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Published on 3/4/2013 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Bank of New York Mellon sells $1.5 billion of notes in four tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, March 4 - The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. sold $1.5 billion of notes (Aa3/A+/AA-) in four tranches, a source close to the trade said.

There was $300 million of three-year floating-rate notes sold at par to yield Libor plus 23 basis points. Talk was at the Libor equivalent of the three-year fixed-rate bond.

A $300 million tranche of 0.7% three-year notes priced at 99.941 to yield 0.72% with a spread of Treasuries plus 38 bps. Talk was in the 50 bps area.

The $600 million of 1.35% five-year notes was sold at 99.971 to yield 1.356% with a spread of Treasuries plus 60 bps. Guidance was in the low 70 bps area.

Finally, there was a $300 million tranche of five-year floaters priced at par to yield Libor plus 44 bps.

Barclays, BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. were the bookrunners.

Bank of New York Mellon was last in the U.S. bond market with a $1.5 billion sale in three tranches on Oct. 18, 2012. That offering included a 0.7% three-year note priced at 33 bps over Treasuries and a 1.3% five-year note sold at 55 bps over Treasuries.

The financial services company is based in New York City.

Issuer:Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Issue:Notes
Amount:$1.5 billion
Bookrunners:Barclays, BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co.
Trade date:March 4
Settlement date:March 6
Ratings:Moody's: Aa3
Standard & Poor's: A+
Fitch: AA-
Three-year floaters
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:March 4, 2016
Coupon:Libor plus 23 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Libor plus 23 bps
Call:Non-callable
Price talk:Libor equivalent of three-year fixed-rate notes
Three-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:March 4, 2016
Coupon:0.7%
Price:99.941
Yield:0.72%
Spread:Treasuries plus 38 bps
Call:Non-callable
Price talk:50 bps area
Five-year floaters
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:March 6, 2018
Coupon:Libor plus 44 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Libor plus 44 bps
Call:Non-callable
Five-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$600 million
Maturity:March 6, 2018
Coupon:1.35%
Price:99.971
Yield:1.356%
Spread:Treasuries plus 60 bps
Call:Non-callable
Price talk:Low 70 bps area

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