Saudi Arabia’s
Al Rajhi Bank has set the final price for its AT1 capital sustainable
6-year perpetual non-call mudaraba sukuk. The final price guidance
disclosed is 6.375% +/- 12.5bps, with initial price thoughts (IPTs) in the
6.750% area.
Al Rajhi Bank
has mandated Al Rajhi Capital, Citigroup Global Markets, Crédit Agricole
Corporate and Investment Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Bank, Goldman
Sachs International, HSBC Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Mashreqbank (acting
through its Islamic Banking Division), Morgan Stanley & Co. plc, MUFG
Securities EMEA, SMBC Bank International and Standard Chartered Bank as joint
lead managers and bookrunners.
Orderbook for
the muradaba sukuk is currently over $4.1 billion, excluding joint lead manager
interest.
The expected
trade size is $1.25 billion.
The US
dollar-denominated AT1 sustainable sukuk is the latest in a $5
billion trust certificate issuance programme by Al Rajhi Bank, with an obliger
rating of Aa3 Stable (Moody’s) / A- Positive (S&P) / A- Stable (Fitch).
The sukuk will
be listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market.