The Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to issue Korea Treasury Bonds worth approximately 14,000 billion won in April 2024 through competitive bidding.
Auction Schedule, April 2024
(Unit: KRW billion)
|
Name |
Auction Notice |
Auction Date |
Settlement Date |
Issue Date |
Type |
Volume |
|
2Y KTB 03250-2603 (24-3) |
April 4 |
April 9 |
April 11 |
March 10, 2024 |
F1 |
1,600 |
|
3Y KTB 03875-2612 (23-10) |
April 3 |
April 8 |
April 11 |
December 10, 2023 |
F |
1,600 |
|
3Y KTB 00000-2706 (24-4) |
April 3 |
April 8 |
April 11 |
June 10, 2024 |
P2 |
1,100 |
|
5Y KTB 03250-2903 (24-1) |
April 17 |
April 22 |
April 23 |
March 10, 2024 |
F |
2,300 |
|
10Y KTB 04125-3312 (23-11) |
April 9 |
April 15 |
April 16 |
December 10, 2023 |
F |
1,600 |
|
10Y KTB 00000-3406 (24-5) |
April 9 |
April 15 |
April 16 |
June 10, 2024 |
P |
1,000 |
|
KTBi 01625-3206(22-6) |
April 2 |
April 5 |
April 8 |
June 10, 2022 |
F |
100 |
|
20Y KTB 03875-4309 (23-9) |
April 18 |
April 23 |
April 24 |
September 10, 2023 |
F |
700 |
|
30Y KTB 03250-5403 (24-2) |
March 28 |
April 1 |
April 2 |
March 10, 2024 |
F |
3,600 |
|
50Y KTB 03500-7209 (22-12) |
April 8 |
April 12 |
April 15 |
September 10, 2022 |
F |
400 |
|
Conversion offer |
Conventional |
April 11 |
April 16 |
April 18 |
March 10, 2024 |
F |
500 |
1. Fungible issue
2. Pre-issuance
* Under a fungible issue system, new KTBs issued within a specified period (three-month period for 2Y KTB, six-month period for 3Y, 5Y and 10Y KTB, one-year period for 20Y and 30Y KTB, and two-year period for KTBi and 50Y KTB) are regarded as the same KTB issue.
1) Non-competitive bids option I
For retail investors, KTBs worth 2,720 billion won (no more than 20% of the offered amount in the auction excluding 50Y KTBs) will be allocated first at the highest accepted bid rate.
2) Non-competitive bids option II
A non-competitive purchasing option II is granted to primary dealers (PD) whereby PDs can make additional purchases of 5-30%* of the accepted bid amount within three business days after the auction.
* Up to 20%p of the option is granted to the top-performing PDs, 15%p to the 2nd best-performing PDs, 10%p to the 3rd best-performing PDs, and 5%p to the rest, according to their market-making performances for the last six months. MOEF will grant additional 5-10%p to best performing PDs in the monthly evaluation.
3) Non-competitive bids option III
KTB STRIPS* are supplied on the third business day after the auctions, 221 billion won for 3Y and 5Y KTBs, 271 billion won for 10Y and 30Y KTBs, and 170 billion won for 20Y KTBs. PDs that have obtained the right to purchase these KTB STRIPS can make purchases of up to 20 billion won.
* Purchases are made in a stripped bond type, and the PDs have to meet their obligations of separating interest and principal for their purchases over the next month.
＊Non-competitive option Ⅵ
Details have yet to be decided. If non-competitive option Ⅵ needs to be implemented, the Ministry will make an announcement on April 18 with a detailed plan.
4) Conversion offer
|
Date |
KTB to be issued |
KTBs to be purchased |
Amount |
|
April 16
10:40-11:00 am |
30Y KTB 03250-5403
(Maturing on March 10, 2054) |
KTB 01500-3012 (20-9)
KTB 02000-3106 (21-5)
KTB 02375-3112 (21-11)
KTB 04000-3112 (11-7)
KTB 02375-3809 (18-7)
KTB 03250-4209 (22-11) |
KRW 500 billion |
* Further details will be provided on April 11 through the BOK website.
Please refer to the attached files.
