LONDON (MNI) – The Netherlands’ inaugural five-year dollar bond
initial spread guidance is at mid-swaps +9 basis points to +12 basis
points, said the Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA).
The coupon on the issue is 1.00%, said the DSTA, adding that it
“reserves the right to adjust the spread guidance if market
circumstances change.”
Earlier Wednesday, the DSTA announced that it plans to launch its
dollar-denominated bond on Thursday via Dutch Direct Auction (DDA) for a
target size of $2.0 billion.
This dollar-denominated issue has been on the DSTA’s agenda since
2010 in order to broaden and diversify the Dutch state’s investor base.
But the Treasury had held off on launching such a bond because of the
lack of an adequate arbitrage window.
Peter Nijsse, head of issuance at the DSTA, had previously told
Market News International that the dollar bond would be launched only if
it were cost-beneficial, which would depend on a combination of where
the basis swap and euro funding levels were.
In the past, the debt agency has issued only commercial paper
denominated in US dollars.
The debt agency in its 2012 outlook said that if and when dollar
bonds were issued, they would reduce the DSTA’s call on the money market
by a corresponding amount.
The DSTA said Barclays, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Jefferies,
Natixis, Rabobank and RBS have been selected as primary dealers and
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and RBS have been appointed as primary advisors for
the dollar bond.
The Netherlands’ borrowing requirement is estimated at E101.5
billion in 2012 and is expected to be funded by some E60 billion of
issuance in the capital markets, via DSL bonds, with the rest coming via
the money market.
— London newsroom: 00 44 20 7862 7494; email: nshamim@marketnews.co
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