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Published on 7/14/2014 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily and Prospect News Liability Management Daily.

Mutual of Omaha sets pricing, tallies early tenders for surplus notes

By Susanna Moon

Chicago, July 14 – Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. said it priced the tender offer for its $296.88 million of outstanding 6.8% surplus notes and its $300 million of 6.95% surplus notes due 2040.

As of 5 p.m. ET on July 11, the early tender date, investors had tendered $36.42 million, or 12.27%, of its 6.8% notes and $133.27 million, or 44.42%, of its 6.95% notes.

The offer will continue until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 25.

The company said on June 27 that it began a tender offer for up to $300 million of its outstanding 6.8% notes and 6.95% notes, listed in order of priority.

Pricing was set at 2 p.m. ET on July 14 using the 3.625% Treasury due Feb. 15, 2044 plus a spread of 125 bps for the 6.8% notes and the 3.625% Treasury due Feb. 15, 2044 plus a spread of 130 bps for the 6.95% notes, as previously announced.

The total purchase price for each $1,000 principal amount will be $1,300.16 for the 6.8% notes and $1,344.81 for the 6.95% notes. The reference yield was 3.359% for the 6.8% notes and 3.359% for the 6.95% notes; the yield was set at 4.609% for the 6.8% notes and 4.659% for the 6.95% notes.

The total amount for each $1,000 principal amount includes an early tender payment of $50.00 for notes tendered by the early deadline.

The company also will pay accrued interest.

Early settlement has been slated for July 17.

The total tender payment was hypothetically set at $1,303.46 for the 6.8% notes and $1,348.56 for the 6.95% notes using the pricing date of June 26.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. (800 828-3182 or call collect 212 902-5183) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (866 834-4666 or 212 834-4811) are the dealer managers. D.F. King & Co., Inc. is the tender agent and information agent (800 967-5079).

The insurance and financial services provider is based in Omaha.


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