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Why is the amount of refund I received different from what I had calculated based on the auction results?

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This can happen if there is an over-subscription for non-competitive applications (i.e. the total amount of non-competitive applications exceeds 40% of the issuance size). In this situation, the allotment to non-competitive applications will be pro-rated, with individual allotments adjusted on a randomised basis such that allotments are in denomination of S$1,000.

This may also happen if you have made a competitive application at the cut-off yield.

Illustration
Suppose a T-bills auction receives a total of S$15,000 in non-competitive applications for a total issuance size of S$30,000.

As the non-competitive applications of S$15,000 exceeds 40% of the issuance size (i.e. S$12,000), the allotment to non-competitive applications will be pro-rated by approximately 80% (S$12,000/S$15,000). This means that everyone who submitted a non-competitive application will have their allotments pro-rated and adjusted on a randomised basis to ensure that allotments are in denomination of S$1,000.

Competitive or Non-competitiveApplication amountAllotment amountCumulative allotment amount
Non-competitive application (A)S$1,000S$0 (not allotted)S$0
Non-competitive application (B)S$2,000S$1,000 (partially allotted)S$1,000
Non-competitive application (C)S$3,000S$3,000 (fully allotted)S$4,000
Non-competitive application (D)S$4,000S$4,000 (fully allotted)S$8,000
Non-competitive application (D)S$5,000S$4,000 (partially allotted)S$12,000
Total of Non-competitive applicationsS$15,000

S$12,000
(Approximately 80% of non-competitive applications allotted)

Applications are pro-rated by approximately 80%, with individual allotments adjusted on randomised basis to ensure that allotments are in denominations of S$1,000.

This information provided here is sourced from the MAS website.


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