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Published on 9/20/2010 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: MassMutual Global sells upsized $700 million of notes in two tranches

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Sept. 20 - MassMutual Global Funding LLC sold an upsized $700 million of notes (Aa2/AA+/AA+) in two tranches on Monday, a source away from the sale said.

The $300 million of three-year floating-rate notes priced at par to yield Libor plus 50 basis points. The size of the tranche was increased from $275 million.

The second tranche was $400 million of 2.3% five-year fixed-rate notes priced at 99.939 to yield 2.313% with a spread of Treasuries plus 90 bps.

The tranches are both non-callable and were priced under Rule 144A and Regulation S.

Credit Suisse Securities, Jeffries Securities and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. were bookrunners.

The funding arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is based in Springfield, Mass.

Issuer:MassMutual Global Funding LLC
Issue:Notes
Amount:$700 million
Bookrunners:Credit Suisse Securities, Jeffries Securities, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
Distribution:Rule 144A/Regulation S
Trade date:Sept. 20
Settlement date:Sept. 27
Ratings:Moody's: Aa2
Standard & Poor's: AA+
Fitch: AA+
Three-year floaters
Amount:$300 million, increased from $275 million
Maturity:Sept. 27, 2013
Coupon:Libor plus 50 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Libor plus 50 bps
Call:Non-callable
Five-year notes
Amount:$400 million
Maturity:Sept. 28, 2015
Coupon:2.3%
Price:99.939
Yield:2.313%
Spread:Treasuries plus 90 bps
Call:Non-callable

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