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Manila, May 15, 2012 (ACN Newswire via COMTEX) ?
The Philippine government?s P323.4 billion Domestic Debt Consolidation Program won The Banker Magazine?s Deal of the Year 2012 for SSA (Sovereign, Supras and Agencies) Bonds category in Asia Pacific. The deal bested over 500 entries and only one winner was selected for each of the 10 categories across every region.
The deal is the sixth and historically the largest domestic debt exchange by the Republic of the Philippines. In the transaction, P292.5 billion worth of eligible bonds were swapped for new benchmark issues, which are due 2022 and 2031. The total issue size was P323.4 billion which was divided into a 10-year P67.6 billion-bond and a 20-year P255.8 billion-bond, with coupon rates of 6.375% for the 10-year and 8% for the 20-year bond.
The exchange program smoothened and extended the debt maturity profile of the Philippines by reducing the maturity hurdles from bonds that were due to mature in the next few years. Of the bonds that were swapped, 75% had maturities that were due between 2011 and 2017, and the program successfully reduced the near-term maturity hurdles. The deal also lengthened the average maturity of the portfolio of eligible bonds by 37.9% from 5.48 years to 7.56 years.
The deal has also paved the way for long-term financing in line with initiatives to promote public-private partnerships in infrastructure projects and has deepened the Philippine capital markets.
The entries were judged based on a wide range of criteria with a strong emphasis on the degree to which the objectives of deals were met as well as deal complexity, innovation, speed of execution and pricing performance.
First Metro Investment Corporation together with BPI Capital, Citicorp Capital Philippines and SB Capital and Investment Corporation were the joint deal managers for this transaction. Deal Coordinators were Development Bank of the Philippines and Land Bank of the Philippines.
After receiving the award from The Banker, First Metro Investment Corporation president Roberto Juanchito Dispo said, ?This landmark deal did not only enable the government to reduce the bunching of debt maturities, giving more room in the use of its funds for necessary spending, it has also more importantly reaffirms the growing investor confidence in the Philippines.?
The Banker?s Deal of the Year recognizes the most impressive transactions in FIG capital raising, M&A, corporate bonds, SSA bonds, infrastructure and project finance, equities, loans, restructuring, Islamic finance and trade Finance. The Banker is a London based international financial affairs publication owned by The Financial Times Ltd.
About First Metro Investment Corporation
Founded in 1972, First Metro Investment Corporation is the investment banking arm of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) ? the Philippines? largest financial conglomerate. With over 100 employees, First Metro provides investment banking services through its four strategic business units: Investment Banking, Treasury, Investment Advisory and Corporate Lending and the Regional Business Development Desk. First Metro holds the distinction of being the sole publicly listed investment house among the member institutions of the Investment House Association of the Philippines (IHAP) and has been ranked among the Top 11 Philippine Companies and among the Best ASEAN 100 Companies based on Relative Wealth Added Index by NY-Based management consulting firm, Stern Stewart & Co. In 2009, First Metro was awarded the Best Bond House in the Philippines by Finance Asia. In the last two years, it was also awarded the Best Bond House by The Asset Magazine of Hong Kong. For more information on First Metro, visit
www.firstmetro.com.ph
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Source: First Metro Investment Corporation
Contact:
Anna Marie Tuprio
Corporate Planning & Affairs Department
Tel: +63-2-858-7951
E-mail: marie.tuprio@firstmetro.com.ph
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