NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Thursday sold $4 billion senior notes in the rule 144a private placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
The sale included $500 million of three-year notes priced to yield 140 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasuries.
Also included in the sale were $2 billion of five-year notes yielding 160 basis points more than Treasuries, and $1.5 billion of 10-year notes priced to yield 182 basis points over Treasuries.
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia are the joint lead managers of the sale, said IFR. Keywords: CBA DEBT/SALE (pam.niimi@thomsonreuters.com; +1-646-223-6321; Reuters Messaging: pam.niimi.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The sale included $500 million of three-year notes priced to yield 140 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasuries.
Also included in the sale were $2 billion of five-year notes yielding 160 basis points more than Treasuries, and $1.5 billion of 10-year notes priced to yield 182 basis points over Treasuries.
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia are the joint lead managers of the sale, said IFR. Keywords: CBA DEBT/SALE (pam.niimi@thomsonreuters.com; +1-646-223-6321; Reuters Messaging: pam.niimi.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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