Representative: Moyuru Watanabe, Executive Director
(Securities Code: 3453)
Asset Manager:
Kenedix Real Estate Fund Management, Inc.
Representative: Masahiko Tajima, President & CEO
Contact:Koichiro Nobata, Head of Strategic Planning,
Retail REIT Department
TEL:+81-3-5157-6013
Notice Concerning Issuance of Investment Corporation Bonds (Green Bonds)
Kenedix Retail REIT Corporation ("KRR") today announced the decision to issue investment corporation bonds (green bonds) through public offering based on the comprehensive resolution passed at the board of directors' meeting held on September 22, 2021. The details are provided as follows.
1. Outline of the Investment Corporation Bonds
(1)
Name of investment
Kenedix Retail REIT Corporation 8th Series Unsecured Investment
corporation bonds
Corporation Bonds (Ranking pari passu among the specified investment
Subject to the provisions of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate
Bonds and Shares. Bond certificates will not be issued.
(4)
Issue price
100 yen per value of 100 yen for each bond
(5)
Redemption price
100 yen per value of 100 yen for each bond
(6)
Interest rate
0.500% per annum
(7)
Denomination price
100 million yen
(8)
Offering method
Public offering
(9)
Subscription date
Thursday, June 16, 2022
(10)
Payment date
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
(11)
Collateral / Guarantee
Neither collateral nor guarantee is provided for the applicable, and no assets
are specifically reserved as collateral for the Investment Corporation Bonds.
(12)
Redemption method and
Friday, October 29, 2027
date
Investment Corporation Bonds may be purchased and cancelled at any time
after the payment date, except for the case separately provided by law or
specified in operational regulations and other rules of book-entry transfer
institution.
If the redemption date of the Investment Corporation Bonds falls on a bank
holiday, the payment will be moved to the preceding bank business day.
(13)
Interest payment date
June 22 and December 22, every year and the redemption date (If the
interest payment date falls on a bank holiday, the payment will be moved
to the preceding bank business day.)
(14)
Credit ratings
AA- (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.)
(15)
Financial covenant
Negative pledge is set.
(16)
Book-entry transfer
Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.
institution
(17)
Fiscal agent, issuing agent
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
and payment agent
(18)
Underwriter
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
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2. Reason for the issuance
KRR has positioned sustainability improvement initiatives aimed at realizing a sustainable society as an important business management issue to fulfill its corporate social responsibility, and decided to issue the Investment Corporation Bonds as green bonds based on its green finance framework ("the Framework") (Note) from the view that the issuance enables more committed efforts to improve sustainability and further contribution to development of the domestic green bond market by offering opportunities to the universe of
investors who take active stance towards ESG investment.
(Note) For details of KRR's green finance framework, please refer to the following.
3. Amount of funds to be raised, use of proceeds and scheduled disbursement
Amount of funds to be raised (estimated net proceeds) 1,985 million yen
Specific use of proceeds and scheduled disbursement
KRR plans to use the estimated net proceeds of 1,985 million yen for redemption of investment corporation bonds and repayment of borrowings ("the Repayment") listed below, and both were issued or borrowed for the purpose to acquire the eligible green assets (Note 1). Furthermore, for details of repayment of borrowings, please refer to the press release, "Notice Concerning Prepayment of Borrowings (Series 47)" dated today.
Bonds
Issued amount
Redemption date
(millions of yen)
3rd Series Unsecured Investment Corporation Bonds
1,000
August 31, 2022
Series of
Lender
Amount
Principal repayment
Prepayment date
borrowings
(millions of yen)
date
47
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
1,000
August 31, 2022
June 30, 2022
(Note 1) "Eligible green assets" refer to green buildings set forth in "Eligibility Criteria 1" of Eligibility Criteria below, which are defined in the Framework:
Eligibility Criteria 1
New or existing investments in or spending for green buildings that have acquired or are expected to acquire, one of the following green building certifications:
Three stars or more of DBJ Green Building Certification (Note 2)
B+ or higher rank of Certification for CASBEE for Real Estate (Note 3)
3 stars or more of BELS Certification (Note 4)
Eligibility Criteria 2
Spending for construction and facilities repair work of owned properties for the purpose of at least 10% reduction in energy consumption, water consumption or other consumption contributing to environmental improvement.
(Note 2) "DBJ Green Building Certification" is a five-star scale evaluation system launched by Development Bank of Japan Inc. ("DBJ"), giving certifications to properties with proper care to environment and society (Green Building), based on the comprehensive scoring model developed by DBJ.
(Note 3) "Certification for CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency) for Real Estate" is an evaluation system (from Rank C to Rank S) for rating the overall environmental performance of buildings on energy- conservation, resource-saving, recyclability and other aspects for reducing environmental burdens, as well as landscape preservation.
(Note 4) "BELS (Building-HousingEnergy-efficiency Labeling System) Certification" is a public certification system, the evaluation standards of which are provided by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, for rating energy-conservation performance of buildings on a five-point scale basis (the number of stars, 1-5) based on the primary energy consumption of architectural structures.
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4. Status of the interest-bearing debt after the issuance of the Investment Corporation Bonds and the Repayment (as of August 31, 2022)
(Millions of yen)
Balance before the
Balance after the
issuance and the
issuance and the
Difference
Repayment
Repayment
Short-term borrowings (Note 1)
1,750
750
-1,000
Long-term borrowings (Note 2)
113,550
113,550
-
Total borrowings
115,300
114,300
-1,000
Corporate bonds
9,000
10,000
+1,000
Total borrowings and investment corporation bonds
124,300
124,300
-
(Note 1) Short-term borrowings refer to debt financing with a period of less than or equal to one year from the borrowing date to the maturity date. However, in the case where the maturity date has been moved to a different business day because the maturity date of one year from the borrowing date is not a business day, and as a result the borrowing period surpasses one year, the borrowings are included in short-term borrowings.
(Note 2) Long-term borrowings refer to debt financing with a period of more than one year from the borrowing date to the maturity date.
5. Other matters
Risks pertaining to the issuance and redemption of the Investment Corporation Bonds remain unchanged from the description of "Investment Risks" described in the Securities Report submitted on December 23, 2021.
Reference:
KRR submitted shelf registration supplements to the Director of Kanto Local Finance Bureau concerning the Investment Corporation Bonds today.
This notice is the English translation of the Japanese announcement on June 16, 2022. However, no assurance or warranties are given for the completeness or accuracy of this English translation.
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