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Capital Raised On The NZDX Market Soars In 2006

Date 20/12/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) announced today the issue of $120 million of Perpetual Preference Shares for South Canterbury Finance Limited on the NZDX Market.

s at the end of November, capital raised on the NZDX Market was up 70% on the equivalent period in 2005. The South Canterbury Finance debt issue takes capital raised on the NZDX year to date to over $2.7 billion. Capital raised on the NZDX in the year of 2005 was $1.65 billion.

The South Canterbury Finance debt securities were quoted on the NZDX Market under the security code SCFHA from 10am today.