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May 13 2026
33Abans Finance PLC (Abans Finance) marked the official listing of its maiden 13,384,000 debentures on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), with a bell ringing and market opening ceremony held at the CSE trading floor on Monday (11).
The offer for subscription for the initial issue of ten million (10,000,000) listed, rated, senior, unsecured, redeemable five-year (2026/2031) debentures of Rs. 100 each, was rapidly oversubscribed, having received subscriptions for 13,384,000 debentures for a value of Rs. 1,338,400,000, reflecting strong investor confidence in Abans Finance’s strengths and the debt market.
Abans Finance is a licensed non-banking financial institution and subsidiary of the Abans Group and currently operates with nine branches, nine customer centres and four kiosks in addition to the head office, leveraging on the island wide presence of Abans Group to reach customers across the island. Abans Finance services include finance leasing, hire purchase, mortgage loans, personal loans, real estate development and acceptance of time and savings deposits. Founded in 2006, the Abans Finance was also listed on the CSE in 2011 and enjoys a Fitch Credit Rating of ‘A-’(lka) Stable Outlook.
Through its first debenture, which carries an ‘A-’ (lka) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited and was managed by NDB Investment Bank Ltd, Abans Finance aims to expand its asset base, strengthen loan portfolios, grow its presence by leveraging the Abans Group financial ecosystem to drive digital transformation and deliver integrated solutions.
Abans Finance PLC Chairperson and keynote speaker at the ceremony, K.J.C. Perera, commenting upon the company’s debenture issue said: “This milestone underscores strong investor confidence in Abans Finance PLC and strengthens our capital base as we advance our strategy for sustainable growth and innovation.”
Delivering his welcome address at the event CSE Chief Executive Officer Rajeeva Bandaranaike remarked upon the debenture listing, stating: “Today’s listing of the debt issue by Abans Finance PLC reflects a broader engagement by companies to use the capital market for their funding requirements. More recently we have seen a fair growth in the primary issuances of debt. In 2024 approximately Rs. 95 billion was from debt. In 2025, Rs. 113 billion was raised through debt – and in 2026 approximately Rs. 60 billion was raised through debt.”
2025 saw 22 debt listings including three new companies listing on the exchange by way of debt initial public offerings (IPOs) including several firsts in the country from GSS+ debt instruments (Green, Social, Sustainability linked), Shariah compliant debt instruments and High Yield Bonds, with access to investors and brokers facilitated by a fully digitised CSE platform, which can be accessed through CSE’s website and mobile app.
Source: The morning
