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  • LGFA Future Director Appointment

    … under the LGFA Future Directors programme, effective 1 July 2022 for a period of 18 months.   Ms Furniss is … Officer for the Auckland Council Finance Division and a number of senior legal roles at Auckland Council, two London Borough Councils and at Franklin District Council. Her legal career began in a …
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  • LGFA launches fixed rate bond offers cancels October tender

    … maturity date of 15 May 2028 (2028 Bonds) to institutional and New Zealand retail investors, with the ability to accept unlimited oversubscriptions at LGFA's discretion; and b) NZ$300 million unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate … maturity date of 15 May 2035 (2035 Bonds) to institutional and New Zealand retail investors, with the ability to accept …
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  • Napier City Council Approved as a Climate Action Loan Borrower

    … its Climate Action Loan Lending Programme for council and council-controlled organisations (CCO) members in … inventory. Climate Action Loans (CALS) are target (or incentive) based lending structures designed to encourage … Green and Social Loans (GS).  As at February 2026, NZ$4.1 billion of CALs Loans have been extended to CAL borrowers.  …
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  • LGFA launches fixed rate bond offers cancels April tender

    … 04 April 2022 LGFA launches fixed rate bond offers and cancels 11 April 2022 tender  New Zealand Local … announced today that it is offering to institutional and New Zealand retail investors the following existing … April 2026 NZX ticker code: LGF120 Coupon/Interest rate: 1.50% Amount offered: NZ$100 million, with the ability to …
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  • Press Release: LGFA receives INFINZ Excellence in Treasury Award

    … He further acknowledged the strong support of staff and assistance from many organisations over that time, noting … the success of the agency is a positive example of Central and Local Government working together to achieve better … to reduce borrowing costs, provide longer dated lending and certainty of access to debt capital market for New …
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  • Press Release: LGFA Credit Rating Affirmed by Standard and Poors' with positive outlook

    … On 31 January 2019, Standard and Poor's (S&P) placed the New Zealand Government issuer … applied to the Foreign Currency credit rating of "AA/A-1+" and Local Currency credit rating of "AA+/A-1+".   Following … Press Release: LGFA Credit Rating Affirmed by Standard and Poors' with positive outlook …
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  • Infrastructure Holdings Ltd secure Green and Social Loan through LGFA

    … company established to provide funding to both Port Nelson and Nelson Airport, has secured a Green and Social Loan through the NZ Local Government Funding … accounting for approximately 22% of Port Nelson’s Scope 1 emissions, the new crane will contribute significantly to …
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  • Appointment to Head of Sustainability

    1 May 2021 Appointment to Head of Sustainability LGFA is … across the organisation both in its operations and where practical in its lending and borrowing activities. This will include implementing and
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  • LGFA cancels 18 March 2026 tender and considers bond offers

    … LGFA cancels 18 March 2026 tender and considers bond offers     16 March 2026 New Zealand Local … is considering, subject to market conditions, making one or more offers of unsecured, unsubordinated fixed rate bonds ( Bonds ), to institutional and New Zealand retail investors during March to April 2026. …
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  • LGFA confirms Issue Price, Interest Rate and Issuance Yield

    … Agency Limited announced today that it will issue NZ$ 1.1 billion of unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate bonds … 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 …
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  • LGFA credit ratings affirmed by Fitch Ratings at AA/AA+

    … appraisal of LGFA's 'Very Strong' legal status, control and oversight, 'Strong' level of historical financial support, and 'Strong' socio-political and 'Very Strong' financial implications of a potential …
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  • LGFA fixed rate bond offers close

    … unsubordinated, fixed rate bonds (together, the 'Bonds') and confirmed the issue size and Margin for each offer of the … Managers) Margin: 0.25% per annum Coupon/Interest Rate: 1.50% per annum 2031 Bonds Maturity Date: 15 May 2031 Issue … All of the Bonds have been allocated to participants (or their clients) in the bookbuild process and there is no …
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  • LGFA credit ratings affirmed by Fitch Ratings at AA/AA+ with Outlook Positive/Stable

    … at ‘AA’/ ‘AA+’ with a positive outlook (foreign currency) and stable outlook (domestic currency).  See Attached  Fitch … of LGFA's 'Very Strong' status regarding ownership and control, 'Strong' level of support, 'Strong' socio-political and 'Very Strong' financial implications of a potential …
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  • LGFA welcomes Waikato Waters as the first water CCO member

    … South Waikato District Council, Waipa District Council, and Waitomo District Council. Waikato Waters is the first of … a potential eighteen water CCOs expected to join LGFA by 1 July 2027. Based on its Water Service Delivery Plan, … LGFA is a CCO that is owned by the New Zealand Government and thirty council shareholders and has the same AAA/AA+ …
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  • News: Over $1 billion of bonds issued

    … bond tender, which brought issuance to date past the $1 billion mark ($1.055 billion of bonds now have been … 2012, but strong support from both local authorities and investors has enabled us to achieve this outcome in the … councils are now saving approximately 30 basis points and unrated councils approximately 40 basis points in …
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  • LGFA fixed rate bond offers close

    … the maturity dates listed below (together, the 'Bonds') and confirmed the issue size and Margin for each offer of the … received Margin: 0.29% per annum Coupon/Interest Rate: 1.50% per annum 2028 Bonds Maturity Date: 15 May 2028 Issue … All of the Bonds have been allocated to participants (or their clients) in the bookbuild process and there is no …
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  • LGFA fixed rate bond offers close

    … the maturity dates listed below (together, the 'Bonds') and confirmed the issue size and Margin for each offer of the … Managers) Margin: 0.56% per annum Coupon/Interest Rate: 1.50% per annum Other information The Issuance Yield and … All of the Bonds have been allocated to participants (or their clients) in the bookbuild process and there is no …
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  • LGFA Considers Bond Offer

    … bonds maturing on 15 April 2026 (Bonds) to institutional and New Zealand retail investors. LGFA will hold a global … LGFA has appointed Bank of New Zealand as the Arranger and a Joint Lead Manager and ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited, … by contacting a Joint Lead Manager as detailed below, or their financial advisor. Indications of interest will not …
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  • LGFA fixed rate bond offers: Bookbuild update 1

    … maturity date of 15 May 2028 (2028 Bonds) to institutional and New Zealand retail investors, with the ability to accept unlimited oversubscriptions at LGFA's discretion; and b) NZ$300 million unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate … maturity date of 15 May 2035 (2035 Bonds) to institutional and New Zealand retail investors, with the ability to accept …
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  • LGFA fixed rate bond offers: Bookbuild update 2

    … date of 15 April 2037 (2037 Bonds) to institutional and New Zealand retail investors, with the ability to accept unlimited oversubscriptions at LGFA's discretion; and b) NZ$200 million of an existing series of unsecured, … Margin range set out in the Series Notice was 0.97 – 1.04 per cent per annum. The indicative Margin has now been …
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  • LGFA Bond Issuance Programme Update/Revised Bond Tender Schedule for 2020-21

    … 30 June 2020 LGFA BOND ISSUANCE PROGRAMME UPDATE AND REVISED LGFA BOND TENDER SCHEDULE FOR 2020-21 FINANCIAL … YEAR Following discussions with our participating councils and completion of the three-year forecasts for the 2020-21 … on 24 April 2020. LGFA may also consider replacing one or more tenders with a syndicated offering of bonds during …
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  • LGFA launches fixed rate bond offers cancels October tender

    … announced today that it is offering to institutional and New Zealand retail investors the following existing … unsubordinated, fixed rate bonds with the maturity dates and NZX ticker codes listed below (together, the 'Bonds'). … April 2029 NZX ticker code: LGF110 Coupon/Interest rate: 1.50% Amount offered: NZ$150 million, with the ability to …
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  • LGFA considers bond offers

    … Market: a) 15 April 2026 bonds, NZX ticker code LGF120; and b) 15 May 2031 bonds, NZX ticker code LGF140, together, … conditions. LGFA will hold an investor conference call at 1:00 pm NZT on Monday, 8 April 2024. Details are outlined … by contacting a Joint Lead Manager as detailed below, or their financial advice provider. Indications of interest …
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  • Increase in Maximum Tranche Size/Bond Tender Schedule 2022

    … 21 February 2022 Increase in maximum tranche size and updated LGFA bond tender schedule INCREASE IN MAXIMUM … increase the maximum tranche size on each LGFA bond from $1.75 billion to $2 billion. This excludes the $100 million of … LGFA may also consider replacing one or more tenders with a syndicated offering of bonds during …
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  • Mark Butcher

    … the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency effective 1 August 2014. His prior role was Treasurer at Auckland … in November 2010. Formerly he has held senior trading and sales roles across derivative, interest rate and debt products at the National Bank of New Zealand and
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  • New Zealand Government extends and upsizes the Crown Liquidity Facility with LGFA

    … Announcement 11 August 2020 New Zealand Government extends and upsizes the Crown Liquidity Facility with LGFA The Minister of Finance and LGFA have today signed an amendment to the Crown … 2021 and the Minister of Finance previously announced on 1 April 2020 the intention to extend the agreement. LGFA …
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  • LGFA Sustainability Committee

    … The LGFA Sustainability Committee provides advice and recommendations on sustainability issues within LGFA and its borrowing and lending activities. In 2021, LGFA established our …
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  • Cancellation Announcement - April 2024 Syndication

    … 28 March 2024 LGFA cancels 3 April 2024 tender and considers bond offers           New Zealand Local … is considering, subject to market conditions, making one or more offers of unsecured, unsubordinated fixed rate bonds ( Bonds ), to institutional and New Zealand retail investors during April 2024.   If LGFA …
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  • Helen Robinson ONZM

    … Helen is an experienced business leader locally and internationally mostly in the technology and sustainability sectors. Helen was Managing Director of … has decades of governance experience acting as Director or Chair for numerous public, private and public sector …
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  • LGFA Bond Issuance Programme Update

    … 24 April 2020 LGFA BOND ISSUANCE PROGRAMME UPDATE AND REVISED LGFA BOND TENDER SCHEDULE 2020 Following … of $2.6 billion. The issuance volume is subject to change and market conditions and will be determined by LGFA at the relevant time as it …
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  • Governance

    … structure comprises the New Zealand Government (20%) and thirty councils (80%), the LGFA Shareholders Council and the LGFA Board of Directors. 31  Shareholders , comprising the New Zealand Government (20%) and thirty councils (80%). LGFA Shareholder's Council , …
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  • New Zealand Government Commits to Extend LGFA Liquidity Facility

    … NZX Announcement 1 April 2020 New Zealand Government commitment to extending … established in December 2011 between Central Government and LGFA under the Local Government Borrowing Act (2011) and provides LGFA with the ability to borrow up to $1 billion …
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