Wednesday 30 September 2015

Nigerian Breweries Plc establishes largest ever non financial institution N100 billion CP


 The largest Commercial paper programme by a non financial instituion has been launched by Nigerian Breweries Plc yesterday. The company established a N100 billion Commercial paper (CP) with a view to commencing on Thursday October 8 2015.
The signing ceremony to mark the establishment of the Programme was held at the head office of Nigerian Breweries, Iganmu, Lagos, and witnessed by representatives of the transaction advisors, including (Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited and FBN Capital Limited, Banwo & Ighodalo as Legal Counsel, KPMG as Auditors to the Issuer.
Also in attendance were officials of the FMDQ OTC Exchange to witness the event.


Mr. Mark Rutten, NB Plc Finance Director said: “This programme is expected to complement our company’s other sources of working capital, while diversifying our funding sources to include non-bank investors. Additionally, this programme will improve our ability to periodically access funding at rates mirroring money market.””In that regard, this effort clearly demonstrates our leadership status in the industry and an innovative approach towards executing our Company’s financing strategy, in an increasingly competitive market environment.”

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