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Published on 9/23/2013 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Ventas Realty brings $850 million issue in three-, 30-year tranches

By Aleesia Forni

Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 23 - Ventas Realty LP came to Monday's market selling a $850 million two-tranche issue of senior notes, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company sold $550 million of 1.55% senior notes due 2016 with a spread of Treasuries plus 90 basis points, or 99.910 to yield 1.581%.

There was also $300 million tranche of 5.7% 30-year bonds priced at 195 bps over Treasuries.

The bonds sold at 99.628 to yield 5.726%.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Securities LLC, Barclays, UBS Securities LLC, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC were the joint bookrunners.

Proceeds will be used to repay debt under the company's unsecured revolving credit facility and for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including the funding of future acquisitions or investments.

The notes are guaranteed by Ventas, Inc.

The real estate investment trust for housing and health care properties is based in Chicago.

Issuer:Ventas Realty LP
Guarantor:Ventas Inc.
Issue:Senior notes
Amount:$850 million
Joint bookrunners:Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch, UBS Securities LLC, Barclays, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Trade date:Sept. 23
Settlement date:Sept. 26
Ratings:Moody's: Baa1
Standard & Poor's: BBB
Fitch: BBB+
Distribution:SEC-registered
Three-year notes
Amount:$550 million
Maturity:Sept. 26, 2016
Coupon:1.55%
Price:99.910
Yield to Maturity:1.581%
Senior co-managers:Jefferies LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, RBS Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC
Co-managers:BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Fifth Third Securities Inc., The Wiliams Capital Group LP
Spread:Treasuries plus 90 bps
Make-whole call:Treasuries plus 15 bps
30-year bond
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:Sept. 30, 2043
Coupon:5.7%
Price:99.628
Yield to worst:5.726
Senior co-managers:Jefferies LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, RBS Securities Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC
Co-managers:BB&T Capital Markets, BBVA Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc.
Spread:Treasuries plus 195 bps
Make-whole call:Treasuries plus 30 bps

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