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The Kingdom’s biggest utility and its largest bank are back in debt markets as issuers run parallel funding tracks to keep up with domestic capital needs.
Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is sounding out the market for a USD-denominated senior unsecured sukuk issuance, kicking off investor meetings yesterday, according to a bourse disclosure. The size and pricing of the offering, which will be open to both local and international investors, are yet to be determined.
Another notch in its financing belt: The PIF majority-owned utility player clinched a five-year loan of up to USD 1.5 bn — its third loan in under six months — just days earlier as it continues to hit the debt markets to meet operational and capex requirements amid higher operating costs.
ADVISORS- Our friends at HSBC are acting as joint lead managers, alongside JP Morgan, BofA Securities, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Kuwait Finance House Capital, Standard Chartered, Al Rajhi Capital, Alinma Capital, Bank of China, ICD, Intesa Sanpaolo, ICBC, SMBC, and SNB Capital.
SNB
Saudi National Bank (SNB) also has plans to issue USD-denominated additional tier 1 (AT1) capital notes under its USD 5 bn international AT1 program, to shore up its regulatory capital buffers, according to a bourse filing. The size and pricing of the offering, which will be open to both local and international investors, are yet to be determined.
SNB joins a growing line of Saudi lenders tapping AT1 markets this month, after BankAlbilad closed a USD 500 mn private Reg-S AT1 capital sukuk issuance, following in the footsteps of Riyad Bank (USD 1 bn) and Al Rajhi Bank (USD 1 bn) a week earlier. The recent activity underscores Saudi banks’ push to lock in early funding to support lending growth without facing margin pressure or crowding later in the year.
ADVISORS- Our friends at HSBC and Mashreq are acting as joint lead managers and bookrunners, alongside Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Crédit Agricole CIB, DBS, Emirates NBD, Goldman Sachs International, SNB Capital, and Standard Chartered.
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