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Published on 12/9/2008 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: ANZ Banking sells $1.75 billion Australian-government backed notes in two tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Dec. 9 - ANZ Banking Group priced $1.75 billion of notes backed by the Australian government in two tranches Tuesday, a market source said.

The notes were priced in the Rule 144A market.

The deal consisted of $500 million of two-year floating-rate notes priced at par to yield three-month Libor plus 70 basis points and $1.25 billion of three-year fixed-rate notes priced to yield Treasuries plus 211 bps.

The notes are non-callable.

Bookrunners were J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC.

The financial institution is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Issuer:ANZ Banking Group
Issue:Australian government-backed notes
Total amount:$1.75 billion
Bookrunners:J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC
Distribution:Rule 144A
Trade date:Dec. 9
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Two-year floaters
Amount:$500 million
Issue:Floating-rate notes
Maturity:2010
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 70 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 70 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year notes
Amount:$1.25 billion
Issue:Fixed-rate notes
Maturity:2011
Spread:Treasuries plus 211 bps
Call:Non-callable

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