E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 5/7/2008 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Colgate-Palmolive prices $250 million 4.2% five-year notes at Treasuries plus 107 bps

By Andrea Heisinger

Omaha, May 7 - Colgate-Palmolive Co. priced $250 million of 4.2% five-year medium-term notes Wednesday to yield Treasuries plus 107 basis points, an informed source said.

The notes (Aa3/AA-/AA-) priced at 99.977 and have a make-whole redemption option of Treasuries plus 20 bps.

Agents were Goldman Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.

Proceeds will be used to retire commercial paper used for general corporate purposes.

The household, health and personal products company is based in New York City.

Issuer:Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Issue:Medium-term notes
Amount:$250 million
Maturity:May 15, 2013
Agents:Goldman Sachs & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
Coupon:4.2%
Price:99.977
Spread:Treasuries plus 107 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 20 bps
Trade date:May 7
Settlement date:May 12
Ratings:Moody's: Aa3
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Fitch: AA-

© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.