MTNL informs about non-funding of interest for Bond Series VIIB due on 1st December 2025
MTNL announces non-funding of 6th Semi Annual Interest for Bond Series VII-B due to insufficient funds, despite sovereign guarantee on the bonds.
The inability to fund the interest payment, even with a sovereign guarantee, could raise concerns among investors and affect the company's reputation.
The announcement indicates a default in funding the semi-annual interest payment, which reflects negatively on the company's financial health.
* MTNL announces that it could not fund the 6th Semi Annual Interest for 7.87% MTNL Bond Series VII-B (INE153A08113) due on 1st December 2025. * The non-funding is due to insufficient funds in the ESCROW Account maintained in Bank of India. * MTNL is required to fund the account 10 days before the due date, according to the Tri-Partite Agreement (TPA) with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Beacon Trusteeship Limited. * All bonds issued by MTNL are Sovereign Guaranteed Bonds by the Government of India, which will be invoked by the Debenture Trustee in case of default.
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