Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
Budget Division
New Delhi, dated January 01, 2018
NOTIFICATION
Auction for Sale (Issue/Re-issue) of Government Stock (GS)
F.No.4(7)W&M/2017:Government of India(GoI) hereby notifies sale (issue/re-issue) of the following Government Stocks:
| Name of the Security |
Date of Original Issue |
Tenure
(yy-mm-dd) |
Date of Maturity |
Base |
Method |
Notified Amount
(in Crore) |
| 6.84% GS 2022 |
Sep. 12, 2016 |
06-03-07 |
Dec. 19, 2022 |
Price |
Multiple |
5000 |
| New GS of 10 year |
Jan. 08, 2018 |
10-00-00 |
Jan. 08, 2028 |
Yield |
Multiple |
9000 |
| 7.73% GS 2034 |
Oct. 12, 2015 |
19-02-07 |
Dec. 19, 2034 |
Price |
Multiple |
2000 |
| 7.72% GS 2055 |
Oct. 26, 2015 |
40-00-00 |
Oct. 26, 2055 |
Price |
Multiple |
2000 |
Subject to the limit of Rs 18000 Cr, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 1000 Cr against any of the above security. The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called ‘Specific Notification’). The Stock will be sold through Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai- 400 001 as per 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.
Allotment to Non-competitive Bidders
2. 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
3. The auction will be conducted by Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai-400 001 on January 05, 2018. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on January 05, 2018. 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
4. The Stock will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
Date of issue and payment for the stock
5. The result of the auction shall be displayed by the Reserve Bank of India at its Fort, Mumbai Office on January 05, 2018. The payment by successful bidders will be on January 08, 2017 i.e. the date of issue/re-issue. The payment for the stocks will include accrued interest on the nominal value of the Stock allotted in the auction from the date of original issue/last coupon payment date to the date upto which accrued interest is due as mentioned in the table in para 6.
Payment of Interest and Re-payment of Stock
6. Interest will accrue on the nominal value of the Stock from the date of original issue / last coupon payment and will be paid half yearly. The Stocks will be repaid at par on date of maturity.
| Name of the Security |
Coupon rate (%) |
Date of Original Issue / Last Coupon payment |
Date upto which accrued interest is due |
Date of Coupon payments (month / date) |
| 6.84% GS 2022 |
6.84 |
Dec. 19, 2017 |
January 07, 2018 |
June 19 and Dec 19 |
| New GS of 10 year |
Yield Based# |
New Stock |
New Stock |
July 08 and Jan 08 |
| 7.73% GS 2034 |
7.73 |
Dec 19, 2017 |
January 07, 2018 |
June 19 and Dec 19 |
| 7.72% GS 2055 |
7.72 |
Oct 26, 2017 |
January 07, 2018 |
Apr 26 and Oct 26 |
| # The coupon rate for the securities will be set at the cut-off yield to maturity rate decided in the auction. The interest will be payable half-yearly. |
By Order of the President of India
(Prashant Goyal)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
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