Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-265886
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus Dated July 25, 2023) |
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The Korea Development Bank
US$700,000,000 5.375% Notes due 2026
US$500,000,000 5.375% Notes due 2028
US$500,000,000 5.625% Notes due 2033
US$300,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2026
Our US$700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 5.375% per annum, our US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 5.375% per annum, our US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) will bear interest at a rate of 5.625% per annum and our US$300,000,00 aggregate principal amount of floating rate notes due 2026 (the “Floating Rate Notes,” and together with the 2026 Notes, the 2028 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “Notes”) will bear interest at a rate equal to Compounded Daily SOFR (as defined herein) plus 0.700% per annum.
Interest on the 2026 Notes, the 2028 Notes and the 2033 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrear on April 23 and October 23 of each year, beginning on April 23, 2024. Interest on the Floating Rate Notes is payable quarterly in arrear on January 23, April 23, July 23 and October 23 of each year, subject in each case to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention, as explained herein (each, a “Floating Rate Notes Interest Payment Date”). The first interest payment on the Floating Rate Notes will be made on the Floating Rate Notes Interest Payment Date falling on or nearest to January 23, 2024 in respect of the period from (and including) October 23, 2023 to (but excluding) the Floating Rates Notes Interest Payment Date falling on or nearest to January 23, 2024. The 2026 Notes will mature on October 23, 2026, the 2028 Notes will mature on October 23, 2028, the 2033 Notes will mature on October 23, 2033 and the Floating Rate Notes will mature on the Floating Rate Notes Interest Payment Date falling on or nearest to October 23, 2026.
The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of US$200,000 principal amount and integral multiples of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a nominee of The Depository Trust Company, as depositary.
The payment of interest and the repayment of principal on the Notes will not be guaranteed by the Government (as defined herein).
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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| | 2026 Notes | | | 2028 Notes | | | 2033 Notes | | | Floating Rate Notes | |
| | Per Note | | | Total | | | Per Note | | | Total | | | Per Note | | | Total | | | Per Note | | | Total | |
Public offering price | | | 99.885% | | | US$ | 699,195,000 | | | | 99.602% | | | US$ | 498,010,000 | | | | 99.713% | | | US$ | 498,565,000 | | | | 100.000% | | | US$ | 300,000,000 | |
Underwriting discounts | | | 0.300% | | | US$ | 2,100,000 | | | | 0.300% | | | US$ | 1,500,000 | | | | 0.300% | | | US$ | 1,500,000 | | | | 0.300% | | | US$ | 900,000 | |
Proceeds to us, before expenses | | | 99.585% | | | US$ | 697,095,000 | | | | 99.302% | | | US$ | 496,510,000 | | | | 99.413% | | | US$ | 497,065,000 | | | | 99.700% | | | US$ | 299,100,000 | |
In addition to the initial public offering price, you will have to pay for accrued interest, if any, from and including October 23, 2023.
Applications will be made to the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (the “SGX-ST”) for the listing and quotation of the Notes on the SGX-ST. The SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the correctness of any of the statements made, opinions expressed or reports contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Approval in-principle from, admission to the Official List of, and listing and quotation of the Notes on, the SGX-ST are not to be taken as an indication of the merits of us or the Notes. Currently, there is no public market for the Notes.
We expect to make delivery of the Notes to investors through the book-entry facilities of The Depositary Trust Company on or about October 23, 2023.
Joint Bookrunners and Lead Managers
BofA Securities
Crédit Agricole CIB
HSBC
J.P. Morgan
KDB Asia
Mizuho
UBS
Co-Managers
Hana Securities Co., Ltd. KEXIM Asia Limited
Prospectus Supplement Dated October 16, 2023