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Published on 1/9/2007 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: India's ICICI Bank sells $2 billion of bonds in three parts

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Jan. 9 - India-based ICICI Bank placed a three-part bond offering worth $2 billion, according to market sources.

The bank sold $500 million of three-year floating-rate senior notes at par to yield three-month Libor plus 54 basis points.

Meanwhile the issuer also priced $750 million of five-year fixed-rate senior notes at 99.786 to yield a spread over Treasuries plus 114.3 bps.

The third tranche included $750 million of 15-year upper-tier 2 subordinated notes, which came at 99.766 to yield 174.8 bps more than Treasuries.

The latter tranche will bear 10 years of call protection. Additionally, if the notes are not called before April 2017, the coupon will step up by 100 bps.

Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and Merrill Lynch & Co. were joint bookrunners for the Rule 144A and Regulation S transaction.

Mumbai, India-based ICICI Bank is the second-largest commercial bank in India.

Issuer:ICICI Bank
Issue:Three-part bond offering
Total amount:$2 billion
Pricing date:Jan. 9
Settlement date:Jan. 12
Joint bookrunners:Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Three-year notes
Amount:$500 million
Issue:Floating-rate senior notes
Maturity:Jan. 12, 2010
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 54 bps
Issue price:Par
Spread:Three-month Libor plus 54 bps
Five-year notes
Amount:$750 million
Issue:Fixed-rate senior notes
Maturity:Jan. 12, 2012
Coupon:5¾%
Issue price:99.786
Yield:5.80%
Spread:Treasuries plus 114.3 bps
15-year notes
Amount:$750 million
Issue:Upper-tier 2 subordinated notes
Maturity:April 30, 2022
Coupon:6 3/8%
Issue price:99.766
Yield:6.408%
Spread:174.8 bps more than Treasuries
Call option:Up to April 30, 2017; if not called, coupon steps up to three-month Libor plus 228 bps

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