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Published on 3/13/2009 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Goldman Sachs sells $5 billion FDIC-backed notes in four tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, March 13 - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. priced $5 billion of notes (Aaa/AAA/AAA) in four tranches backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, according to an informed source.

The $1 billion of two-year floating-rate notes priced at par to yield three-month Libor plus 8 basis points.

The $2 billion of three-year floaters priced at par to yield three-month Libor plus 20 bps.

A $1 billion tranche of 1.7% two-year fixed-rate notes priced at 99.951 to yield 1.725%, or Treasuries plus 73.3 bps.

In the final tranche, the issuer sold $1 billion of 2.15% three-year fixed-rate notes at 99.945 to yield 2.169%, or 77.5 bps over Treasuries.

All of the tranches are non-callable.

Goldman Sachs & Co. was the bookrunner.

The bank holding company is based in New York City.

Issuer:Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Guarantor:Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Issue:FDIC-backed notes
Total amount:$5 billion
Bookrunner:Goldman Sachs & Co.
Trade date:March 12
Settlement date:March 19
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Fitch: AAA
Two-year floaters
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:March 15, 2011
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 8 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 8 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year floaters
Amount:$2 billion
Maturity:March 15, 2012
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 20 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 20 bps
Call:Non-callable
Two-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:March 15, 2011
Coupon:1.7%
Price:99.951
Yield:1.725%
Spread:Treasuries plus 73.3 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:March 15, 2012
Coupon:2.15%
Price:99.945
Yield:2.169%
Spread:Treasuries plus 77.5 bps
Call:Non-callable

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