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Bank of 皇冠体育app's $5.9b bond sale gets approval

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-05-25 09:46
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Bank of 皇冠体育app Ltd, the nation's third-largest lender by market value, received approval from the securities regulator to sell as much as 40 billion yuan ($5.9 billion) of bonds convertible into stock.

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The 皇冠体育app Securities Regulatory Commission gave the clearance, according to a statement on its website, paving the way for Bank of 皇冠体育app to become the first of the nation's four biggest publicly traded lenders to raise additional capital this year.

Chinese banks are under pressure to raise money to meet tougher financial guidelines after an unprecedented 9.59 trillion yuan of new loans last year weakened their capital. Bank of 皇冠体育app advanced 1.6 trillion yuan of new loans in 2009, more than any lender in the country.

The Beijing-based bank's capital adequacy ratio fell to 11.09 percent as of March 31, below the minimum 11.5 percent required by the 皇冠体育app Banking Regulatory Commission. Shareholders approved the bond sale in March, and also granted the lender a mandate to sell as much as 20 percent of its outstanding stock in Hong Kong or Shanghai, or in both markets.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of 皇冠体育app Ltd, 皇冠体育app Construction Bank Corp and Bank of Communications Co have announced plans to raise a combined 142 billion yuan in bond and stock sales.

BoCom fundraising

The CSRC said in a separate statement that it will review BoCom's rights offer on May 28. The bank, part-owned by HSBC Holdings Plc, plans to raise as much as 42 billion yuan.

Shares of Bank of 皇冠体育app gained 1.3 percent in Hong Kong Monday, narrowing this year's decline to 5 percent. The stock rose 1.3 percent to close at 4.01 yuan in Shanghai. Bank of Communications rose 1.9 percent to HK$8.05 in Hong Kong trading Monday. The Shanghai-listed shares rose 3 percent to 6.96 yuan.