China Merchants Shekou announces bond interest payment date

China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings has announced an interest payment for its 2023 publicly offered corporate bonds (third tranche) (type one), designated as "23 Shekou 05" (bond code: 148525). The interest payment date is scheduled for November 28, 2025, with the record date set for November 27, 2025. This payment covers the interest accrued from November 28, 2024, to November 27, 2025.

The bonds carry an annual interest rate of 3.20%, resulting in an interest payout of yuan 3.20 per bond for a face value of yuan 100. For every yuan 1,000 face value, the gross interest payment is yuan 32.00. Individual and mutual fund bondholders will receive yuan 25.60 after tax, while non-resident enterprises (including QFII and RQFII) are exempt from corporate income tax and value-added tax on bond interest income, receiving the full yuan 32.00 per yuan 1,000 face value.

The total issuance amount for these bonds is yuan 3.84 bn. The issuer, China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings, holds an AAA credit rating with a stable outlook, as assessed by United Credit Ratings Co., Ltd. The company will entrust China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited Shenzhen Branch to facilitate this interest payment.