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Muthoottu Mini’s non-convertible debentures (NCD) issue opens

Incorporated in the year 1998, a systemically important non-deposit taking NBFC in the gold loan sector, Muthoottu Mini Financers Ltd.(“ Muthoottu Mini”/ ‘MMFL’), has announced the opening of its public issue of Secured and Unsecured Debentures (“NCDs”) of the face value of Rs. 1,000 each.

• Issue of Secured & Unsecured NCDs of face value of Rs. 1,000 each.
• The NCD Issue includes a Base Issue Size of Rs.125 crore with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs.125 crore aggregating up to Rs.250 crore (“14th NCD Issue”).
• Secured NCD portion of upto Rs. 200 crore and Unsecured NCD portion up to Rs. 50 crs
• The 14th NCD Issue is rated as IND BBB: Outlook Stable by India Ratings and Research Private Limited.
• The 14th NCD Issue offers effective annualized yield of up to 10.22% p.a. on redemption# for Secured NCDs and 10.41% p.a for Unsecured NCDs.
• The 14th NCD Issue opens on March 30, 2021 and closes on April 23 2021 (with an option of early closure).
• The NCDs are proposed to be listed on BSE Limited.

New Delhi: Incorporated in the year 1998, a systemically important non-deposit taking NBFC in the gold loan sector, Muthoottu Mini Financers Ltd.(“ Muthoottu Mini”/ ‘MMFL’), has announced the opening of its public issue of Secured and Unsecured Debentures (“NCDs”) of the face value of Rs. 1,000 each.

The 14th NCD Issue aggregates to Rs. 125 crore, with an option to retain over-subscription upto Rs. 125 crore, aggregating upto a total of Rs. 250 crore. The 14th NCD Issue offers various options for subscription of NCDs with coupon rates ranging from 9.00% – 10.25% p.a. The 14th Issue opens on March 30, 2021 and closes on April 23, 2021, with an option of early closure or extension.

As on 30th September 2020, MMFL had 3,69,019 gold loan accounts, predominately from rural and semi urban areas, aggregating to Rs. 1825.55 cr which accounted for 97.27% of its total loans and advances. Its net Non-Performing Assets for six-month period ended September 30, 2020 stood at 0.59%, lower from the March, 2020 reported net Non-Performing Assets of 1.34%.

The Company, erstwhile part of a family business enterprise that was founded by Ninan Mathai Muthoottu in 1887 is now spearheaded by Nizzy Mathew, Chairwoman & Whole-time Director and Mathew Muthoottu, Managing Director.

The terms of each options of NCDs, offered under Issue are set out below:

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Net proceeds of Issue will be utilized for the purpose of onward lending, financing, and for repayment/prepayment of principal and interest on borrowings of the Company (Atleast 75%) – and the rest (up to 25%) for general corporate purpose.

The Secured and Unsecured NCDs offered through Prospectus dated March 25, 2021 are proposed to be listed on the BSE.

The Lead Manager to the Issue is Vivro Financial Services Private Limited

Vistra ITCL (India) Limited is the Debenture Trustee and Link Intime India Private Limited is the Registrar to the Issue.

About Muthoottu Mini Financiers Limited: (RBI Registration No: N-16.00175)

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Muthoottu Mini Financiers Limited is a RBI registered non-deposit taking systemically important NBFC in the loan against gold financing sector, lending money against the pledge of household gold jewellery for over 2 decades. As on December 31, 2020 the Company had a network of 804 branches spread in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Goa and the union territory of Puducherry and employed 3,205 persons in its business operations.