Australian Government, the Australian Office of Financial Management

Treasury Indexed Bond Tender Announcement

Indexed Bond Tender Number 49

12 March 2010

The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) will hold a tender for the issue of Treasury Indexed Bonds on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. Details of the tender are set out below.

Series Offered 3.00% 20 September 2025
Series Number CAIN407
Offered to Public ($million) 300
Reserve Bank Take-up ($million) -
Total Amount Offered ($million) 300
First Coupon Payment Due* 20 June 2010
Nominal Value of Principal for First Coupon Payment ($) 101.78

*Coupons will be paid at quarterly intervals thereafter.

Lodgement of Bids

Bids may be lodged by Registered Bidders through the AOFM Tender System, which is accessed via the Yieldbroker DEBTS System, between 10.45 am and 11.00 am Australian Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, 23 March 2010.

All bids must comply with the Information Memorandum for Treasury Indexed Bonds dated 18 December 2009, a copy of which is available on the Australian Office of Financial Management’s website at www.aofm.gov.au.

Announcement of Results

The results of Tender No. 49 are expected to be announced as soon as practicable after the closing time for the lodgement of bids on Tuesday, 23 March 2010.

Settlement Arrangements

Successful bids for Treasury Indexed Bonds offered in Tender No. 49 must be settled in the Austraclear System on Friday, 26 March 2010.