China Evergrande set to avert default as property developer reportedly pays off bond interest
Shares of Evergrande popped more than 4% on that news.
The $83.5 interest payment that was due Sept. 23 on Evergrande’s March 2022 offshore bond has been closely watched since the heavily indebted property developer warned twice in September that it may default. Although the company missed the Sept. 23 deadline, it has a 30-day grace period before formally defaulting. U.S. dollar bonds are largely held by foreign investors.
The Securities Times report said Evergrande plans to make the interest payment in time for the Oct. 23 deadline, and that the embattled property developer had remitted the $83.5 million through Citibank. The bank declined CNBC’s request for comment.
Reference: CNBC
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