New Issue- Costco sells $3.5 bln in 3 parts

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp on
Thursday sold $3.5 billion of notes in three parts, said IFR, a
Thomson Reuters service.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan were the joint
active bookrunning managers for the sale.

BORROWER: COSTCO

TRANCHE 1
AMT $1.2 BLN COUPON 0.65 PCT MATURITY 12/07/2015
TYPE NTS ISS PRICE 99.881 FIRST PAY 06/07/2013
MOODY'S A1 YIELD 0.69 PCT SETTLEMENT 12/07/2012
S&P A-PLUS SPREAD 35 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-PLUS MORE THAN TREAS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 5 BPS

TRANCHE 2
AMT $1.1 BLN COUPON 1.125 PCT MATURITY 12/15/2017
TYPE NTS ISS PRICE 99.98 FIRST PAY 06/15/2013
MOODY'S A1 YIELD 1.129 PCT SETTLEMENT 12/07/2012
S&P A-PLUS SPREAD 50 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-PLUS MORE THAN TREAS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 7.5 BPS

TRANCHE 3
AMT $1.2 BLN COUPON 1.7 PCT MATURITY 12/15/2019
TYPE NTS ISS PRICE 99.776 FIRST PAY 06/15/2013
MOODY'S A1 YIELD 1.734 PCT SETTLEMENT 12/07/2012
S&P A-PLUS SPREAD 70 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-PLUS MORE THAN TREAS MAKE-WHOLE CALL 10 BPS