INTESA SANPAOLO LAUNCHES A €1.5 BILLION 2-YEAR BENCHMARK EUROBOND
Turin - Milan, December 2nd 2013 – Today Intesa Sanpaolo has launched a €1.5 billion senior unsecured benchmark eurobond targeted at international markets.
It is a 2-year, floating-rate issue under the Euro Medium Term Notes Programme of Intesa Sanpaolo.
The coupon, payable quarterly in arrears on April 11th, July 11th, October 11th and January 11th of each year from and including April 11th 2014 up to the maturity date, is equal to 3-month Euribor plus 130 bps per annum (first long coupon from December 11th 2013 up to April 11th 2014).
The re-offer price is 99.804%.
Considering the re-offer price, the yield to maturity for the investor is equal to 3-month Euribor plus 140 basis points per annum.
Settlement is due on December 11th 2013.
Minimum denomination of the bond issue is 100 thousand Euro and one thousand Euro thereafter.
The bond is not offered to the Italian retail market; it is distributed to international institutional investors and financial institutions. It will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and, as usual, traded Over-the-Counter.
Banca IMI, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and Natixis act as joint lead managers for the placement of the bond.
The ratings assigned to Intesa Sanpaolo’s senior long-term debt are: Baa2 by Moody’s, BBB by Standard & Poor’s, BBB+ by Fitch and A (low) by DBRS.
This communication does not constitute an offer or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the "Securities Act"). The securities may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to “U.S. persons” (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) as part of their initial offering. The securities may be initially offered and sold only outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act and subsequent resales may be made only in accordance with applicable law. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.
This communication is being distributed to and is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) persons who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) and (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
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Last updated 2 December 2013 at 17:54
