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