Alinma Bank listed additional tier one certificates on the LSE yesterday, the offering wraps up on market close today

Local and international investors have until 4:30 pm London time (6:30 pm Saudi time) to buy into Alinma Bank’s USD-denominated additional tier one certificateson the London Stock Exchange, it said in a disclosure to Tadawul. The lender aims to use the proceeds to shore up its core or “tier 1” capital. The subscription period kicked off yesterday. Alinma will let market conditions inform the size and yield of the offering, the statement reads.

The details: This is a perpetual callable offering where investors can either redeem their investments after 5 years or extend the duration beyond that. The statement doesn’t provide information about the maximum duration of the certificates. Investors will be able to buy into certificates at a minimum value of USD 200k and in increments of USD 1k in excess.

Need more background? Hit this link to our previous coverage for an explanation of what AT-1 certificates are and why they’re important to a bank.

ADVISORS- Alinma hired Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Alinma Investment Company, Emirates NBD Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, MUFG Securities, and Standard Chartered Bank as joint lead managers on the transaction.