DIARY-Eurobond issuance in Asia ex-Japan:
HONG KONG, July 7 (Reuters) - The following are planned or potential foreign-currency denominated debt issuances from Asia, excluding Japan.
The most recently announced or priced deal is highlighted first, followed by other potential issuances listed by the expected timeframe for the deal.
POTENTIAL ISSUERS ================================================================ ISSUER SIZE PRICING LEADS TENOR RATINGS
(S&P/MOODY'S)
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SM -- -- UBS 5-yr --/--
Investments
(SM.PS)
(The Philippine conglomerate will begin investor presentations
in Hong Kong on July 7, followed by Singapore on July 8, and
London on July 9, for a five-year dollar bond deal, sources told
Reuters. [ID:nSP328917])
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STATS -- -- C.Suisse/ -- BB+/Ba1
ChipPAC Deutsche
(The microchip packaging firm unveiled a new financing plan on
June 20 that will involve bond buybacks, a loan and a new debt
issue. A global roadshow for the new bonds started in Singapore
on June 23, a source said. [ID:nSIN279819])
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Woori $500 mln July Barclays/ 5-yr A-/A2
Bank Deutsche/
HSBC/
Lehman/
Merrill/
M.Stanley (The lending unit of South Korea's Woori Finance Holdings (053000.KS) will sell $500 million worth in a global bond sale in July, a senior official at the bank told Reuters on June 20. [ID:nSEO3393]) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Shinhan -- -- Citi/ -- BBB+/-- Card Goldman (The South Korean credit card firm went on a non-deal bond roadshow from June 24-26 in Asia and London, a source with direct knowledge of the plans said. [ID:nHKG161556]) ---------------------------------------------------------------- G Steel -- -- UBS -- /B3 GSTE.BK (The Thai steel coil maker will meet investors in Asia and London as part of a non-deal roadshow, a source with direct knowledge of the plans said on June 23. [ID:nHKG301387]) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Unified $110 mln -- Deutsche/ 3-yr --/-- Holdings JPMorgan (The unit of Philippine power producer First Gen (FGEN.PS) announced its deal on early June, but no update has been provided.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kookmin -- -- Barclays/ -- A/Aa3 Bank BNP/ 060000.KS Citi/
Merrill (South Korea's biggest lender met with investors in Asia and Europe on June 2-4 as part of a non-deal roadshow, according to an email sent to investors. [ID:nHKG221529]) ---------------------------------------------------------------- KEXIM $1 bln -- Barclays/ 10-yr A/Aa3
Deutsche/
Depfa/
Merrill/
M.Stanley (Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is considering selling around $1 billion in 10-year bonds and could launch it as soon as market conditions are right, according to a source familiar with the plans said in late May. [ID:nSP280389]) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Philippines$750mln -- -- -- BB-/B1 (The Philippines may tap up to $750 million from global markets later this year to help fund aid to the poor, the country's financial secretary said on June 4. [ID:nMAN86596]) ---------------------------------------------------------------- KDB -- -- Barclays/ -- A/Aa3
JPMorg./
Merrill/
UBS/
(Korea Development Bank will meet with bonds investors in
Europe, the United States and Asia on the week of June 16 as part
of a non-deal roadshow to brief them on the lender's
privatisation plans. [ID:nHKG297337])
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Daewoo -- -- JPMorgan -- --/--
Capital
(The South Korean auto financing firm met with investors in Asia
in April along with JPMorgan as part of a non-deal roadshow, a
market source told Reuters.)
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PT Barito $200 mln -- UBS -- --/--
Pacific Tbk
(BRPT.JK)
(The Indonesian timber firm plans to sell debt, according to a
statement it published in two local newspapers on May 21.
[ID:nJAK36752])
(Reporting by Rafael Nam; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)
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