RE: Evergrande24 Sep 2021 10:29
Evergrande crisis. After reassuring noises following the recent market turmoil, no payment was made and no comment from the company. This could spook the markets.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Some of China Evergrande Group's offshore bondholders are not expecting the firm to make an interest payment by a Thursday deadline, a person familiar with the matter said, as worries about the fate of the property developer mount.
Evergrande, which is scrambling to raise funds to pay its many lenders and suppliers, is due to pay $83.5 million in interest on a $2 billion offshore bond on Thursday and also has a $47.5 million dollar-bond interest payment next week.
Both bonds would default if the company, which has outstanding debt of $305 billion, fails to settle the interest within 30 days of the scheduled payment dates.
The company has yet to make an announcement about its plans for the offshore bond payment obligation.
A spokesperson for Evergrande did not immediately respond to a request for comment.