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Published on 6/22/2005 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: South Africa's Sasol sells €300 million five-year bonds at mid-swaps plus 77 bps

By Reshmi Basu

New York, June 22 - Sasol Ltd. sold €300 million of five-year bonds (Baa1/BBB) at 99.823 with a 3 3/8% coupon to yield 3.414%, or mid-swaps plus 77 basis points, according to a market source.

The deal priced tighter than price guidance, which was set at mid-swaps plus 85 bps.

Books closed at more than €1.5 billion.

ABN Amro and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein ran the Regulation S transaction.

The prospective issuer is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based petrochemical company.

Issuer:Sasol Financing International plc
Guarantor:Sasol Ltd.
Amount:€300 million
Maturity:June 29, 2010
Coupon:3 3/8%
Issue price:99.823
Yield:3.414%
Spread:Mid-swaps plus 77 basis points
Pricing date:June 22
Settlement date:June 29
Bookrunners:ABN Amro, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Ratings:Moody's: Baa1
Standard & Poor's: BBB

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