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Published on 5/12/2008 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: ACE INA prices $450 million 5.6% seven-year notes at Treasuries plus 225 bps

By Andrea Heisinger

Omaha, May 12 - ACE INA Holdings Inc. priced $450 million 5.6% seven-year senior notes on Monday to yield Treasuries plus 225 basis points, an informed source said.

The notes (A3/A-/A) priced at 99.647 with a make-whole redemption of Treasuries plus 35 bps.

There was no official price talk for the issue, the source said.

Bookrunners were Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Capital Securities LLC.

Co-managers were Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities and RBS Greenwich Capital.

Proceeds will be used to repay inter-company debt to ACE, which will be used to pay a portion of the redemption price of outstanding preferreds.

The insurance company and subsidiary of holding company ACE Ltd. is based in Philadelphia.

Issuer:ACE INA Holdings Inc.
Issue:Senior notes
Amount:$450 million
Maturity:May 15, 2015
Bookrunners:Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Securities LLC
Co-managers:Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, RBS Greenwich Capital
Coupon:5.6%
Price:99.647
Spread:Treasuries plus 225 bps
Call:Make-whole at Treasuries plus 35 bps
Trade date:May 12
Settlement date:May 19
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: A-
Fitch: A

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