SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 19 September 2006, 14.30
SAMPO HOUSING LOAN BANK PLC LAUNCHES EUR 1 billion COVERED BOND ISSUE
SAMPO HOUSING LOAN BANK PLC LAUNCHES EUR 1 billion COVERED BOND ISSUE
Sampo Housing Loan Bank plc, a member of the Sampo Group, has launched a EUR 1 billion covered bond issue on the international capital markets. The arrangement is part of the transfer of a EUR 850 million housing loan portfolio from Sampo Bank plc to Sampo Housing Loan Bank. Sampo Housing Loan Bank plc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sampo Bank plc.
The issue was oversubscribed almost two times. Sampo Housing Loan Bank plc will pay a fixed coupon of 3.75 per cent for the loan.
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