E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 9/29/2009 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Citigroup units price $5 billion FDIC-backed notes in four tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Sept. 29 - Citibank NA and Citigroup Funding Inc. priced a combined $5 billion of notes (Aaa/AAA/) in four tranches backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday, an informed source said.

A $1.25 billion tranche of 1.25% two-year notes priced at 99.796 to yield 1.348% with a spread of Treasuries plus 35.2 basis points.

A $250 million tranche of two-year floating-rate notes priced at par to yield three-month Libor minus 3 bps.

A $1 billion tranche of three-year floaters priced at par to yield three-month Libor flat.

Citibank NA was the issuer for the first three tranches.

The final tranche was by Citigroup Funding for $2.5 billion of 1.875% three-year notes priced at 99.828 to yield 1.932%, or Treasuries plus 46.5 bps.

The notes are all non-callable.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was the bookrunner.

The financial services company is based in New York City.

Issuer:Citibank NA and Citigroup Funding Inc.
Guarantor:Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Issue:FDIC-backed notes
Total amount:$5 billion
Bookrunner:Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Trade date:Sept. 29
Settlement date:Oct. 6
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Two-year fixed-rate notes
Issuer:Citibank NA
Amount:$1.25 billion
Maturity:Nov. 15, 2011
Coupon:1.25%
Price:99.796
Yield:1.348%
Spread:Treasuries plus 35.2 bps
Call:Non-callable
Two-year floaters
Issuer:Citibank NA
Amount:$250 million
Maturity:Nov. 15, 2011
Coupon:Three-month Libor minus 3 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor minus 3 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year fixed-rate notes
Issuer:Citigroup Funding Inc.
Amount:$2.5 billion
Maturity:Nov. 15, 2012
Coupon:1.875%
Price:99.828
Yield:1.932%
Spread:Treasuries plus 46.5 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year floaters
Issuer:Citibank NA
Amount:$1 billion
Maturity:Nov. 15, 2012
Coupon:Three-month Libor flat
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor flat
Call:Non-callable

© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.