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Published on 9/14/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily and Prospect News Liability Management Daily.

RBS prices tender offer for $13.25 billion of dollar-denominated notes

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 14 - Royal Bank of Scotland plc determined the prices it will pay in the tender offer for nine series of its dollar-denominated notes, according to a bank news release.

The purchase price for the bank's $750 million of floating-rate notes due 2013 is fixed at $1,015 per $1,000 principal amount.

Pricing for the other notes was set using the bid-side yield of a reference Treasury security plus a fixed spread at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sept. 14. The details are noted in the table below.

The offer was scheduled to expire at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 14. The results will be announced on Sept. 17, and the settlement date will be Sept. 18.

RBS Securities Inc. (877 297-9832 or 203 897-4825) is the arranger and lead dealer manager. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (800 624-1808 or 212 761-1057) and SG Americas Securities, LLC (212 278-6964), along with RBS Securities, are the joint dealer managers. ABN Amro Securities (USA) LLC, Banca IMI Securities and BBVA Securities Inc. are the co-dealer managers. Global Bondholder Services Corp. (866 924-2200 or banks and brokers call 212 430-3774) is the tender agent.

Second set of offers

The bank is also tendering for up to £2 billion of notes denominated in euros and pounds sterling. The purchase prices will be set through a modified Dutch auction procedure.

These offers were scheduled to end at 11 a.m. ET on Sept. 14. The prices will be set at 8 a.m. ET on Sept. 17, and the results of the offer will be announced as soon as practical thereafter. The settlement date will be Sept. 19.

The notes eligible for the offers are noted in the second table below.

Royal Bank of Scotland plc (+44 20 7085 8056 or liabilitymanagement@rbs.com) is the global arranger and lead dealer manager. Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc (+44 20 7677 5040 or liabilitymanagementeurope@morganstanley.com) and Societe Generale (+44 20 7676 7579 or liability.management@sgcib.com), along with RBS, are the joint dealer managers. ABN Amro Bank NV, Banca IMI SpA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA are the co-dealer managers. Lucid Offeror Services Ltd. (+44 0 20 7704 0880, attn: David Shilson/Yves Theis, or rbs@lucid-is.com) is the tender agent.

The financial services company is based in Edinburgh.

RBS tender offer for dollar notes

NotesReference TreasuryFixed spreadPrice
$750 million floating-rate notes due 2013 NANA$1,015.00
$1.5 billion 3.4% notes due 20130.25% notes due August 201495 basis points$1,020.33
$500 million 3.25% notes due 20140.25% notes due August 201470 bps$1,030.01
$2 billion 4.875% notes due 20140.25% notes due August 2014135 bps$1,062.26
$2 billion 4.875% notes due 20150.25% notes due August 2015135 bps$1,077.63
$2 billion 3.95% notes due 20150.25% notes due August 2015145 bps$1,063.17
$1.5 billion 4.375% notes due 20160.625% notes due August 2017200 bps$1,055.98
$1,498,000,0005.625% notes due 20201.625% notes due August 2022200 bps$1,122.50
$1.5 billion 6.125% notes due 20211.625% notes due August 2022180 bps$1,178.40
RBS tender offers for sterling/euro notes
NotesMinimum price or Reference benchmarkMaximum offer spread
€1 billion floating-rate notes due 2013€1,007.00NA
€316,927,0003.625% notes due 2013€1,020.00NA
€1.25 million 4.875% notes due 2015Interpolated mid-swap rate105 bps
€1 billion 4.75% notes due 2016Interpolated mid-swap rate115 bps
€1,991,000,0004.875% notes due 2017Interpolated mid-swap rate120 bps
£882,777,0006.375% notes due 20145% U.K. Treasury Gilt due 2014185 bps
£519,943,0006% notes due 20171.75% U.K. Treasury Gilt due 2017230 bps
£800 million 6.625% notes due 20185% U.K. Treasury Gilt due 2018275 bps
£924,613,0007.5% notes due 20245% U.K. Treasury Gilt due 2025300 bps
£739,033,0006.875% notes due 20255% U.K. Treasury Gilt due 2025265 bps

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