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Mercury's Green Bonds

MCY080 GREEN BONDS

Mercury's Green Bonds trade on the NZX Debt Market under the ticker MCY080. 
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MCY080 BASICS

  • BBB+ issue credit rating by S&P Global Ratings
  • 5.17% interest rate until 1 April 2033

KEY TERMS

ISSUER Mercury NZ Limited (Mercury).
INSTRUMENT Unsecured, unsubordinated, fixed rate green bonds (Green Bonds).
ISSUE CREDIT RATING BBB+ (Mercury has an Issuer Credit Rating of BBB+).
ISSUE AMOUNT NZ$250m
TERM 7 years (maturing 1 April 2033).
INTEREST RATE 5.17% per annum. 
USE OF PROCEEDS The proceeds of the Green Bonds are intended to be notionally allocated to finance or refinance new or existing projects and expenditures relating to renewable energy and other eligible projects, in accordance with Mercury’s Green Financing Framework. Mercury expects to apply the proceeds of the Green Bonds to refinance existing debt.

MORE INFORMATION

FINAL terms sheet
green financing framework
CBI CERTIFICATE
MASTER TRUST DEED
Supplemental Trust Deed
Roadshow presentation