that it has successfully priced over HKD18.8 billion of corporate green bonds yesterday. The bonds comprise five-year, ten-year and thirty-year tranches. This marks MTR's first public offering of HKD bonds and represents the largest single-transaction issuance in the history of the HKD bond market. The issuance size of each tenor also set new records for bonds of similar maturities in the HKD market.MTR stated that the bonds have been rated "AA+" by Standard & Poors and "Aa3" by Moodys. Specifically, the over HKD8.3 billion five-year bonds, HKD7.5 billion ten-year bonds and HKD3 billion thirty-year bonds carry coupon rates of 2.88%, 3.3% and 4%, respectively. The net proceeds will be used in accordance with MTRs Sustainable Finance Framework to support eligible green investment projects.It is understood that the transaction received strong demand from various types of institutional investors, with peak total orders reaching over HKD60 billion, more than three times the total issuance size. MTR said the issuance will further enhance its financial flexibility and diversify its funding sources, supporting its long-term sustainable development goals and ongoing infrastructure development in Hong Kong. (hc/u)(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-15 16:25.)
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