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Published on 1/25/2005 in the Prospect News Emerging Markets Daily.

New Issue: First Investment Bank Bulgaria sells upsized €200 million three-year bonds at 7.70%

By Reshmi Basu

New York, Jan. 25 - First Investment Bank Bulgaria priced an upsized €200 million offering of three-year bonds (Ba3/B+) at 99.482 with a 7½% coupon to yield 7.70%, according to a market source.

The deal, increased from €100 million, came in tighter than initial price guidance of 7¾%.

ABN Amro and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein ran the Regulation S deal.

First Investment Bank is based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Issuer:First Investment Finance BV
Guarantor:First Investment Bank AD
Amount:€200 million
Maturity:Feb. 1, 2008
Coupon:7½%
Issue price:99.482
Yield:7.70%
Spread:Mid-swaps plus 495 basis points
Pricing date:Jan. 25
Settlement date:Feb. 1
Bookrunners:ABN Amro, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Ratings:Moody's: Ba3
Standard & Poor's: B+
Price guidance:7¾%

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