Indore Municipal Corporation’s public issue of green bonds to open for subscription on February 10

Coupon Rate of 8.25% p.a payable half yearly /Effective Yield Upto 8.42% p.a 

• Public Issue of Rated, Listed, Taxable, Secured, Redeemable, Non-Convertible Green Municipal Bonds of face value of Rs. 1,000 each (comprising 4 (four) separately transferable and redeemable principal parts (“STRPP”) namely 1 STRPP A of face value of  ₹ 250/-, 1 STRPP B of face value of  ₹ 250/-, 1 STRPP C of face value of  ₹ 250/- and 1 STRPP D of face value of  ₹ 250/-) with a base issue size of Rs. 122 crores with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs. 122 crores aggregating up to Rs. 244 crores ("Green Bonds Issue”/ “Issue”)
• The Green Bonds have been rated by India Ratings & Research Private Limited (“India Ratings”) with ‘IND AA+/Stable’ and CARE Ratings Limited (“Care Ratings”) with ‘CARE AA; Stable’
• Tenor: 3 years, 5 years, 7 years and 9 years with half yearly coupon payment options
• Effective Yield 8.42% p.a.# and Coupon rate of 8.25% p.a. payable half yearly
• NCD Issue opens on February 10, 2023 and closes on February 14, 2023
• The NCDs are proposed to be listed on NSE Limited

Applicable for STRPP D for tenure of 9 years. For further details, please refer to the Offer Document dated February 01, 2023.

New Delhi: Indore Municipal Corporation (“IMC” or “Corporation”), established in the year 1956 under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 has filed offer document for public issue of rated, listed, taxable, secured, redeemable, non-convertible green municipal bonds of the face value of Rs. 1000 each (comprising of 4 (four) separately, transferable and redeemable principal parts (“STRPP”) namely 1 STRPP A of face value of ₹250/-, 1 STRPP B of face value of ₹250/-, 1 STRPP C of face value of ₹250 and 1 STRPP D of face value of ₹250/-). The Issue opens on February 10, 2023 and closes on February 14, 2023.

The Green Bonds Issue offers coupon rate of 8.25% p.a. payable half yearly and effective yield of 8.42% per annum. The NCDs are proposed to be listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”) (the “Stock Exchange”) with NSE as the Designated Stock Exchange for the Issue. The Green Bonds have been assigned a rating of ‘CARE AA: Stable’ by CARE Ratings Limited and ‘IND AA+/Stable’ by India Ratings & Research Private Limited.

The Green Bonds have a tenor of 3 years (STRPP A), 5 years (STRPP B), 7 years (STRPP C) and 9 years (STRPP D). Effective yield (per annum) for NCD holders in Category I (QIB), Category II (Corporate), Category III (HNI) and Category IV (Retail Individual) for tenor 3 years, 5 years and 7 years is 8.41% and for STRPP D with 9 years tenor is 8.42%. Interest payments is through various modes, i.e., Direct Credit, NACH, RTGS, NEFT and Registered Post/Speed Post.

The Net Proceeds from the Issue are proposed to be utilized towards installation of 60 MW Ground Mounted Captive Solar PV Power Plant at village Samraj & Ashukhedi, District Khargone in Madhya Pradesh (“Project”).