DIARY-Eurobond issuance in Asia ex-Japan: Kerry Properties

Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:45pm EDT

 HONG KONG, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The following are planned or
potential foreign-currency denominated debt issuances from Asia,
excluding Japan.
 The most recently announced or priced deal is highlighted
first, followed by other potential issuances listed by the
expected timeframe for the deal.
 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:
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ISSUER       SIZE   PRICING       LEADS   TENOR          RATINGS
                                                (S&P/MOODY'S)
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Kerry         --      --      Deutsche      --           BBB-/--
Properties
(0683.HK)
 (The Hong Kong-listed property investor and developer will meet
bond investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and London the week of
Sept. 1 to provide an update on the company, a source with
knowledge of the plans said. [ID:nHKG56463])
 POTENTIAL ISSUERS
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ISSUER       SIZE   PRICING       LEADS   TENOR          RATINGS
                                                (S&P/MOODY'S)
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Wing          --      --      Deutsche/     --           BBB+/A2
Hang                              HSBC/
Bank                           Merrill/
(0302.HK)                          RBS
 (The lender met Asian debt investors the week of Aug 18 with an
eye towards a potential dollar bond sale, a fund manager being
briefed on the plans said. [ID:nHKG122278])
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Axis          --      --           RBS      --           --/Baa2
(AXBK.BO)
 (The Indian lender met bond investors in Singapore and Hong Kong
Aug 25-26 as part of a non-deal roadshow, an investor briefed on
the plans said.)
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South        $1 bln   --      Barclays/     --             A/A2
Korea                          Goldman/
                               HSBC/
                             Lehman/
                            Samsung/
                                UBS
 (South Korea appointed six investment banks for a sovereign bond
sale, a source close to the deal said on Aug 20, in a deal that
had previously been expected to reach about $1 billion. No
details on size, tenor or timing have been provided.
[ID:nHKG263740])          
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POSCO         --      --      Barclays/                BBB+/Baa1
Engineering                       Citi/
& Construction                    HSBC
 (The construction unit of South Korean steel maker POSCO
(005490.KS) met investors in Hong Kong and Singapore on the week
of July 21 as part of a non-deal global bond roadshow, market
sources told Reuters)
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Korea       $300mln  Sept          --      5-yr             A/A2
National      to      or                    or
Housing     $500mln  Oct                   more
Corp
 (The state-run company will send requests for proposals (RFPs)
in the week of July 21 to pick lead managers for its planned bond
sale, an official at KNHC told Reuters. [ID:nSEO77303])
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KEXIM        $1 bln    --     Barclays/    10-yr           A/Aa3
                           Deutsche/
                              Depfa/
                            Merrill/
                          M.Stanley
 (Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is considering selling
around $1 billion in 10-year bonds, according to a source
familiar with the plans said in late May. [ID:nSP280389])
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STATS       $500 mln Sept     C.Suisse/    5-yr          BB+/Ba1
ChipPAC                       Deutsche
(STTS.SI)
 (The microchip packaging firm delayed its planned benchmark sale
of five-year bonds but may relaunch the deal as early as
September, a source close to the deal said on Aug 11.
[ID:nHKG255584])
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Shinhan       --      --          Citi/     --           BBB+/--
Card                           Goldman
 (The South Korean credit card firm went on a non-deal bond
roadshow June 24-26 in Asia and London, a source with direct
knowledge of the plans said. [ID:nHKG161556])
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G Steel       --      --           UBS      --               /B3
GSTE.BK
(The Thai steel coil maker met investors in Asia and London in
June and July as part of a non-deal roadshow, a source with
direct knowledge of the plans said. [ID:nHKG301387])
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Woori       $500 mln  --      Barclays/    5-yr            A-/A2
Bank                          Deutsche/
                               HSBC/
                             Lehman/
                            Merrill/
                          M.Stanley
 (The lending unit of South Korea's Woori Finance Holdings
(053000.KS) put on hold its bond issuance, originally intended
for July, due to weak market conditions. [ID:nHKG107685])
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Kookmin       --       --     Barclays/     --             A/Aa3
Bank                               BNP/
060000.KS                       Citi/
                            Merrill
 (South Korea's biggest lender met with investors in Asia and
Europe in early June as part of a non-deal roadshow, according to
an email sent to investors. [ID:nHKG221529])
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Philippines $750mln    --         --        --            BB-/B1
 (The Philippines may tap up to $750 million from global markets
later this year to help fund aid to the poor, the country's
financial secretary said on June 4. [ID:nMAN86596])
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KDB           --       --     Barclays/     --             A/Aa3
                            JPMorg./
                            Merrill/
                                UBS/
 (Korea Development Bank met with bonds investors in Europe, the
United States and Asia in June as part of a non-deal roadshow to
brief them on the lender's privatisation plans. [ID:nHKG297337])
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Daewoo        --       --     JPMorgan      --             --/--
Capital
 (The South Korean auto financing firm met with investors in Asia
in April along with JPMorgan as part of a non-deal roadshow, a
market source told Reuters.)
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Unified     $110 mln   --     Deutsche/    3-yr            --/--
Holdings                      JPMorgan
 (The unit of Philippine power producer First Gen (FGEN.PS)
announced its deal on early June, but no update has been
provided.)
 (Reporting by Rafael Nam; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)


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