India New Issue-Muthoot Finance to raise funds via public issue

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MUMBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance plans to raise at least 1 billion rupees ($12.09 million) through the public issue of non-convertible debentures, according to a product note. The gold financier's public issue will open for subscription on Wednesday and will close on Mar. 3.


The issue also has a greenshoe option to retain an additional 4 billion rupees. The company is offering bonds maturing in 25 months, 37 months and 61 months at an annual coupon in the 7.75%-8.10% range for institutional investors. A.K. Capital Services is the lead manager for the bond issue, rated AA+ by ICRA. The funds raised through this issue will be used primarily for lending activities, Muthoot Finance said in a release on Tuesday.
($1 = 82.7170 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Bhakti Tambe; Editing by Sohini Goswami)

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