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AngloGold Ashanti launches $1bn debt issue in 2 parts

The sale includes $700 million of 10-year notes expected to yield 165 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasuries

Posted: Thursday , 22 Apr 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters)  - 

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd (ANGJ.J: Quote) on Wednesday launched $1.0 billion of debt in a two-part sale, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

The sale includes $700 million of 10-year notes expected to yield 165 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasuries and $300 million of 30-year bonds expected to yield 200 basis points more than U.S. Treasuries.

The active joint-lead managers on the sale are Barclays and Goldman Sachs. (Reporting by Caryn Trokie)

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