The 2.25% EURO 4 billion OLO68 benchmark issue, maturing 22nd June, 2023 for the KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, rated Aa3/AA, is now priced.
Issue/Reoffer price is 99.009 , to yield 2.359%, equivalent to 62 bps over mid swaps.
Payment date 16th January, 2013. Short first coupon on 22th June, 2013. Listing Brussels.
Belgian law. No XD, no NP.FM2 (with prior consultation with the issuer) applies. Fees total 17.5 cts.
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The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 3.047 billion, distributed into the following lines :
ISIN Code : BE0312690598 - 18/04/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.507
Weighted average yield : -0.006 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.65
ISIN Code : BE0312692610 - 20/06/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.540
Weighted average yield : 0.011 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.23

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The Minister of Finance, Steven Vanackere, announces :

The Belgian Federal Government Debt amounted to EUR 374.09 billion as of 30 November 2012. Debt issued or taken over by the federal government amounted to EUR 373.74 billion, and the institutions for which the federal government supports the debt service, registered a debt of EUR 0.35 billion.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 1.211 billion, distributed into the following lines :
ISIN Code : BE0312689582 - 14/03/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.210
Weighted average yield : -0.032 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 8.77
 
ISIN Code : BE0312698674 - 19/12/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 1.001
Weighted average yield : -0.004 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 2.84

Please find enclosed the funding plan for 2013.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids of Treasury certificates for a total amount of EUR 0.922 billion, distributed into the following lines :
ISIN Code : BE0312689582 - 14/03/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.368
Weighted average yield : -0.029 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 10.96
 
ISIN Code : BE0312691604 - 16/05/2013
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.554
Weighted average yield : -0.010 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 5.46

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 3.195 billion, distributed into the following lines :
- OLO 3.50 % 28/06/2017 (OLO63)
ISIN code : BE0000323320
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.655
Weighted average yield : 0.935 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.910
- OLO 4.00 % 28/03/2019 (OLO55)
ISIN code : BE0000315243
Amount taken (EUR billion): 0.759
Weighted average yield : 1.374 %
Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.920

The Belgian Debt Agency informs you that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday, 26 November 2012, has been determined at EUR 2.2/3.2 billion.
4 OLO lines will be auctioned :
1. OLO 3.50% 28/06/2017 ISIN BE0000323320 (OLO 63)
2. OLO 4.00% 28/03/2019 ISIN BE0000315243 (OLO 55)
3. OLO 3.00% 28/09/2019 ISIN BE0000327362 (OLO 67)
4. OLO 4.25% 28/09/2022 ISIN BE0000325341 (OLO 65)