Dubai, March 11, 2012: Doha Bank, a leading private commercial bank in the GCC, has announced that its $500million senior bond issue was oversubscribed by nearly eight times.
His Excellency Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammed Bin Jabor Al-Thani, the Chairman of Doha Bank, said: "We have successfully completed the Senior bond issue of USD 500 million under Doha Bank's Euro Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN) of USD 2 billion through arrangers Morgan Stanley and J P Morgan."
He added: "The Bond is listed on London Stock Exchange. The proceeds will be used for general funding purposes required to support the bank's growth plans."
His Excellency Sheikh Abdul Rehman Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Managing Director of Doha Bank said: "The issue generated an overwhelming response from investors in Asia, the Middle East and Europe resulting in oversubscription of the bond by nearly 8 times. It shows the exceptionally high profile of Qatar and Doha Bank in the global market space."
R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank Group, said "The Senior 5-year bond carries a coupon of 3.5 per cent and was issued at a spread of 262.5 basis points over Mid Swaps. This landmark deal is a follow up issue from Doha Bank's previous debut subordinated bond issue of USD 340 million in 2006."
He added: "Doha Bank's successful bond issue follows perfectly executed road shows in major financial centers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe including Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, London, Zurich and Geneva. Leading investors comprising of banks, investment funds and other financial institutions invested in Doha Bank's bond. We received over 250 orders from institutions globally which speaks volumes on the faith of global investors in the bank's strong performance in recent years, its strategy, franchise and leading market position along with the impressive economic growth in Qatar".
Doha Bank is the third largest conventional Bank in Qatar. Total assets of the bank as of December 31, 2011, were QR 52.4 bn and total shareholders' equity for the same period was QR 7.1bn with a net profit of QR 1.24 bn. The return on average shareholders' equity which was 22% and the return on average assets that was 2.49%.Moody's has assigned a rating of A2 to Doha Bank indicating strong credit quality of the bank.
About Doha Bank
Doha Bank is the largest private commercial bank in the State of Qatar. It was incorporated in 1978 and commenced its banking business (including its International Banking services) in Doha, Qatar on March 15, 1979.
As one of Qatar's leading financial services company, Doha Bank is committed to making banking work for customers and clients like it never has before. Through innovative technologies and the ingenuity of its people, Doha Bank provides individuals and commercial, corporate and institutional clients across Qatar and even internationally, new and better ways to manage their financial lives. The company enables customers to do their banking and investing whenever, wherever and however they choose through an extensive network, and multiple access channels.
The Dubai branch of Doha Bank was opened in 2008.
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