OLO 55 Pricing

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

The 4 % EURO 4 billion OLO55 benchmark issue, maturing 28th March, 2019 for the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, rated Aa1/AA+, is now priced.  

Issue/Reoffer price is 98.819, to give a spread of  50 bps over Mid-Swaps, equivalent to 110.5 bps over the DBR Jan-2019.

Payment date January 21st, 2009.       
Short first coupon on 28th March, 2009. Fees total 17.50 cts Listing Brussels . Belgian law.

No XD, no NP.FM2 (with prior consultation with the issuer) applies.
    
Joint leads and books : HSBC, KBC Bank, SGCIB and UBS Investment Bank .

Co-lead group : Barclays, Calyon, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Dexia, Dresdner Kleinwort, Fortis, Goldman Sachs, ING, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Royal Bank of Scotland .   
 
Selling group : Nomura International and Nordea