China Lianhe Rating Co has downgraded the issuer and bond credit rating of Sincere Property’s five corporate bonds to AA- from AA.
Sincere Property is a joint venture (JV) of property group City Developments Limited (CDL).
The bonds, which total some RMB3.04 billion ($622.3 million), will mature in 2021.
The bond issues were made before CDL’s investment in Sincere on April 2020.
The credit rating downgrade has no impact on CDL’s borrowings; the group is not committed to the obligations of these bonds.
As at Dec 31, 2020, CDL’s total investment in Sincere Property stood at $1.8 billion. The group has not provided further liquidity support or corporate guarantees to Sincere Property.
Shares in CDL closed 1 cent higher or 0.1% up at $7.13 on Feb 19.
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