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Manulife Financial (HKG:0945) plans to issue CA$1 billion worth of subordinated debentures due Dec. 6, 2034, according to a Wednesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
The debentures will bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.064% until Dec. 6, 2029, and a rate of 1.25% over daily compounded Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average.
The company intends to use the net proceeds from the issue for investment in subsidiaries, future redemptions of securities and other general corporate purposes.