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Published on 11/8/2005 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Korea's Kexim sells $500 million five-year notes at Libor plus 24 bps

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Nov. 8 - The Export-Import Bank of Korea priced $500 million five-year floating-rate notes (A3/A/A-) at par to yield three-month Libor plus 24 basis points, according to a market source.

The deal priced at the tight end of price guidance. Guidance had been set at a mid- to high-20s basis point spread to Libor.

Credit Suisse First Boston, HSBC and UBS Investment Bank managed the sale.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Seoul-based Kexim is Korea's official export credit agency providing export credit and project finance to support Korean enterprises in conducting business internationally.

Issuer:Export-Import Bank of Korea
Amount:$500 million
Issue:Floating-rate notes
Maturity:Nov. 16, 2010
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 24 basis points
Issue price:Par
Spread:Three-month Libor plus 24 basis points
Pricing date:Nov. 8
Settlement date:Nov. 16
Lead managers:Credit Suisse First Boston, HSBC, UBS Investment Bank
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: A
Fitch: A-
Price guidance:Mid-20s to high-20s basis points spread to Libor

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