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Published on 4/3/2006 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: Ford Motor Credit sells upsized $1.5 billion six-year floaters at Libor plus 445 bps

By Paul A. Harris

St. Louis, April 3 - Ford Motor Credit Co. priced an upsized $1.5 billion issue of six-year senior floating-rate notes (Ba2/BB-/BB) at par to yield three-month Libor plus 445 basis points on Monday, according to a market source.

The notes came on top of price talk.

JP Morgan ran the books for the off-the-shelf issue.

The issuer is the automotive and mortgage lending subsidiary of Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford Motor Co.

Issuer:Ford Motor Credit Co.
Amount:$1.5 billion (increased from $500 million)
Maturity:April 15, 2012
Security description:Senior floating-rate notes
Bookrunner:JP Morgan
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 445 basis points
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 445 basis points
Call protection:Non-callable
Put:Putable beginning Oct. 15, 2008 at par
Trade date:April 3
Settlement date:April 10
Ratings:Moody's: Ba2
Standard & Poor's: BB-
Fitch: BB
Distribution:Off the shelf
Price talk:Libor plus 445 basis points

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