Government
of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
Budget Division
New
Delhi, dated May 22, 2017
NOTIFICATION
Auction
for Sale (Re-issue) of 6.79 per cent Government Stock 2027
F.
No.4 (7) W&M/2017(i): Government of India hereby notifies sale
(re-issue) of ‘6.79
percent Government Stock 2027’ (hereinafter
called 'the Stock') for an aggregate amount of ? 8,000 crore (nominal).
The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this
notification (called ‘Specific Notification’) as also the terms and
conditions specified in the General Notification F. No. 4
(13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 issued by Government of India.
Method
of Issue
2. The Stock will be sold through Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office,
Fort, Mumbai- 400 001 in the manner as prescribed in paragraph 5.1 of the
General Notification F. No. 4 (13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 by a price based auction using multiple price auction method.
Allotment
to Non-competitive Bidders
3. The Government Stock up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale will be
allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the enclosed
Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility in the Auctions of Government
Securities (Annex).
Place
and date of auction
4. The auction will be conducted by Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office,
Fort, Mumbai-400 001 on May
26, 2017. Bids for the auction should be
submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking
Solution (E-Kuber) system on May
26, 2017. The non-competitive bids
should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. and the competitive
bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon.
When
Issued Trading
5. The Stock will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with
the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
Tenure
6. The Government Stock will be of ten years tenure commencing from May 15, 2017.
The Stock will be repaid at par on May
15, 2027.
Date
of issue and payment for the stock
7. The result of the auction shall be displayed by the Reserve Bank of
India at its Fort, Mumbai Office on May
26, 2017. The payment by successful
bidders will be on May 29, 2017 i.e. the date of re-issue. The payment for the
Stock will include accrued interest on the nominal value of the Stock
allotted in the auction from the date of original issue i.e. May 15, 2017 to May 28, 2017.
Interest
8. Interest at the rate of 6.79 per cent per annum will accrue on the
nominal value of the Stock from the date of original issue and will be paid
half yearly on November 15
and May 15.
By
Order of the President of India
(Prashant
Goyal)
Joint Secretary to the
Government of India
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