Tourism Development and Investment Company launches $1bn inaugural global bond issue
Abu Dhabi, 1st July 2009? Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), a master developer of major cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi, launched its $1bn bond representing its inaugural issuance under the $3bn Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) Programme.
The issue of notes attracted substantial interest from global investors, with a total order book exceeding $6bn from approximately 300 investors. The final allocation of TDIC’s $1bn five year issue was priced at 390 bps over US Treasuries, a company press release said today.
Commenting on the bonds, His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of TDIC, stated: ‘TDIC are extremely pleased with the considerable interest from investors globally in TDIC’s inaugural note issuance. Such interest has resulted in the notes being significantly oversubscribed and have enabled the pricing of such notes to be set at attractive levels.’ ‘In line with Abu Dhabi’s 2030 economic plan, TDIC has set a realistic long-term vision to create investment partnerships, which will support Abu Dhabi’s evolution into a world-class tourist destination,’ said Sheikh Sultan.
This bond issue is the first drawdown under TDIC’s $3bn GMTN Programme, the proceeds of which will be used for general corporate funding purposes. TDIC’s bond issue pays a 6.50% coupon, with a re-offer price of 99.668, yielding 6.579%, equivalent to a spread of 390 bps over US Treasuries TDIC’s bonds, which mature in July 2014 were allocated as follows:- US investors received 30% of the notes, European investors 36% of the notes, with 23% of the notes being allocated to the Middle East and 11% to Asia.
The notes were offered by a syndicate of Arrangers and Bookrunners, namely BNP Paribas, Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. These Arrangers and Bookrunners together with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi were mandated to act as Joint Lead Managers. Allied Investment Partners acted as the General Financial Adviser to TDIC.
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