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Bank of the West plans contingent variable-income CDs linked to stocks
By Angela McDaniels
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 9 - Bank of the West plans to price contingent variable-income market-linked certificates of deposit due Oct. 30, 2019 linked to a basket of common stocks, according to a term sheet.
The basket includes Altria Group, Inc., American Electric Power Co. Inc., AT&T Inc., Darden Restaurants Inc., Ensco plc, Intel Corp., Lorillard Inc., PPL Corp., Verizon Communications Inc. and Williams Cos. Inc.
Interest is payable annually and will equal the average of the stocks' performances, subject to a minimum interest rate of 0.5%.
If a stock's return is positive or flat, its performance will be equal to the auto cap. Otherwise, its performance will be the greater of the stock return and negative 15%. The auto cap is expected to be 6% to 6.5% and will be set at pricing.
The payout at maturity will be par plus the last coupon.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. is the agent. Advisors Asset Management, Inc. is the distributor. The fees will be up to 3.25%.
The CDs will price Oct. 25 and settle Oct. 30.
The Cusip number is 06426XHY9.
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