Macquarie Group (ASX:MQG) said its Macquarie Bank unit issued AU$1.25 billion of subordinated notes under the AU$10 billion subordinated tier 2 debt instrument program on Friday, according to a same-day Australian bourse filing.
The notes are intended to constitute regulatory capital of the bank, satisfying the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's regulatory capital requirements for tier 2 capital.
The issue includes AU$400 million of subordinated fixed-to-floating rate debt instruments due Aug. 20, 2036, which will carry a fixed interest rate of 5.757% per year from Friday to the first optional redemption date. After that date to Aug. 20, 2036, they will carry a floating rate of three-month bank bill swap rate plus a margin of 1.32%.
It also includes AU$850 million of subordinated floating rate debt instruments due Aug. 20, 2036, which will will carry a floating rate of three-month bank bill swap rate plus a margin of 1.32%.
Macquarie Group's shares fell nearly 2% in recent trading on Friday.