Indore Municipal Corporation’s public issue of green bonds to open for subscription on February 10 at 8.25% p.a. coupon rate payable half yearly and effective yield upto 8.42% p.a.

(L-R) Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Whole Time Director, SBI Caps, Shri.Pushyamitra Bhargav, Mayore of Indore, Shri Divyank Singh, IAS, CEO, Indore smart city development commission ltd and Mr. Varun Kaushik, Executive Director, AK Capital services.
  • Public Issue of Rated, Listed, Taxable, Secured, Redeemable, Non-Convertible Green Municipal Bonds of face value of Rs. 1,000 each (comprising 4 (four) separately transferable and redeemable principal parts (“STRPP”) namely 1 STRPP A of face value of ₹ 250/-, 1 STRPP B of face value of ₹ 250/-, 1 STRPP C of face value of ₹ 250/- and 1 STRPP D of face value of ₹ 250/-) with a base issue size of Rs. 122 crores with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs. 122 crores aggregating up to Rs. 244 crores (“Green Bonds Issue”/ “Issue”)
  • The Green Bonds have been rated by India Ratings & Research Private Limited (“India Ratings”) with ‘IND AA+/Stable’ and CARE Ratings Limited (“Care Ratings”) with ‘CARE AA; Stable’
  • Tenor: 3 years, 5 years, 7 years and 9 years with half yearly coupon payment options
  • Effective Yield 8.42% p.a.# and Coupon rate of 8.25% p.a. payable half yearly
  • NCD Issue opens on February 10, 2023 and closes on February 14, 2023
  • The NCDs are proposed to be listed on NSE Limited

Applicable for STRPP D for tenure of 9 years. For further details, please refer to the Offer Document dated February 01, 2023.

Indore Municipal Corporation (“IMC” or “Corporation”), established in the year 1956 under the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 has filed offer document for public issue of rated, listed, taxable, secured, redeemable, non-convertible green municipal bonds of the face value of Rs. 1000 each (comprising of 4 (four) separately, transferable and redeemable principal parts (“STRPP”) namely 1 STRPP A of face value of ₹250/-, 1 STRPP B of face value of ₹250/-, 1 STRPP C of face value of ₹250 and 1 STRPP D of face value of ₹250/-). The Issue opens on February 10, 2023, and closes on February 14, 2023.

The Green Bonds Issue offers coupon rate of 8.25% p.a. payable half yearly and effective yield of 8.42% per annum. The NCDs are proposed to be listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”) (the “Stock Exchange”) with NSE as the Designated Stock Exchange for the Issue. The Green Bonds have been assigned a rating of ‘CARE AA: Stable’ by CARE Ratings Limited and ‘IND AA+/Stable’ by India Ratings & Research Private Limited.

The Green Bonds have a tenor of 3 years (STRPP A), 5 years (STRPP B), 7 years (STRPP C) and 9 years (STRPP D). Effective yield (per annum) for NCD holders in Category I (QIB), Category II (Corporate), Category III (HNI) and Category IV (Retail Individual) for tenor 3 years, 5 years and 7 years is 8.41% and for STRPP D with 9 years tenor is 8.42%. Interest payments is through various modes, i.e., Direct Credit, NACH, RTGS, NEFT and Registered Post/Speed Post.

The Net Proceeds from the Issue are proposed to be utilized towards installation of 60 MW Ground Mounted Captive Solar PV Power Plant at village Samraj & Ashukhedi, District Khargone in Madhya Pradesh (“Project”).

Lead Managers to the Issue are A.K. Capital Services Limited and SBI Capital Markets Limited and Vistra ITCL (India) Limited as trustee. Registrar to the Issue is KFin Technologies Limited.

The terms of the NCDs offered in the Issue are set out below:

SeriesI
Type of InstrumentSecured NCDs
Face Value / Issue Price of NCDs (₹ /NCDs)₹ 1,000 per NCD comprising of1 STRPP A of Face value of ₹250,1 STRPP B of Face value of ₹250;1 STRPP C of Face value of ₹250 and1 STRPP D of Face value of ₹250
Minimum Application₹ 10,000 (10 NCDs comprising of 10 STRPP A, 10 STRPP B, 10 STRPP C, 10 STRPP D
In Multiples of thereafter (₹)₹ 1,000 (1 NCD comprising of 1 STRPP A, 1 STRPP B, 1 STRPP C, 1 STRPP D)
STRPP with different ISINSTRPP ASTRPP BSTRPP CSTRPP D
Tenor3 years5 years7 years9 years
Face value per STRPP (₹)Rs 250Rs 250Rs 250Rs 250
Aggregating to ₹ 1,000 (i.e. 1 NCD)
Coupon (% per annum) for NCD Holders in Category I, Category II, Category III & Category IV8.25% p.a. payable half yearly8.25% p.a. payable half yearly8.25% p.a. payable half yearly8.25% p.a. payable half yearly
Effective Yield (% per annum) for NCD Holders in Category I, Category II, Category III & Category IV8.41%8.41%8.41%8.42%
Frequency of Interest PaymentHalf YearlyHalf YearlyHalf YearlyHalf Yearly
Mode of Interest PaymentThrough Various Modes available i.e., Direct Credit, NACH, RTGS, NEFT and Registered Post/Speed Post.
Maturity / Redemption (from the Deemed Date of Allotment)3 years5 years7 years9 years
Put and Call OptionN.A.N.A.N.A.N.A.

About Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC): Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is the chief municipal body of Indore city. Currently, Shri Pushyamitra Bhargav is the Mayor and Smt. Pratibha Pal, IAS, is the Commissioner (Nagar Aayukt) of the Issuer. IMC is covered under AMRUT Scheme of Government of India. Also, Indore Municipal Corporation holds 50% equity shareholding of Indore Smart City Development Limited (ISCDL) which has been incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Companies Act, 2013 to implement the smart city proposal of Indore Municipal Corporation under Smart City Mission (SCM). ISCDL has been involved in successful completion of several projects.                                      

LISTING: The Green Bonds offered through this Offer Document are proposed to be listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”) (the “Stock Exchange”). The Issuer has received in-principle approval from NSE for listing of the Green Bonds to be allotted pursuant to the Issue through its letter dated December 26, 2022 bearing number NSE/LIST/D/2022/0190. For the purposes of the Issue, the Designated Stock Exchange is National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

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