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Published on 4/15/2009 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Philippines' Aboitiz Power prices PHP 1.5 billion three-, five-year bonds

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., April 15 - Aboitiz Power Corp. said it set the coupons for its domestic offering of up to PHP 1.5 billion fixed-rate retail bonds at 8% for the three-year tranche and 8.7% for the five-year tranche.

The offering period began Wednesday and runs through April 24, according to a company filing with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission.

There is a PHP 1.5 billion greenshoe.

The joint lead managers are BDO Capital & Investment Corp., BPI Capital Corp., First Metro Investment Corp. and ING Bank NV, Manila Branch.

In January, the company said the proceeds of the offering will be used to partially finance the 40% down payment for the company's acquisition of the Tiwi-Makban geothermal facilities.

Aboitiz Power is a holding company based in Cebu City, the Philippines, that owns hydroelectric power generation facilities and thermal plants.

Issuer: Aboitiz Power Corp.

Issue:Fixed-rate retail bonds
Amount:PHP 1.5 billion
Greenshoe:PHP 1.5 billion
Managers:BDO Capital & Investment Corp., BPI Capital Corp., First Metro Investment Corp. and ING Bank NV, Manila Branch.
Pricing date:April 15
First tranche
Maturity:Three years
Coupon:8%
Second tranche
Maturity:Five years
Coupon:8.7%

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