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Published on 2/1/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Procter & Gamble sells $2 billion of notes in fixed-, floating-rate tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Feb. 1 - Procter & Gamble Co. priced $2 billion of notes (Aa3/AA-/) in two parts on Wednesday, an informed source said.

The $1 billion of two-year floating-rate notes were priced at par to yield Libor plus 8 basis points.

There was also a $1 billion tranche of 2.3% 10-year paper sold at 99.292 to yield 2.38% with a spread of Treasuries plus 55 bps. The tranche sold at the tight end of talk in the 58 bps area, plus or minus 3 bps.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC were the bookrunners.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

The consumer products company is based in Cincinnati.

Issuer:Procter & Gamble Co.
Issue:Notes
Amount:$2 billion
Bookrunners:Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Trade date:Feb. 1
Settlement date:Feb. 6
Ratings:Moody's: Aa3
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Two-year floaters
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:Feb. 6, 2014
Coupon:Libor plus 8 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Libor plus 8 bps
10-year notes
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:Feb. 6, 2022
Coupon:2.3%
Price:99.292
Yield:2.38%
Spread:Treasuries plus 55 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 10 bps
Price talk:58 bps area, plus or minus 3 bps

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