Integrated Business Platform Expansion
Financial Overview: Capital Structure (2/2)
Credit ratings
Rating agencies
Category
Ratings
Outlook
Fitch
Corporate & bond
ratings
BB+
Positive
S&P
Corporate & bond
ratings
BB+
Stable
Moody's
Corporate & bond
ratings
Ba2
Positive
Weighted average borrowing cost
Initiated ratings of BB+ in May 2014, Outlook upgraded to Positive in
Jan 2015
S&P upgraded corporate ratings from BB to BB+ and bond ratings from
BB- to BB+ in 2014
Moody's had upgraded Country Garden's rating to Ba2 (Positive) in Jan
7th, 2015
Notes issued and other main financing activities in 2014
Type
12%
Issuance
Date
Size
Coupon and
interest rate
Maturity
(year)
9.56%
9.20%
10%
8.54%
8.16%
7.60%
8%
Private
placement
June 2014
250
(US$ Mn)
7.500%
5
30
6%
Senior notes
May 2014
4%
550
(US$ Mn)
7.875%
5
2%
Club Loan
0%
December
2014
4.5
HIBOR/LIBOR
4
(HKD$ bn)
+ 3.7%
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Lower interest cost in 2014 due to early redemption of 11.25% senior notes due 2017 and obtainment of our first club loan.
STANDARD S&P upgraded Country Garden's rating to BB+ on July 28, 2014
& POOR'S
MOODY'S Moody's upgraded Country Garden's rating outlook to positive on Jan 7, 2015
Fitch Ratings
Fitch upgraded Country Garden's rating outlook to positive on Jan 23, 2015
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