SYDNEY, March 19 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton has sold $3.25 billion in bonds, it said on
Thursday.
The offer included $1.5 billion in five-year notes and $1.75 billion in 10-year notes. Both tranches paid the same margin of 400 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, according to IFR Thomson, a Reuters company.
(Reporting by Cecile Lefort) Keywords: BHP/BONDS (cecile.lefort@reuters.com; +612-9373-1234; Reuters Messaging: cecile.lefort.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 offer included $1.5 billion in five-year notes and $1.75 billion in 10-year notes. Both tranches paid the same margin of 400 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, according to IFR Thomson, a Reuters company.
(Reporting by Cecile Lefort) Keywords: BHP/BONDS (cecile.lefort@reuters.com; +612-9373-1234; Reuters Messaging: cecile.lefort.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.