New Issue-Brazil sells $1.0 bln in 10-yr global notes

Wed Jan 7, 2009 10:33am EST
Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil late on Tuesday sold $1.0 billion of three-year global notes, according to IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication.
Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch were the joint bookrunning managers for the sale.
BORROWER: BRAZIL
AMT $1.0 BLN COUPON 5.875 PCT MATURITY 1/15/2019
TYPE GBL NTS ISS PRICE 98.135 FIRST PAY 7/15/2009
MOODY'S Ba1 YIELD 6.127 PCT SETTLEMENT 1/13/2009
S&P BBB-MINUS SPREAD 370 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH BBB-MINUS MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE