NZX Announcement
09 April 2024

New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Limited (LGFA) today announced that it will issue the following existing series of unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate bonds (together, the 'Bonds') and confirmed the issue size and Margin for each offer of the Bonds.

2026 Bonds

Maturity Date: 15 April 2026

Issue size: NZ$600 million

Bookbuild orders: As at offer close, bookbuild orders in excess of NZ$955 million at the Margin of 0.25% per annum were received (including NZ$220 million trading interest from the Joint Lead Managers)

Margin: 0.25% per annum

Coupon/Interest Rate: 1.50% per annum

2031 Bonds
Maturity Date: 15 May 2031

Issue size: NZ$800 million

Bookbuild orders: As at offer close, bookbuild orders in excess of NZ$1,525 million at the Margin of 0.73% per annum were received (including NZ$165 million trading interest from the Joint Lead Managers)

Margin: 0.73% per annum

Coupon/Interest Rate: 2.25% per annum

Other information

The Issuance Yield and Issue/Settlement Price for each of the 2026 Bonds and 2031 Bonds will be announced shortly.

All of the Bonds have been allocated to participants (or their clients) in the bookbuild process and there is no public pool.

The Bonds are expected to be issued on 15 April 2024. The 2026 Bonds are a further tranche of 2026 bonds that are already quoted on the NZX Debt Market under the ticker code LGF120. The 2031 Bonds are a further tranche of 2031 bonds that are already quoted on the NZX Debt Market under the ticker code LGF140.

Joint Lead Managers

ANZ
Phone: 0800 269 476

BNZ
Phone: 0800 275 269

CBA
Phone: 0800 272 266

Westpac Banking Corporation
Phone: 0800 772 142

ENDS
For all investor relations and media queries, please contact:

Mark Butcher, Chief Executive
mark.butcher@lgfa.co.nz / 04 974 6744