UniCredit returns to US market with $3.5 bln senior non preferred multi-tranche bond
MILAN, November 13 (Reuters) - UniCredit CRDI.MI said on Friday it had tapped the U.S. debt market for the first time since 2021 with senior non-preferred multi-tranche notes worth $3.5 billion overall.
The issues attracted demand worth more than $20 billion from over 200 investors globally, Italy's second-biggest lender said, adding the sale counted as pre-funding for 2027.
All tranches were priced at par
The issues have maturities of four, six and eleven years, respectively, and non callable for the first three, five and 10 years
Coupons reset if they are not called after that
The four-year bond is worth $1.5 billion and pays a 5.97% annual coupon for the first three years
The $1 billion, six-year bond pays a yearly coupon of 6.201% for the initial five years
The 11-year bond is worth $1 billion and pays a coupon of 6.585% annually for 10 years
UniCredit said 65% of the demand came from North America
The notes are expected to be rated Baa2 by Moody's, BBB by S&P and BBB+ by Fitch
Citigroup, JP Morgan and UniCredit acted as global coordinators
Barclays, BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities acted as joint bookrunners