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HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 June 2026 - Well Link Life Insurance Company Limited ("Well Link Life", BBB- by S&P / BBB by Fitch) successfully issued USD200mm 10-year (Non-callable 5-year) Tier 2 capital bonds ("the Bonds") in the international market. The Bonds have a coupon rate of 7.875%, and are rated BB+ by S&P / BB+ by Fitch.

Well Link Life is the first Hong Kong locally established life insurance company to issue Tier 2 capital bonds. The Bonds attracted active participation from the international capital markets, with peak orderbook over USD1.1bn representing an oversubscription of more than 5 times.

The investors of the Bonds came from multiple countries and regions across the globe, including 63% from the APAC while 37% from the EMEA, where the EMEA proportion being one of the highest among Greater China USD bonds issuances in recent years.

By investors type, 55% came from Asset Managers, 19% from Hedge Funds, 13% from Securities, 11% from Sovereign Wealth Funds / Pension Funds / Insurers, while the remaining 2% came from Private Banks and other types.

The Joint Global Coordinators of the Bonds are CITIC Securities, J.P. Morgan, Credit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank and Guotai Junan International.

Hashtag: #WellLinkLife

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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