The Treasury has today announced that an additional NZ$3.5 billion of nominal 15 May 2031 New Zealand Government Bonds have been issued via a syndicated tap.
The bonds, which carry a coupon of 1.50%, were issued at a spread of 32 basis points over the 20 April 2029 nominal bond, at a yield to maturity of 1.4025%. Total book size, within the initial pricing guidance range of 32 to 37 basis points, exceeded NZ$5.0 billion. Following this issue, there will be NZ$ 6.4 billion of these bonds outstanding.
Settlement of this syndicated tap transaction will occur on 15 April 2020 and further issuance of these bonds will not occur prior to June 2020.
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Treasury Contacts
Kim Martin | Acting Director, Capital Markets
Tel: +64 4 890 7274
Matthew Collin | Head of Portfolio Management
Tel: +64 4 917 6015