african union for housing finance conference: accessing the capital market
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Accessing the capital market: Housing Finance Kenya’s experience in issuing two bonds – Frank Ireri, CEO. With more than 46 cities in Africa swelling to populations of a million people or more — and 17 of the world's 100 fastest-growing cities located in Africa — there is an acute need to develop housing solutions for so many urban residents. But raising the capital to meet that growing demand for housing remains a significant challenge. In 2013, the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) will host a conference under the theme "Raising Capital for Housing Finance.” The Africa-China Urban Initiative will organize a conference panel discussion on "Understanding (and harnessing) Chinese investment interest." Chinese investment in residential development in Africa is increasingly having an impact and demonstrating a track record of opportunity and experience. Panelists invited include Chinese investors setting out their experiences and expectations for the market and an African corporation that has received Chinese financing. http://urban-africa-china.angonet.org/content/29th-annual-conference-mobilising-capital-housing-financeTRANSCRIPT
Housing Finance “A Key Player in the Kenyan Mortgage Sector” Accessing the Capital Markets
Who We Are (Housing Finance)A Mortgage provider with over 48 years of operations within the Kenyan Housing and Banking Sectors
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n Incorporation of the Companyn The founding investors were the
Commonwealth Development Corporation and the Government of Kenya with respective shareholdings of 60% and 40% in the Company
n GoK increases its stake in the company to 50.0%, becoming an equal shareholder with CDC
n GoK reduces its stake in the company to 7.3%, with Kenyan individuals and institutional investors increasing their stake to 62.3%
n Housing Finance gets listed on the NSE, with CDC and GoK retaining a shareholding of 30.4% each and Kenyan individual and institutional investors taking up the balance of 39.2%
n CDC sells off its staken Housing Finance successfully
raises KES2.3bn (USD 27m) by way of a Rights issue
n Housing Finance successfully raises KES10bn (USD120m) by way of a MTN (2 tranches)
1970 1992 1999 2008 - 20121965
Housing Finance also has three subsidiaries that are instrumental to its operations namely Kenya
Building Society Limited (KBSL), Housing Finance Insurance Agency and Housing Finance Foundation.
Our Core Business Areas
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Makao building solutions
Vuna Hela (Equity Release)
Construction mortgage
Project Finance to Developers
• Current accounts
Savings accounts
Deposit accounts
Trade finance
Forex accounts
Home Owners Mortgage
CRI Mortgage (Ezesha)
Pension Backed Mortgage (Home Freedom)
Cyclical Mortgage
Employer Sponsored Schemes
Mortgage FinancingSolutions
Construction Financing
Retail Banking Solutions
How We Have Grown….
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Customers’ Deposit (KES Bn)
Mortgage Book (KES Bn)
From 2006 our Mortgage Book Growth
has been out pacing Customers’ Deposits
Growth
CAGR = over 24% in the last six years
CAGR = over 20% in the last six years
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
7.6 8.8
10.1 12.2
15.9
18.7
23.0
(US-D89m)
(US-D270m)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
8.3 9.0 11.3
15.1
19.9
25.2
30.3
(USD98)
(US-D360m)
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How We Have Grown….(Cont’)
Rapid growth in Total Assets and
PAT between 2010 and 2012
YTD was supported by the new funding from
the bond issuance
CAGR = over 28% in the last six years
CAGR = over 38% in the last six years
Total Assets (KES Bn)
PAT (KES Mn)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
9.1 10.4
14.3
18.2
29.3 32.0
40.7 (US-D480m)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -
100.0
200.0
300.0
400.0
500.0
600.0
700.0
800.0
101.0 73.5 136.4
234.2
379.5
682.9 693.3 (USD8.3m)
(USD107m)
(USD1.2m)
How We have Funded Our Growth in the Past…..(Funding Mix)Housing Finance for a long time had been mostly using customers’ deposit to finance its mortgage book, a situation that resulted in a funding mis-match since mortgage lending is long term with average maturity of 13 years
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2007 Funding (KES Bn)
Customers' Deposits
100%
2008 Funding (KES Bn) 2009 Funding (KES Bn)
2010 Funding (KES Bn) 2011 YTD Funding (KES Bn)
Long Term Capital Markets' Funding
26%
Short Term Bank Loans4%
Customers' Deposits
70%
Customers' Deposits
96%
Short Term Bank Loans
4%
Customers' Deposits
64%Short Term Bank
Loans7%
Long Term Capital Markets' Funding
29%
Customers' Deposits
88%
Short Term Bank Loans12%
2012 YTD Funding (KES Bn)
Short Term Bank Loans 2%
Long Term Bank Loans 3%
Customers' Deposits 66%
The Various Capital Raising Options that We Considered in 2010
Rights Issue
Securitization
Match Funded Bonds
Would have bolstered our core capital
hence giving us additional capacity to lend
more
We would have benefited from costs
savings since its perpetual capital and no
interest payments are made
Reduces asset liability mismatch
Lower capital requirements
Transfer risks – it is possible to transfer
risks from an entity that does not want to
bear it.
Can help unlock liquidity by using
incremental mortgage book.
Can help match asset and related liability
for the desired duration.
Can be structured as a revolving fund
We had done a rights issue in 2008 and needed time to
demonstrate to our shareholders value creation
following that rights issue
We did not want to impact our RoE
Market was still depressed and below the 2007
valuations
Expensive due to management and system costs,
legal, underwriting, rating fees and on-going
administration.
Legislation and operational procedures not fully
developed.
HF loan portfolio not sufficiently large enough but
definitely a future option.
Market currently not sufficiently deep and efficient enough
for match funded bonds.
Instrument Considerations Comments
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Merits of Issuing a Medium Term Note….
HF settled for the MTN Issue due to the following advantages over the other options: No collateral required
No equity dilution…good for existing shareholders
A market for the issue existed & still exists…rates allowing
There was and still is sufficient appetite
Speed and timing of going to market
Flexibility especially related to the repayment structure
The related qualifying expenses are tax deductible
Transaction Highlights
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Situation Overview
Housing Finance had been mostly using customers’ deposits to finance
its mortgage book
These deposits were short term hence maturity mis-match with our
mortgage book
The short term deposits curtailed our growth potential amid abundant
opportunities
A need to grow our mortgage book as well as Shareholders’ interests
We needed a long term but flexible funding
The Instrument We Used
A 7 year Fixed Rate Note and Collared Floating Rate Note
The structure was based on the prevailing interest rate environment
Marketing and Execution
The transaction was marketed within a period of two weeks to local
fund managers, banks, insurance companies and a section of high net
worth clients
The first tranche of KES 5bn (USD60m) was oversubscribed by 41.0%
to KES 7.03 bn (USD85m) with majority of investors preferring fixed rate
note
Capital Markets Authority (CMA) gave us approval to pick the extra KES
2.03bn (USD25m).
Issuer: Housing Finance Company of Kenya Limited
Use of Proceeds: For onward mortgage lending and use in the supply of residential middle and lower income housing units
Method of Sale: Privately placed followed by listing at the Nairobi Stock Exchanage
Documentation: Domestic Medium Term Note of up to KES 10bn (USD120m)
Offered Securities: Senior Notes and unsecured
Tranche 1 Amount: Up to KES 5bn (USD60m)
Issue Price: Issued on a fully paid basis at par
Tenor (Maturity): 7 years to October 2017
Pricing: • Fixed Rate Note: Priced at 8.5%
• Floating Rate Note: Priced off a 182 day T-bill plus a margin of 3.0% with a floor rate of 5.0% and a cap rate of 9.5%
Interest/ Coupon (dates): April/October and will be paid semi-annually in arrears
Issue date: 11 October 2010
Redemption: Bullet
Status: The Notes are Senior Notes that constitute unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of Issuer and will rank pari passu with themselves and other unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Issuer
Transaction Summary (Tranche I)
● Need of creating long term instruments to fund housing projects e.g. Housing Bonds
● Creation of REIT Funds (Gazetted July 2013)
Way Forward…
● More legislation on mortgage sector to enhance more funding structures such as Covered Bonds
● Need of Mortgage players to leverage on their balance sheets with instruments like Mortgage Backed Securities and other forms of Securitizations
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