The Accountant General announces the issue of €100,000,000 Government Stocks subject to an over-allotment option of an additional sum of €50,000,000 on Monday 15th February, 2010 as follows:
(i) 3.75% Malta Government Stock 2015(VI), and
(ii) 4.6% Malta Government Stock 2020 (II) Fungibility Issue, and
(iii) Floating Rate Malta Government Stock 2013 (V) linked to the six (6) month Euribor, or
(iv) any combination of the above three Stocks which shall in the aggregate be Euro 100,000,000.
The offer price for each Stock at (i) and (ii) above shall be established on Thursday 11th February, 2010. Such price shall be announced to the Malta Stock Exchange and published in the daily local newspapers and through a Press Release by the Department of Information (DOI).
The issue closes on the time and dates as hereunder, or earlier at the discretion of the Accountant General:
(i) at 5.00pm on Wednesday 17th February, 2010 for applications by any single and/or joint applications which in the aggregate do not exceed €100,000 per person, and (ii) at 12:00 (noon) on Friday 19th February, 2010 for applications in the form of sealed bids (auction). The allotment results of each stock to applicants whose applicants are in the form of sealed bids (auction) will be determined and announced within two hours immediately after the closing time of applications by auction.
Application forms may be obtained from and lodged at, all members of the Malta Stock Exchange and other authorised Investment Service Providers. Application forms may also be downloaded from Treasury website.
More information on these stocks is found in their respective prospectus and on the Treasury website at (www.treasury.gov.mt [1]).