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Additional Tier-1 bonds, or AT-1 bonds, are bonds issued by banks to supplement their core capital base in order to satisfy Basel-III requirements.
They are unsecured bonds for a perpetual tenure.
These bonds do not have a maturity date and they have indefinite tenure.
AT 1 bonds make up a part of a bank’s Tier 1 or permanent capital.
