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Finmeccanica bond orders top $2 bln, 30-yr eyed-lead

Wed Jul 8, 2009 12:00pm EDT

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MILAN, July 8 (Reuters) - Orders for a 10-year bond planned by Italian defence company Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI) have already topped $2 billion and it could launch another tranche in dollars for 30 years duration, a lead manager told Reuters on Wednesday.

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The yield on the 10-year bond could be set at 312.5 basis points over the equivalent maturity of U.S. Treasuries, the lead said, after earlier guidance of low to mid 300 basis points.

(Reporting by Gabriella Bruschi)

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