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Published on 1/11/2011 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Nordea Bank sells $2.75 billion three-, 10-year notes in three parts

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Jan. 11 - Nordea Bank AB sold $2.75 billion of notes (Aa2/AA-/AA-) in three tranches on Tuesday, an informed source said.

A $750 million tranche of 2.125% three-year notes priced at 99.853 to yield 2.176% with a spread of Treasuries plus 120 basis points. The notes came in at the tight end of price guidance in the 125 bps area.

The second tranche was $1 billion of three-year floating-rate notes priced at par to yield three-month Libor plus 90 bps.

A final tranche of $1 billion 4.875% 10-year notes priced at 99.523 to yield 4.936% with a spread of Treasuries plus 160 bps. These notes also priced at the tight end of guidance in the 162.5 bps area, a source said.

All of the notes are non-callable.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC were the bookrunners.

The deal was done under Rule 144A.

The financial services company is based in Stockholm.

Issuer:Nordea Bank AB
Issue:Notes
Amount:$2.75 billion
Bookrunners:Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Distribution:Rule 144A
Trade date:Jan. 11
Settlement date:Jan. 14
Ratings:Moody's: Aa2
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Fitch: AA-
Three-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$750 million
Maturity:Jan. 14, 2014
Coupon:2.125%
Price:99.853
Yield:2.176%
Spread:Treasuries plus 120 bps
Call:Non-callable
Price talk:125 bps area
Three-year floaters
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:Jan. 14, 2014
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 90 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 90 bps
Call:Non-callable
10-year notes
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:Jan. 14, 2014
Coupon:4.875%
Price:99.523
Yield:4.936%
Spread:Treasuries plus 160 bps
Call:Non-callable
Price talk:162.5 bps area

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