Saudi Aramco expected to raise $6 billion as bond orders top $55 billion
Reuters
Published Jun 09, 2021 11:01AM ET
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian oil group Aramco (SE:2222) is expected to raise $6 billion on Wednesday as the company returned to the international debt markets with its first U.S. dollar-denominated Islamic bond sale comprising three tranches, a document showed.
Pricing guidance on the Islamic bond or sukuk tightened to around 70 basis points (bps) over U.S. Treasuries (UST) for a three-year tranche, around 90 bps over UST for a five-year tranche and around 125 bps over UST for a 10-year tranche, all plus or minus 5 bps, the document from one of the banks on the deal showed.
Orders on the sale, which is expected to close later on Wednesday, topped $55 billion.
Initial guidance was around 105 bps over UST for the three-year bonds, around 125 bps over UST for the five-year notes and around 160 bps over UST for the 10-year tranche.
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