Japan Finance Corporation
February 8, 2012
Japan Finance Corporation Issues Dollar Bond
- Ninth Issuance in International Capital Markets-
1. Japan Finance Corporation (JFC; Governor ∓ CEO Shosaku Yasui), acting through its international arm named Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; President ∓ CEO Hiroshi Watanabe), issued a fixed rate Global Dollar Bond (the "Bond") guaranteed by the Japanese government on February 7, 2012. The terms of issuance were decided on January 31, 2012. The issue was sold to prime international investors mostly in Asia, Europe (Chicago Options: ^REURUSD - news) and the Middle East.
2. The main terms of the Bond:
Amount: 1,250,000,000 U.S. Dollars
Market: Global Market
Maturity: 7 years (due on February 7, 2019)
Payment date: February 7 and August 7 of each year, commencing August 7, 2012
Coupon rate: 2.125% (Semi-Annual, 30/360)
Issue price: 99.722%
Guarantor: Government of Japan (EUREX: FMJP.EX - news)
Listing: London Stock Exchange (LSE: LSE.L - news)
Joint Lead Managers:
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Credit ratings of the Bond are as follows:
Moody's Japan K.K. Aa3/stable outlook
Standard ∓ Poor's Ratings Japan K.K. AA-/negative outlook
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