IDBI lines up Rs 3,500 crore bonds to prop adequacy

05 Jul 2010 Evaluate

IDBI Bank plans to raise Rs 3,500 crore this month towards boosting its capital adequacy ratio (CAR). It is planning to offer 10-year and 15-year paper, and is looking at coupon in the 8.25-8.75% range. The bonds may not have a call/put option and the funds raised will add to the Tier-II capital of the bank.

 

CAR is the ratio of a bank’s capital (Tier-I + Tier-II) to its risk weighted assets and is used to protect depositors and promote the stability and efficiency of a bank. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks have to maintain a CAR of at least 9%. Also, Tier-I capital should not be less than 50% of the total capital.

 

As per RBI, Tier-I capital adequacy ratio should be at least 6%.As on March 31, 2010, IDBI Bank’s CAR was 11.31%, with Tier-I CAR of 6.24% and Tier-II CAR of 5.16%.

 

Tier-I capital (equity capital and disclosed reserves) can absorb losses without a bank being required to cease trading and Tier-II capital ((undisclosed reserves, general loss reserves and subordinate term debts) can absorb losses in the event of a winding-up and so provides a lesser degree of protection to depositors.

 

As far as Tier-I capital requirement is concerned, IDBI Bank is expected to get capital infusion from the government. In order to boost the Tier-I capital of public sector banks, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had in the last Budget announced Rs 16,500 crore capital infusion, which will help them achieve a Tier-I capital requirement of at least 8%. As part of this programme, Rs 1,500 crore has already been infused into four banks in May.

 

In addition, the finance ministry has recently approved the infusion of Rs 6,211 crore capital in five public sector banks, including IDBI Bank. The bank will receive Rs 3,119 crore from the government which will take the government’s stake in the bank to 65% from 52.67% currently. The capital will be infused by way of a preferential allotment of equity by September.

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