Acted as legal advisor to HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. (“HSBC”) in the issuance of: (i) Additional Class 5 Notes (re-opening of Class 5 Notes issued August 4, 2017 at 101% issue price) worth AR$ 1,167,500,000 (US$ 65.94 million) at the Tasa de Política Monetaria (Monetary Policy Interest Rate) as determined by the Argentine Central Bank, at 104.5% issue price, due on August 4, 2020; (ii) Class 6 Notes worth AR$ 433,333,000 (US$ 24.44 million) at a 25% fixed annual interest rate, due on June 7, 2019; and (iii) Class 7 Notes worth AR$ 2,064,500,000 (US$ 111.92 million) at the TM20 interest rate as reported by the Argentine Central Bank plus a 3.5% margin, due on December 7, 2020.
Additional Class 5 Notes, Class 6 Notes and Class 7 Notes were issued under HSBC’s notes program for the issuance of non-convertible negotiable obligations for up to V/N US$ 500,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies).
HSBC and Banco de Galicia and Buenos Aires S.A. acted as placement agents of Additional Class 5 Notes and Class 7 Notes, while HSBC was the exclusive placement agent of Class 6 Notes.