The Accountant General announces the issue of €120,000,000 Malta Government Stocks subject to an over-allotment option of an additional sum of €80,000,000 as follows:

(i) 3% Malta Government Stock 2019 (III), and

(ii) 4.5% Malta Government Stock 2028 (II), or

(iii) any combination of the above two stocks which shall in the aggregate be €120,000,000.

Applications open on Monday, 25 February at 8.30am and close on the time and dates as hereunder, or earlier at the discretion of the Accountant General:

at 5pm on Wednesday, 27 February, for applications by any single and/or joint applications which in the aggregate do not exceed €100,000 per person, and

at 12pm (noon) on Friday, 1 March, for applications in the form of sealed bids (auction).

The price of each stock at (i) and (ii) above, offered for subscription by members of the public shall be established on Thursday, 21 February.  Such price shall be announced to the Malta Stock Exchange and published in the daily local newspapers and through a Press Release by the Department of Information.

The allotment results of each stock to applicants whose applications are in the form of sealed bids (auction) will be determined and announced within two hours immediately after the closing time of applications by auction.

Application forms may be obtained from and lodged at all members of the Malta Stock Exchange and other authorised Investment Service Providers.  Application forms may be downloaded also from the Treasury’s website with effect from tomorrow, 22 February.

More information on these stocks can be found in the prospectus which can be downloaded from the Treasury’s website www.treasury.gov.mt