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Published on 7/19/2017 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Kommunalbanken prices $500 million tap of floaters due 2021 to yield Libor plus 11 bps

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., July 19 – Kommunalbanken AS (Aaa/AAA) priced an upsized $500 million add-on to its floating-rate notes due Sept. 8, 2021 on Wednesday to yield Libor plus 11 basis points in a Rule 144A and Regulation S deal, according to a market source.

The notes have a coupon of Libor plus 13 bps and were initially talked to price in the Libor plus 12 bps area.

The deal was upsized from $300 million.

BMO Capital Markets Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc. were the lead managers.

Kommunalbanken originally sold $300 million of the notes on Aug. 29, 2014 at par to yield Libor plus 13 bps and priced a $200 million reopening on June 1, 2016. The total outstanding now is $1 billion.

The government-funded lender to municipalities is based in Oslo.

Issuer:Kommunalbanken AS
Amount:$500 million reopening
Description:Floating-rate notes
Maturity:Sept. 8, 2021
Bookrunners:BMO Capital Markets Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Coupon:Libor plus 13 bps
Yield:Libor plus 11 bps
Trade date:July 19
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Distribution:Rule 144A, Regulation S
Price talk:Libor plus 12 bps area
Total outstanding:$1 billion, including $300 million priced on Aug. 29, 2014 at par to yield Libor plus 13 bps and $200 million sold on June 1, 2016 with a yield of Libor plus 35 bps

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