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Published on 11/14/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Principal Financial gives terms of $900 million senior notes sale in three tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Nov. 14 - Principal Financial Group, Inc. gave the terms of its upsized $900 million of senior notes (A3/BBB+/A-) priced in three maturities in an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

The deal size was increased from $800 million.

A $300 million tranche of 1.85% five-year notes sold at 99.896 to yield 1.872% with a spread of Treasuries plus 125 basis points. The tranche sold tighter than guidance in the 137.5 bps area, plus or minus 2.5 bps.

There is a make-whole call at Treasuries plus 20 bps.

The $300 million of 3.125% 10.5-year notes priced at 99.858 to yield 3.141% with a spread of 155 bps over Treasuries. The tranche was talked in the 162.5 bps area, plus or minus 2.5 bps.

The tranche features a make-whole call option at Treasuries plus 20 bps.

Finally, there was a $300 million tranche of 4.35% 30.5-year bonds priced at 99.749 to yield 4.365% with a spread of 165 bps over Treasuries. Price talk was in the 175 bps area.

The tranche has a make-whole call at 25 bps over Treasuries.

Bookrunners were Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities LLC.

Proceeds will be used to pay a portion of the $1.5 billion acquisition consideration for Chile's Administradora de Fondos de Pensiones Cuprum SA.

There is a mandatory call if the Cuprum acquisition is done on or before Nov. 19, 2013.

Principal Financial was last in the market with a $600 million sale in 10-year and 30-year tranches on Sept. 6.

The retirement savings, investment and insurance products company is based in Des Moines.

Issuer:Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Guarantor:Principal Financial Services, Inc.
Issue:Senior notes
Amount:$900 million, upsized from $800 million
Bookrunners:Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., UBS Securities LLC
Senior co-managers:Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Co-managers:HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Santander Investment Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Williams Capital Group, LP
Mandatory call:At 101 if Cuprum acquisition not done on or before Nov. 19, 2013
Trade date:Nov. 13
Settlement date:Nov. 16
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: BBB+
Fitch: A-
Five-year notes
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:Nov. 15, 2017
Coupon:1.85%
Price:99.896
Yield:1.872%
Spread:Treasuries plus 125 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 20 bps
Price talk:137.5 bps area, plus or minus 2.5 bps
10.5-year notes
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:May 15, 2023
Coupon:3.125%
Price:99.858
Yield:3.141%
Spread:Treasuries plus 155 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 20 bps
Price talk:162.5 bps area, plus or minus 2.5 bps
30.5-year bonds
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:May 15, 2043
Coupon:4.35%
Price:99.749
Yield:4.365%
Spread:Treasuries plus 165 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 25 bps
Price talk:175 bps area

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