Police & Nurses Limited has announced that it has successfully closed its A$75 million Capital Notes offering. The issue was oversubscribed by 1.4x.
The Capital Notes are perpetual with an optional call in May 2027 and under the Australian Prudential Regulation Authorities capital adequacy framework, will qualify as Additional Tier 1 Capital.
The issue pays a franked 5.75% floating rate coupon above the quarterly bank bill swap rate.
The offer was only open to eligible institutional, professional and sophisticated investors in accordance with Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001.
PNL’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Hadley, said, “The Capital Notes are an important instrument for PNL as we execute on our transformation roadmap, deliver a more customer-centric banking experience and continue to support our growth through prudent capital management.”
“We are very pleased with the endorsement of this from investors with strong demand for the Capital Notes resulting in the transaction being oversubscribed,” he said.
National Australia Bank and Ord Minnett were the Joint Lead Managers of the Capital Notes Offering.
