OREANDA-NEWS. Kobe Steel, Ltd. hereby gives notice that it has decided to issue Domestic Unsecured Yen Bonds under the terms as set forth below:

Domestic Unsecured Yen Bonds due 21 May 2020

1. Name:
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Series 61 Unsecured Bonds
(Limited Inter-Bond Pari Passu Clause)
2. Total Amount of Issue:
10 Billion Yen
3. Denomination of Bond:
100,000,000 Yen each
4. Interest Rate:
0.352% per annum of the principal of the Bonds
5. Issue Price:
100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
6. Redemption Price:
100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
7. Maturity Date:
To be redeemed in a lump sum on 21 May 2020
8. Offering Period:
15 May 2015
9. Closing Date:
21 May 2015
10. Method of Issue:
Public offering in the domestic market
11. Date of Payment of
Semiannually on 21 May and 21 November
Interest on the Bonds:
?
12. Status of the Bonds:
Unsecured by assets or guarantees
13. Fiscal Agent:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
14. Underwriters:
?Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.
?Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
?Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
?Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. as the "Joint Lead Managers"
Use of Proceeds:
To be applied mainly toward the redemption of bonds and loans

Domestic Unsecured Yen Bonds due 20 May 2022

1. Name:
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Series 62 Unsecured Bonds
(Limited Inter-Bond Pari Passu Clause)
2. Total Amount of Issue:
15 Billion Yen
3. Denomination of Bond:
100,000,000 Yen each
4. Interest Rate:
0.579% per annum of the principal of the Bonds
5. Issue Price:
100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
6. Redemption Price:
100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
7. Maturity Date:
To be redeemed in a lump sum on 20 May 2022
8. Offering Period:
15 May 2015
9. Closing Date:
21 May 2015
10. Method of Issue:
Public offering in the domestic market
11. Date of Payment of
Semiannually on 21 May and 21 November
Interest on the Bonds:
?
12. Status of the Bonds:
Unsecured by assets or guarantees
13. Fiscal Agent:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
14. Underwriters:
?Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.
?Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
?Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
?Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. as the "Joint Lead Managers"
Use of Proceeds:
To be applied mainly toward the redemption of bonds and loans

Domestic Unsecured Yen Bonds due 21 May 2025

1. Name:
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Series 63 Unsecured Bonds
(Limited Inter-Bond Pari Passu Clause)
2. Total Amount of Issue:
25 Billion Yen
3. Denomination of Bond:
100,000,000 Yen each
4. Interest Rate:
0.924% per annum of the principal of the Bonds
5. Issue Price:
100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
6. Redemption Price:
100% of the principal amount of the Bonds
7. Maturity Date:
To be redeemed in a lump sum on 21 May 2025
8. Offering Period:
15 May 2015
9. Closing Date:
21 May 2015
10. Method of Issue:
Public offering in the domestic market
11. Date of Payment of
Semiannually on 21 May and 21 November
Interest on the Bonds:
?
12. Status of the Bonds:
Unsecured by assets or guarantees
13. Fiscal Agent:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
14. Underwriters:
?Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
?Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd.
?SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
?Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. as the "Joint Lead Managers"