HDFC Bank may raise $6 billion through bonds in FY 24

12 Apr 2023 , 09:01 AM

On Tuesday, HDFC Bank announced that it will contemplate borrowing about $6 billion in debt during the upcoming year.

At its board meeting on Saturday, the bank will talk about the cash raise. It is also scheduled to release earnings for the January-March quarter then.

The bank stated in an exchange filing that the anticipated fundraising will be accomplished through the issuance of perpetual debt instruments, such as Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bonds, Tier-II capital bonds, and long-term bonds.

It stated that a private placement will be used for capital raising.

The planned fundraising takes place before the merger of HDFC Bank and Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd., which is anticipated to be finished by the end of June.

HDFC Bank raised 50 billion rupees in December through the sale of 10-year Basel III-compliant Tier-II notes with a yield of 7.84%.

It issued 30 billion rupees worth of Basel III-compliant AT-1 bonds in September of last year with a 7.84% coupon.

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