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UEM Sunrise completes new bond issuance

UEM Sunrise completes new bond issuance

The Star6 days ago
KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Sunrise Bhd has completed the issuance of Islamic medium-term notes (IMTNs) worth RM500mil under its existing IMTN programme.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, UEM Sunrise said the programme, together with the company's existing Islamic commercial papers programme, had a combined aggregate limit of up to RM4bil and is structured based on the syariah principle of murabahah via tawarruq arrangement.
The property developer said the new IMTNs were issued in two tranches, comprising RM200mil with a tenure of 10 years maturing on July 30, 2035 and RM300mil with a tenure of 12 years maturing on July 30, 2037.
The proceeds from the IMTNs will be used, among others, for the company and its subsidiaries' syariah-compliant general corporate purposes including land bank and company acquisitions. — Bernama
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