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Published on 9/28/2006 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Korea's Kexim sells $800 million two-part note offering

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Sept. 28 - The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) sold $800 million in two tranches, comprised of $500 million in floating-rate notes due 2011 and $300 million of fixed-rate notes due 2016 (A3/A/A+), according to a market source.

The five-year notes priced at par to yield three-month Libor plus 22 basis points, and the 10-year notes priced at 99.298 to yield 86 basis points more than Treasuries.

Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and UBS were joint lead managers for the Rule 144A and regulation S transaction.

On Feb. 7, 2006 Kexim priced $1 billion equivalent in two tranches: $600 million five-year fixed-rate notes at 99.496 to yield 71.5 basis points more than Treasuries and €325 million seven-year floating-rate notes at par to yield Euribor plus 24 basis points.

Seoul, Korea-based Kexim provides export credit and project finance to support Korean enterprises in conducting business internationally.

Issuer:The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim)
Issue:Two-part issuance of five- and 10-year notes
Total amount:$800 million
Pricing date:Sept. 28
Settlement date:Oct. 4
Lead managers:Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, UBS
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: A
Fitch: A+
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Five-year notes
Amount:$500 million
Issue:Floating-rate notes
Maturity:Oct. 4, 2011
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 22 basis points
Issue price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 22 basis points
10-year notes
Amount:$300 million
Issue:Fixed-rate notes
Maturity:Oct. 4, 2016
Coupon:5 3/8%
Issue price:99.298
Yield:5.467%
Spread:Treasuries plus 86 basis points

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