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Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:17am EST

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LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - News, details on corporate bond issues in the European markets on Wednesday:

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (BATS.L)

Tender: Offers to buy any and all of 350 million pound 5.75 percent notes due 2013 and 1 billion euros 5.125 percent notes due 2013. New issue expected after November 12

Managing banks: Tender: BNP Paribas; New issue: BNP Paribas, Barclays Capital, Royal Bank of Scotland and Societe Generale.

Timing: offers expire on November 12.

COMPAGNIE DE FINANCEMENT FONCIER (CFF) [CFF.UL]

Issue: 2-year benchmark covered euro bond, said an official at one of the banks managing the sale.

Managing banks: Barclays, Citi, HSBC and Natixis.

Guidance: now priced.

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA (CBA) (CBA.AX)

Issue: 7-year benchmark euro bond, as reported by IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Managing banks: CBA, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank

EDF ENERGY NETWORKS (EDF.PA)

Issue: EDF's regulated electricity distribution businesses in the UK plans a three-tranche sterling bond, IFR said.

Managing banks: Barclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley.

TELIA SONERA (TLSN.ST)

Issue: Order book closed on the Swedish telecoms company's 12-year 600 million euro ($884.6 million) senior bond, said an official at one of the banks managing the sale.

Managing banks: Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi and SEB.

Guidance: now priced

Rating: Moody's A3, S&P A-.

LINDE (LING.DE)

Issue: Linde Finance plans a dollar-denominated 5-year benchmark bond, IFR reported.

Managing banks: HSBC and Morgan Stanley

Guidance: now priced

Rating: Moody's Baa1, S&P BBB+

CAJA MADRID [CAJAM.UL]

Issue: Spanish savings bank plans benchmark euro covered bond, IFR reported.

Managing banks: Caja Madrid, Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and LBBW.

COREALCREDIT BANK (AHYGga.F)

Issue: 500 million euro, 4-year mortgage covered bond, IFR reported.

Managing banks: Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Unicredit and WGZ.

Now priced

VIRGIN MEDIA (VMED.O)

Issue: The British entertainment company plans a 500 million pound ($818 million) equivalent 10-year bond issue, an official at one of the banks managing the sale said.

Managing banks: BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Calyon, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan and Royal Bank of Scotland

Now priced [ID:nWLA7330]

Ratings: Moody's B2, S&P B

(London Corporate Finance: +44 207 542 8389) ($1=.6782 Euro)



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