Jun. 28, 2012 (China Knowledge) - China Molybdenum Co<3993>, the nation's biggest molybdenum producer, announced today that it plans to issue RMB 2 billion worth of unsecured medium-term notes with a maturity of five years on the interbank market on Jul. 5.

The company said in a statement that the notes will be issued at face value and coupon rate will be determined in the process of book-building.

Both value date and payment due date is Jul. 6 and the to-be-issued notes tradable on Jul. 9.

China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co Ltd has rated the issuer and notes AA+ and AA+, respectively.
 
Bank of China Ltd<601988><3988> has been hired as book-runner and lead underwriter for the offering, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China<601398><1398> will be joint lead underwriter.

Proceeds from the deal will be used to replenish the company's working capital and repay bank loans.