Anglian Water raises $250M in Australian dollar bond sale

What's the deal? Anglian Water ServicesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Financing Plc, the financing arm of the UK water group, has priced US$226.5M (roughly $250 million) of 6.622% Guaranteed Class A Notes due September 18, 2031. The Pricing Supplement, published on September 16, 2026, confirms the final terms of the issuance.

How it works: The notes were issued under the company's US$6.47B Australian dollar Secured Medium-Term Note Programme. Proceeds fund the regulated water and water recycling operations of Anglian Water Services, which serves the east of England and Hartlepool.

Why now? The sale marks continued capital markets activity by one of the UK's largest water companies as it taps international debt investors. The Pricing Supplement must be read alongside an Information Memorandum dated September 1, 2026.

The fine print: The notes are aimed at specified international investors outside the United States. They have not been registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and cannot be offered or sold to US persons under Regulation S. Both documents have been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism.

What's the endgame? The financing entity channels capital-markets funds to Anglian Water Services. The Class A designation and secured structure fit the group's whole-business securitisation framework, which ring-fences regulated assets to underpin senior debt credit quality.

The signal: At roughly $250 million, the raise sits in the upper-middle range of deals in its category, above the median. Ongoing use of the US$6.47B programme offers a gauge of how heavily regulated water operators lean on international bond markets to fund infrastructure.

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