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Published on 3/27/2012 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: UBS branch prices $2 billion 2.25% five-year covered bonds at mid-swaps plus 105 bps

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, March 27 - UBS AG, London branch, priced $2 billion of 2.25% five-year covered bonds on Tuesday at a spread of mid-swaps plus 105 basis points, or Treasuries plus 128 bps, a source who worked on the deal said.

The deal sold in line with talk in the 105 bps over mid-swaps area, the source said.

The notes (Aaa//AAA) were priced at 99.774 to yield 2.298%. There is no call option.

The deal was done under Rule 144A and Regulation S and was announced late on Monday.

CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC were the bookrunners.

UBS sold $1.5 billion of three-year covered bonds on Jan. 19.

The unit of the financial services company is based in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland.

Issuer:UBS AG, London branch
Issue:Covered bonds
Amount:$2 billion
Maturity:March 30, 2017
Bookrunners:CIBC World Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC
Coupon:2.25%
Price:99.774
Yield:2.298%
Spread:Mid-swaps plus 105 bps, Treasuries plus 128 bps
Call:Non-callable
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Trade date:March 27
Settlement date:March 30
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Fitch: AAA
Price talk:Mid-swaps plus 105 bps area

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