AMD IS REPORTED TO BE FINANCING UP TO $5 BILLION THROUGH BOND ISSUES

ON 13 AUGUST, IT WAS REPORTED THAT AMD INTENDED TO FINANCE UP TO $5 BILLION THROUGH BOND ISSUANCE, OR TO ISSUE THE LARGEST INVESTMENT-GRADE BOND IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY, TO JOIN THE AI BOOM-DRIVEN WAVE OF CORPORATE DEBT. ACCORDING TO SOURCES, THE FINAL SIZE OF THE ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED AND MAY BE ADJUSTED TO NEEDS. ANOTHER SOURCE OF INFORMATION INDICATED THAT AMD WOULD ISSUE THE INSTRUMENTS IN FOUR SERIES, WITH DURATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 10 YEARS. THE INITIAL PRICE GUIDELINE FOR THE MAXIMUM-DURATION VARIETY WAS 1.15 PERCENTAGE POINTS HIGHER THAN THE UNITED STATES TREASURY RETURN PREMIUM。