{"id":19592,"date":"2021-06-29T15:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=19592"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:07:23","slug":"melco-resorts-lists-5-38-senior-notes-due-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-resorts-lists-5-38-senior-notes-due-2029","title":{"rendered":"Melco Resorts lists 5.38% senior notes due 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Melco Resorts has announced it is offering 5.375 per cent senior notes due 2029 issued by its subsidiary, Melco Resorts Finance Limited on the Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Melco Resorts has reported that it is offering 5.375 per cent&nbsp;<strong>senior notes&nbsp;<\/strong>due 2029 that were issued by Melco Resorts Finance in December 2019 and January 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through a company filling, Melco Resorts said the listing demonstrates the<strong>\u00a0company\u2019s confidence in the city\u2019s further development<\/strong>\u00a0as a world-recognised financial hub and tourism centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notes were issued by Melco&#8217;s subsidiary, Melco Resorts Finance Limited (\u201cMelco Resorts Finance\u201d), on the Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange (MOX).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lawrence Ho<\/strong>, chairman and chief executive officer of Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment, said: \u201cWe gladly support the<strong>\u00a0diversified development of local Macau industries<\/strong>\u00a0through our wide-reaching of corporate social responsibility initiatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to back the local financial industry through our newly announced senior notes listing on the MOX as a solid confirmation of our support to the government\u2019s directions on the diversified development of Macau.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week,&nbsp;<strong>Morgan Stanley banking group&nbsp;<\/strong>predicted&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-resorts-to-raise-dividends-on-behalf-of-melco-international\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment<\/a>&nbsp;could raise its dividend payout to help Melco International Development fund plans for a&nbsp;<strong>non-gaming complex in Zhongshan<\/strong>&nbsp;in China\u2019s Guangdong province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts said&nbsp;<strong>Melco Resorts had an HKD$2.2bn (US$283m) cash outflow<\/strong>&nbsp;commitment to the non-gaming complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After sharing its results for the first quarter of the year 2020, Melco Resorts said it was suspending its quarterly-dividend programme to \u201cpreserve liquidity\u201d mainly due to struggles caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan Stanley reported in 2019 that Melco International received dividends by Melco Resorts of HKD$1.4bn and<strong>&nbsp;expects a dividend of HKD$1.0bn in 2022<\/strong>&nbsp;if the dividend programme is reinstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of the end of 2020,&nbsp;<strong>Melco Resorts had HKD$6.7bn net debt&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cwith no real assets\u201d, so an additional cash commitment of almost HKD$2.2bn regarding the Zhongshan complex \u201cis not small.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melco Resorts has announced it is offering 5.375 per cent senior notes due 2029 issued by its subsidiary, Melco Resorts Finance Limited on the Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Melco Resorts Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Melco Resorts, is offering 5.375% senior notes due 2029 on the Chongwa (Macao) Financial Asset Exchange (MOX). 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