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Published on 4/30/2009 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: Philippines' Aboitiz Power sells upsized PHP 3 billion total of three-, five-year bonds

By Jennifer Chiou

New York, April 30 - Aboitiz Power Corp. announced the issue of a total of PHP 3 billion of securities in its oversubscribed domestic offering of fixed-rate retail bonds, which accrue interest at 8% for the three-year tranche and 8.7% for the five-year tranche.

The issue includes PHP 2.29 billion of 8.7% bonds due April 30, 2012 and PHP 705.58 million of 8% bonds due May 1, 2014.

It was upsized from PHP 1.5 billion through exercise of the PHP 1.5 billion greenshoe.

The offering period began on April 15 and ran through April 24.

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
Total amount:PHP 3 billion (including greenshoe exercise)
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
Settlement date:April 30
Three-year bonds
Amount:PHP 705,580,000
Maturity:May 1, 2014
Coupon:8%
Five-year bonds
Amount:PHP 2,294,420,000
Maturity:April 30, 2012
Coupon:8.7%

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