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Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a program listing application from The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotiabank Europe plc for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.
The Bank of Nova Scotia and Scotiabank Europe plc have listed their program information allowing the companies to issue individual bonds with a total maximum value of USD 20 billion within a one-year period (October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016). The details of the Program Information can be found on TOKYO PRO-BOND Market website.
About TOKYO PRO-BOND Market
TOKYO PRO-BOND Market was established in May 2011 as a professional-oriented bond market based on the "Professional-oriented Market Rules" introduced in an amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act in 2008. The market implements program listing, the standard form of corporate bond issuance in overseas markets, and English-only information disclosure. Program listing refers to a system where the fund-raising issuer registers the possible issuance amount, basic information, and financial information on TOKYO PRO-BOND Market as program information, following which it is able to issue bonds as needed within the estimated issuance amount. The market's highly flexible rules offer efficient bond issuance through simplified disclosure documents, and convenient formal requirements, such as acquiring a credit rating as the listing eligibility requirements for program information and individual bonds and securing a lead underwriter(s) specified by the exchange. From May 2011 to October 1, 2015, including this program, 14 program listings have been made.
