The bank sold notes which will be considered part of its Tier 2 capital.
Institutional investors showed their confidence in Bank Hapoalim (TASE: POLI), which raised NIS 1.5 billion in an institutional funding offering.
The bank sold capital notes which will be considered part of its Tier 2 capital. Next week, the bank will complete the issue with an offering to the public.
Hapoalim offered notes in a CPI-indexed fixed interest -rate series with an average duration of 8 years. The interest rate was set at 5.75%, which was lower than the 5.95% maximum rate offered in the tender.
June has been a record month for raising capital at Bank Hapoalim, which has raised over NIS 3 billion this month. Since the beginning of the year, Hapoalim has raised over NIS 4 billion, in Israel and overseas.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 25, 2009
© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. 2009