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Published on 12/1/2005 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily and Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: Indonesia's Adaro Finance sells upsized $400 million five-year bonds to yield 8¾%

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Dec. 1 - Adaro Finance BV sold an upsized $400 million offering of five-year bonds at 99.005 with an 8½% coupon to yield 8¾%, according to a market source.

The issue, increased from $300 million, priced at the tight end of price guidance. Guidance was set at 8¾% to 9% for the offering of senior secured bonds.

Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan were joint lead managers for the Rule 144A/Regulation S transaction.

Proceeds from the sale along with $250 million in senior secured bank debt will be used to refinance existing secured bank debt and to repay a portion of the mezzanine financing.

The issuer is a Dutch financing subsidiary of Indonesian coal mining company PT Adaro.

PT Adaro Indonesia and PT Indonesia Bulk Terminal will guarantee the bonds.

Issuer:Adaro Finance BV
Amount:$400 million (increased from $300 million)
Issue:Senior secured bonds
Maturity:Dec. 8, 2010
Coupon:8½%
Issue price:99.005
Yield:8¾%
Pricing date:Dec. 1
Settlement date:Dec. 8
Joint lead managers:Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan
Ratings:Moody's: Ba3
Standard & Poor's: B+
Price guidance:8¾% to 9%

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