Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Economic Affairs

Budget Division

New Delhi, dated November 26, 2012

NOTIFICATION

F. No.4 (5) W&M/2012(i): Government of India hereby notifies sale (re-issue) of ‘8.33 per cent Government Stock, 2026’ (hereinafter called 'the Stock') for an aggregate amount of Rs. 7,000 crore (nominal). The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions spelt out in this notification (called ‘Specific Notification’) as also the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F. No. 4 (13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 issued by Government of India.

Method of Issue

2. The Stock will be sold through Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai- 400 001 in the manner as prescribed in paragraph 5.1 of the General Notification F. No. 4 (13)–W&M/2008, dated October 8, 2008 by a price based auction using uniform price auction method.

Allotment to Non-competitive Bidders

3. The Government Stock up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the enclosed Scheme for Non-competitive Bidding Facility in the Auctions of Government Securities (Annex).

Place and date of auction

4. The auction will be conducted by Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai-400 001 on November 30, 2012. Bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on November 30, 2012. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon.

When Issued Trading

5. The Stock will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.

Tenure

6. The Stock will be of fourteen-year tenure commencing from July 09, 2012. The Stock will be repaid at par on July 09, 2026.

Date of issue and payment for the stock

7. The result of the auction shall be displayed by the Reserve Bank of India at its Fort, Mumbai Office on November 30, 2012. The payment by successful bidders will be on December 03, 2012 i.e., the date of issue. The payment for the Stock will include accrued interest on the nominal value of the Stock allotted in the auction from the date of issue i.e., July 09, 2012 to December 02, 2012.

Interest

8. Interest at the rate of 8.33 per cent per annum will accrue on the nominal value of the Stock from date of original issue and will be paid half yearly on January 09 and July 09

By Order of the President of India

(Dr. Rajat Bhargava)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Government securities auction: re-issue offered by uniform price bidding with non-competitive allotment option and scheduled payment. Notification institutes a re-issue sale of Government Stock through the Reserve Bank of India by a price-based uniform price auction, subject to this and the General Notification. Up to five percent of the notified amount is reserved for eligible non-competitive bidders under an enclosed scheme. Bids must be submitted electronically on RBI's E-Kuber within prescribed windows and RBI will display auction results. The stock has a defined tenure with repayment at par on maturity, accrues interest from original issue payable half-yearly, is eligible for when-issued trading, and payment by successful bidders on the issue date must include accrued interest.