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Date
05-Dec-24

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Gayani Randima Ariyawansa
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Lanka Rating withdraws the Debt Instrument Rating of Fixed Income Investment 1 (Private) Limited - LKR 5.75Bn T Bond Securitization

Rating Type Debt Instrument
Current
(05-Dec-24) 		Previous
(28-Jun-23)
Action Withdraw Preliminary
Long Term - A
Outlook Stable
Rating Watch - -

Subsequent to request made by investors (CAL Fixed Income Opportunities Fund) to the Trustee (People's Bank) for redeeming the trust certificates pertaining to Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Fixed Income Investment 1 (Private) Limited, the underlying T Bonds have been sold upon recommendation of the Trustee and proceeds are paid to the investors. Consequently, LRA withdraws the debt instrument rating Fixed Income Investment 1 (Private) Limited - LKR 5.75Bn T Bond Securitization with immediate effect as it stands redeemed.
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About the Entity
Fixed Income Investment 1 (Pvt) Ltd (“the Company” or “FII 1”), a special purpose vehicle, company was incorporated in April 2023 , under the Companies Act No.07 of 2007. The registered office of the Company is situated at level 5 Millennium House, No 45/58 Colombo. FII 1 is a 100% owned subsidiary of CAL Holdings Limited. The ultimate majority ownership remains with Mr. W.A.T. Fernando (through Ashithi Holdings (Pvt) Limited) and Ms. Shiromal Cooray (through Jetwing Travels (Pvt) Ltd).

About the Instrument
Fixed Income Investment 1 will buy T bonds and securitize them. FII 1 will issue trust receipts to investors against these securitized bonds. The total size of the fund is LKR~5.75Bn (Face Value) with a weighted average gross return of ~24.74% on the trust certificates, net of fees, if held to maturity.

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