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Germany's KfW adds A$400 mln to 2011 bond

Wed May 14, 2008 9:54pm EDT
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 SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) - German state-owned development
bank KfW [KFW.UL] has added A$400 million ($374 million) to a
three-year Kangaroo bond issue, a joint lead said.
 The notes paid around 25 basis points under swap, a market
source said.
 The deal details are as follows:
  Issuer:         KfW
  Facility:       Kangaroo fixed rate note increase
  Documentation:  Australian
  Amount issued:  A$400 million
  Total on issue: A$1 billion
  Maturity:       Aug. 26, 2011
  Set date:       May 23
  Coupon:         7.500%
  Yield:          7.1950%
  Margin:         +88.25 bps over ACGB June 2011
  Issue price:    102.649 including 1.793 in interest
  Lead(s):        TD Securities and RBC Capital Markets
  Issuer rating:  AAA (S&P), Aaa (Moody's), AAA (Fitch)
 ($1=A$1.07)
 (Reporting by Cecile Lefort) 



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