INTESA SANPAOLO LAUNCHES A TEN-YEAR BENCHMARK OBBLIGAZIONI BANCARIE GARANTITE BACKED BY PUBLIC SECTOR ASSETS OF €1.5 BILLION
Torino, Milano, 14 January 2011 – Today, Intesa Sanpaolo has launched a €1.5 billion Obbligazioni Bancarie Garantite (OBG) issue targeted at the Euro market.
It is a ten-year, fixed rate issue under the €10 billion OBG Programme backed by public sector assets assigned by the wholly-owned subsidiary Banca Infrastrutture Innovazione e Sviluppo.
The coupon, payable annually in arrears on 27 January of each year from and including 27 January 2012 up to the maturity date, is equal to 5%.
The re-offer price is 99.369%.
Considering that it was re-offered below par, the yield to maturity is 5.082% per annum and the total spread for the investor is equal to the 10-year mid swap rate plus 180 basis points.
Settlement is due on or about 27 January 2011.
Minimum denomination of the bond issue is €100 thousand and multiple.
The bond is not offered to the Italian retail market; it is distributed to international institutional investors and institutional financial institutions. It will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and, as usual, traded Over-the-counter.
Banca IMI, BNP Paribas, ING Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and UniCredit acted as joint lead managers for the placement of the bond.
This communication does not constitute an offer or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) (the "Securities Act"). The securities may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to “U.S. persons” (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) as part of their initial offering. The securities may be initially offered and sold only outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act and subsequent resales may be made only in accordance with applicable law. Copies of this announcement are not being made and may not be distributed or sent into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.
This communication is being distributed to and is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) persons who are investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) and (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
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Last updated 14 January 2011 at 17:38
