InCred Financial Services Limited announces public issue of up to Rs 350 crore of secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures

The NCDs offer coupon rate ranging from 9.45 per cent to 10.00 per cent per annum with quarterly and annual interest option. The NCDs are proposed to be listed on on BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited where BSE is the designated stock exchange.

InCred Financial Services Limited, (erstwhile known as KKR India Financial Services Limited), a non-deposit taking systemically important Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), today announced the public issue of Secured, Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) of the face value ₹ 1,000 each, amounting to Rs 175 crore with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs 175 crore (“Base Issue”) aggregating to a total of ₹ 350 crore. The issue opens on Monday, January 9, 2023 and is scheduled to close on Friday, January 27, 2023. The NCDs proposed under the Issue have been rated CRISIL A+/Stable by CRISIL Ratings Limited.

The Lead Manager to the issue is JM Financial Limited.

Mr. Bhupinder Singh, Whole Time Director and Chief Executive Officer, of InCred Financial Services Limited said, “We have firmly established ourselves as a diversified lending NBFC with a business model rooted in cutting edge tech and analytics and a laser sharp focus on risk metrics reflected in the strength of our asset quality.  This is a consequence of a tried and tested approach to credit risk and collections. We continuously leverage technology and data-science to make lending quick, simple and hassle-free and believe that technology will help to drive continuous reductions in our processing time, thereby improving our efficiency and allowing us to provide better service to our customers. A key component of our growth so far has been the success of our liabilities strategy, and this public issuance of NCDs will play a role in further diversifying and strengthening our borrowing mix”

The NCDs offer coupon rate ranging from 9.45 per cent to 10.00 per cent per annum with quarterly and annual interest option. The NCDs are proposed to be listed on on BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited where BSE is the designated stock exchange.

At least 75 per cent of the funds raised through this Issue will be used for the purpose of onward lending, financing, and for repayment of interest and principal of existing borrowings of the Company and the balance is proposed to be utilized for general corporate purposes, subject to such utilization not exceeding 25% of the amount raised in the Issue, in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (“SEBI NCS Regulations”).

In summary:

• Effective yield of up to 10.02 per cent per annum for Series IV.
• Credit Rating: CRISIL A+/Stable by CRISIL Ratings Limited
• Issue opens on January 9, 2023 and closes on January 27, 2023, with an option for early closure as decided by the Board of Directors or Finance Committee of the company and subject to relevant approvals.
• NCDs will be traded in dematerialised form.
• Allotment on first cum first serve basis. However, from the date of oversubscription and thereafter, the allotments will be made to the applicants on proportionate basis.