Development Bank of Japan

  • News Release
  • May. 23, 2007
  • Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Development Bank of Japan Bond (FILP agency bond) Issues No. 37

1. Overview

On May 23, 2007, DBJ (Governor: Takeshi Komura) decided on terms for issuing No. 37 FILP agency bonds (publicly issued bonds without government guarantee).

Note: On May 17, 2007, DBJ announced is selection of lead managers for this issue of seven-year bonds, the No. 36 Development Bank of Japan bonds (FILP agency bonds). However, as the Bank decided on conditions for a 20-year bond issue on May 22, 2007, which had already been named the No. 36 Development Bank of Japan bonds, the name of the seven-year bond issue was changed to the No. 37 Development Bank of Japan bonds.

2. Bond issue details

Issue
amount
\10.0 billion
Term 7-year
(June 20, 2014 redemption)
Coupon rate 1. 55%
Issue price \99.95
Collateral General collateral
Issue date May 29, 2007
Ratings
Rating and Investment Information, Inc. AA
Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. AAA
Moody' Investor Service Inc. Aaa
Standard and Poor's (S&P)   AA-
Lead-managing underwriters Co-lead managers Nikko Citigroup Limited and Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd.

3. Issues Expected during the Fiscal Year

In fiscal 2007, DBJ plans to issued FILP agency bonds of up to a maximum of \290.0 billion. (Prior to this issue, the DBJ's issue totaled \120.0 billion.) DBJ's policy on bond issues calls primarily for issuing five-year and 10-year bonds on essentially a quarterly basis, taking market conditions and other factors into account. Plans also call for spot bond issues in addition to regularly scheduled bond issues as market conditions and other factors dictate.


Reference:

History of FILP agency bond issuance

  Date terms
determined
Term Issue
amount
Interest
rate
Issue price Investor
yields
Spread against
JGBs at launch
No. 1 bonds 01/9/11 5-year \50.0 billion 0.60% \99.99 0.603% +10bp
No. 2 bonds 02/1/22 5-year \50.0 billion 0.78% \99.96 0.787% +10bp
No. 3 bonds 02/4/8 5-year \50.0 billion 0.67% \99.98 0.673% +10bp
No. 4 bonds 02/7/17 5-year \50.0 billion 0.52% \99.98 0.523% +9bp
No. 5 bonds 02/10/10 10-year \50.0 billion 1.23% \99.93 1.238% +11bp
No. 6 bonds 03/1/15 5-year \50.0 billion 0.41% \99.98 0.413% +7bp
No. 7 bonds 03/4/10 10-year \60.0 billion 0.78% \99.95 0.785% +10bp
No. 8 bonds 03/7/30 5-year \50.0 billion 0.40% \99.96 0.407% +5bp
No. 9 bonds 03/10/16 10-year \50.0 billion 1.58% \99.99 1.581% +12bp
No. 10 bonds 03/12/3 7-year \20.0 billion 1.17% \99.94 1.178% +10bp
No. 11 bonds 03/12/3 15-year \10.0 billion 1.83% \99.94 1.834% +17bp
No. 12 bonds 04/1/22 5-year \50.0 billion 0.68% \99.99 0.681% +11bp
No. 13 bonds 04/4/16 10-year \50.0 billion 1.59% \99.96 1.594% +8bp
No. 14 bonds 04/7/27 5-year \50.0 billion 0.99% \99.96 0.998% +9bp
No. 15 bonds 04/8/24 4-year \30.0 billion 0.64% \99.99 0.642% +7bp
No. 16 bonds 04/10/15 10-year \50.0 billion 1.52% \99.97 1.523% +8bp
No. 17 bonds 04/12/1 7-year \20.0 billion 1.05% \99.98 1.052% +6bp
No. 18 bonds 05/1/19 5-year \40.0 billion 0.62% \99.95 0.629% +6bp
No. 19 bonds 05/4/15 10-year \50.0 billion 1.40% \99.97 1.403% +7.5bp
No. 20 bonds 05/07/27 15-year \10.0 billion 1.70% \99.88 1.709% +10bp
No. 21 bonds 05/07/27 5-year \50.0 billion 0.57% \99.96 0.577% +6bp
No. 22 bonds 05/08/11 6-year \30.0 billion 0.92% \99.95 0.928% +5.5bp
No. 23 bonds 05/10/14 4-year \20.0 billion 0.77% \99.99 0.772% +5.5bp
No. 24 bonds 05/10/14 10-year \40.0 billion 1.65% \99.96 1.654% +8bp
No. 25 bonds 06/08/30 5-year \35.0 billion 1.41% \100.00 1.410% +24bp
No. 26 bonds 06/10/11 5-year \80.0 billion 1.40% \99.97 1.406% +21bp
No. 27 bonds 06/11/9 10-year \20.0 billion 1.98% \99.95 1.985% +26bp
No. 28 bonds 07/01/25 5-year \50.0 billion 1.30% \99.97 1.306% +12bp
No. 29 bonds 07/01/25 10-year \20.0 billion 1.86% \99.93 1.867% +20bp
No. 30 bonds 07/03/13 12-year \10.0 billion 1.93% \99.98 1.931% +17bp
No. 31 bonds 07/03/14 30-year \20.0 billion 2.63% \99.94 2.633% +35bp
No. 32 bonds 07/04/11 5-year \40.0 billion 1.33% \99.98 1.334% +12bp
No. 33 bonds 07/04/11 10-year \25.0 billion 1.80% \99.93 1.807% +14bp
No. 34 bonds 07/04/20 30-year \15.0 billion 2.67% \100.00 2.670% +32bp
No. 35 bonds 07/05/09 40-year \20.0 billion 2.74% \99.85 2.746% +40bp
No. 36 bonds 07/05/22 20-year \10.0 billion 2.23% \99.95 2.233% +16bp
No. 37 bonds 07/05/23 7-year \10.0 billion 1.55% \99.95 1.557% +11bp