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29 March 2024

First Gulf Bank sets initial guidance for sukuk

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By Reuters

Abu Dhabi's First Gulf Bank has set initial price guidance for a five-year, dollar-denominated benchmark Islamic bond at 210 basis points above midswaps, a document from the lead banks showed on Monday.

Joint bookrunners for the Islamic bond, or sukuk, issue are Citibank, HSBC and Standard Chartered .

A benchmark bond is typically at least $500 million.

The company kicked off investor meetings for a potential sukuk issuance in Kuala Lampur on July 21 and will conclude its roadshow on Tuesday in Switzerland.

FGB set up a new $3.5 billion Islamic bond programme earlier this month paving the way for its first sukuk sale.