Suncorp prices US$2.5 billion floating rate offering
Suncorp-Metway has announced that it has priced a US$2.5 billion offering of floating rate notes that will fall under the Government's guarantee scheme for large deposits and wholesale funding.
The notes are due to mature on December 17, 2010, and were offered in transactions that are exempt from registration under the US Securities Act.
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