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Published on 12/17/2003 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: Swiss Life sells CHF341 million mandatory convertible at 1.0%, up 0%

Nashville, Dec. 17 - Swiss Life (Cayman) Finance Ltd., a unit of the Swiss Life Group, sold CHF341 million of one-year mandatory convertibles at par to yield 1.0% with a 0% initial conversion premium via lead manager Credit Suisse First Boston.

The issue, launched at CHF350 million, is guaranteed by Swiss Life Holding. It sold at the aggressive end of price talk for a 1.0% to 1.5% dividend.

OZ Bankers A.G. sold 237,706 Swiss Life/Rentenanstalt shares to Swiss Life Holding and received a guaranteed allocation from the mandatory offering corresponding to the volume of shares it sold. A ratio of 1.55 Swiss Life Holding shares per Rentenanstalt share was applied.

Terms of the convertible offering are:

Issuer:Swiss Life (Cayman) Finance Ltd.
Guarantor:Swiss Life Holding
Reference shares:Swiss Life Holding
Issue:Mandatory convertibles
Lead manager:Credit Suisse First Boston
Amount:CHF341 million
Maturity:One year
Dividend:1.0%
Price:Par, CHF1,000
Redemption price:Par
Yield:1.0%
Conversion premium:0%
Conversion price:CHF215
Conversion ratio:4.65116
Call:Non-callable
Price talk:1.0-1.5%, up 0%
Pricing date:Dec. 17
Settlement date:Dec. 30

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