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Published on 2/7/2006 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Korea's Kexim sells $1 billion equivalent in two-part deal

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Feb. 7 - The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) sold $1 billion equivalent in two tranches, made up of $600 million of notes due 2011 and €325 million of notes due 2013 (A3/A), according to a market source.

The tranche of fixed-rate notes due 2011 priced at 99.496 to yield 71.5 basis points more than Treasuries while the portion of floating-rate notes due 2013 priced at par to yield Euribor plus 24 basis points.

Barclays Capital, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley managed the deal.

The issue is a Seoul-based official export credit agency providing 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 dollar-denominated and euro-denominated notes
Pricing date:Feb. 7
Settlement date:Feb. 14
Bookrunners:Barclays Capital, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: A
Dollar tranche
Amount:$600 million
Issue:Fixed-rate notes
Maturity:Feb. 14, 2011
Coupon:5 1/8%
Issue price:99.496
Yield:5.241%
Spread:Treasuries plus 71.5 basis points or mid-swaps plus 20 basis points
Euro tranche
Amount:€325 million
Issue:Floating-rate notes
Maturity:Feb. 14, 2016
Coupon:Three-month Euribor plus 24 basis points
Issue price:Par
Yield:Three-month Euribor plus 24 basis points

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