National Housing Bank’s Tax-free Bonds Issue Opens..!

National Housing Bank (NHB) tap the market on yesterday with a public offering of tax-free bonds.

The housing finance regulator NHB  use all the funds mobilised in the nature of non-convertible debentures to promote low-income housing in the urban areas, Mr.R.V. Verma, Chairman and Managing Director, NHB, told.

The Central govt. allowed NHB to raise Rs. 5,000 crore through tax-free bonds during 2012-13, of which it can mobilise up to Rs 3,750 crore through this public issue, which will close on March 15, 2013.

 

Each bond will have a face value of Rs. 10,000 and a tenure of 10 years. For qualified institutional buyers, corporates and high networth individuals, the interest rate offered is 6.82%.

For retail investors (those investing under Rs 10 lakh), the rate is 7.32%. Interest will be paid annually.

National Housing Bank

Core 5-A, India Habitat Centre,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003 (PBX) 011-2464 9031-35

Fax no  : 011 - 2464 9030

E-mail: ho@nhb.org.in

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