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EURO BONDS-Fiat, FCE Bank, Investor AB, ANZ, Smurfit Kappa

Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:20am EST

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LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - News, details on corporate bond issues in the European markets on Tuesday:

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FIAT (FIA.MI)

Issue: Fiat Finance and Trade offers 1.5 billion euro bond to mature in February 2015, guaranteed by Fiat SpA, said officials at banks managing the sale. Books closed at more than 7.5 billion euros.

Yield guidance: 6.9 percent, at tight end of initial range of 6.9-7.1 percent.

Managing banks: Banca IMI, Calyon, UBS and UniCredit

Ratings: Moody's Ba1, S&P BB+, Fitch BB+

FCE BANK PLC

Issue: the European lending arm of Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans a 500 million euro bond maturing in January 2014, with pricing expected later on Tuesday, as reported by IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Price talk: yield of around 9.5 percent, according to IFR.

Managing banks: Barclays, BNP Paribas, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland

Ratings: Moody's B3, S&P B

INVESTOR AB (INVEb.ST)

Issue: plans 500 million euro, 12-year bond, with pricing expected later on Tuesday, as reported by IFR.

Guidance: mid-swaps plus 135 basis points area

Managing banks: BNP Paribas, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank

Rating: Moody's A1, S&P AA-

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP (ANZ.AX)

Issue: plans three-year 1 billion euro senior benchmark bond, with pricing expected later on Tuesday, as reported by IFR.

Guidance: mid-swaps plus 57 basis points

Managing banks: Deutsche Bank, UBS and ANZ

Rating: Moody's Aa1, S&P AA, Fitch AA-

SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC (SKG.I)

Issue: the Irish packaging group plans for a wholly-owned subisidiary to offer senior secured notes due 2017 on or about Wednesday, the company said.

The proceeds will be used to repay part of its senior credit facility.

In July, the company said its lenders had approved amended terms for a 600 million euro revolving credit facility maturing in 2012. It was converted into two tranches totaling 525 million euros, with 152 million maturing in December 2012 and 373 million in December 2013.

HUTCHISON WHAMPOA (0013.HK)

Issue: plans seven-year 1.75 billion euro bond, as reported by IFR.

Guidance: mid-swaps plus 165 basis points, the tight end versus an initial 165 to 170 basis points

Managing banks: Calyon, Deutsche Bank and HSBC

Ratings: Moody's A3, S&P A-, Fitch A-

BANCO ESPIRITO SANTO (BES.LS)

Issue: plans 1 billion euro covered bond due February 2015 backed by mortgages, as reported by IFR.

Guidance: mid-swaps plus 60 basis points

Managing banks: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, BESI, Calyon, HSBC and LBBW

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