Australian Government, the Australian Office of Financial Management

Treasury Indexed Bond Tender Announcement

Indexed Bond Tender Number 75

12 October 2012

The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) will hold a tender for the issue of Treasury Indexed Bonds on Tuesday, 16 October 2012. Details of the tender are set out below.

Series Offered 1.25% 21 February 2022
Series Number CAIN409
Offered to Public ($million) 250
Reserve Bank Take-up ($million) -
Total Amount Offered ($million) 250
First Coupon Payment Due* 21 November 2012
Nominal Value of Principal for First Coupon Payment ($) 100.62

*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, 16 October 2012.

All bids must comply with the Information Memorandum for Treasury Indexed Bonds dated 21 July 2011, 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. 75 are expected to be announced as soon as practicable after the closing time for the lodgement of bids on Tuesday, 16 October 2012.

Settlement Arrangements

Successful bids for Treasury Indexed Bonds offered in Tender No. 75 must be settled in the Austraclear System on Friday, 19 October 2012.