OREANDA-NEWS. November 25, 2011. The Bank of East Asia (“BEA”) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary on the Mainland, The Bank of East Asia (China) Limited (“BEA China”), has today completed the issue of its second batch of Renminbi (“RMB”) financial bonds (the “Bonds”) of an aggregate principal amount of RMB3 billion in China’s interbank bond market, reported the press-centre of BEA.

The interest rate of the Bonds was fixed at 4.81% per annum, with a term of two years. The proceeds raised from the bond issue will be used to support BEA China’s business development and expansion plans, and to optimise its asset and liability structure.

The Bonds were issued to institutional investors only, and were organised and underwritten by the Joint Lead Managers, namely the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, China International Capital Corporation Limited (“CICC”), UBS Securities Company Limited, and the Bank of Communications Company Limited.

CICC also acted as the Bookrunner. The Bonds have been rated “AAA” by China Cheng Xin International Credit Rating Company Limited.

The Bonds were issued in accordance with the approval received by BEA China from the People’s Bank of China in December 2010 to issue RMB financial bonds worth up to RMB5 billion in China’s interbank bond market. BEA China issued its first batch of RMB financial bonds of an aggregate principal amount of RMB2 billion on 18th March, 2011, with an annual interest rate of 4.39% and a term of two years.