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Published on 7/31/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: PPG Industries sells $400 million 2.7% 10-year notes at Treasuries plus 120 bps

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, July 31 - PPG Industries, Inc. priced $400 million of 2.7% 10-year senior notes on Tuesday to yield Treasuries plus 120 basis points, a market source said.

The notes (Baa1/BBB+/A-) were sold at 99.982 to yield 2.702%.

The bonds feature a make-whole call at 20 bps over Treasuries and a change-of-control put at 101%.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC were the bookrunners.

Senior co-managers were Banca IMI SpA, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and RBS Securities Inc.

Co-managers were BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd., TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

Proceeds will be used to repay a portion of 5.75% notes due 2013 and for general corporate purposes.

PPG was last in the market with a $1 billion deal in three tranches on Nov. 8, 2010. A 3.6% 10-year note from that deal priced at 120 bps over Treasuries.

The diversified manufacturing company is based in Pittsburgh.

Issuer:PPG Industries, Inc.
Issue:Senior notes
Amount:$400 million
Maturity:Aug. 15, 2022
Bookrunners:BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Senior co-managers:Banca IMI SpA, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBS Securities Inc.
Co-managers:BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Coupon:2.7%
Price:99.982
Yield:2.702%
Spread:Treasuries plus 120 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 20 bps
Change-of-control put:101%
Trade date:July 31
Settlement date:Aug. 3
Ratings:Moody's: Baa1
Standard & Poor's: BBB+
Fitch: A-

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