There has been a positive demand both by members of the public and institutional investors for the first issue of Malta Government Stocks for the year 2012.

By the closing dates at 5.00 p.m. on Friday 3rd February, 2012 and at noon on Tuesday 7th February 2012, the Treasury received the following applications/bids as shown hereunder:

Fixed Rate Malta Government Stocks

6,170 applications/bids having a total nominal value exceeding Euro 274 million against the authorised sum on issue of Euro 150 million (subject to an over-allotment option for an additional amount of Euro 150 million).

The Treasury is allotting the accepted amount as hereunder:

Fixed Rate MGS

5,535 applications/bids having a total nominal value exceeding Euro 295 million against the authorised sum on issue of Euro 100 million (subject to an over-allotment option for an additional amount of Euro 44 million).

The Treasury is allotting the accepted amount as hereunder:

MGS 4.25% offered to members of the public at €103.75:

Bids: €39,799,700

Allocation:

Institutions: €33,500,000

Public: €6,299,700

MGS 4.3% offered to members of the public at €100.00 (par)

Bids: €158,476,900

Allocation:

Institutions: €87,200.000

Public: €71,276,900

MGS 5.25% offered to members of the public at

€101.75:

Bids: €76,426,700

Allocation:

Institutions: €30,766,000

Public: €45,660,700

The Treasury announces that all subscriptions by members of the public amounting to Euro 123,237,300 and all bids by institutional investors tendered at the auction amounting to €151,466,000 will be accepted in full..

Floating Rate MGS

Treasury received 11 bids having a total value of Euro 44.5 million against the authorised sum on issue of Euro 24 million.

The Treasury is allotting the accepted amount as hereunder:

Floating Rate MGS 2014 (VI) linked to 6 month Euribor

Bids Received: €44,500,000

Allotments: €24,000,000.

Permalink: Government announces a strong demand for stocks issue