Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-156913
October 13, 2009
Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement
dated October 13, 2009
Republic of Colombia
U.S.$1,000,000,000
6.125% Global USD Bonds due 2041
Issuer: | The Republic of Colombia | |
Transaction: | U.S.$1,000,000,000 6.125% Bonds due January 18, 2041 | |
Format: | SEC Registered | |
Issue Currency: | U.S. dollars | |
Principal Amount: | U.S.$1,000,000,000 | |
Expected Issue Ratings*: | Ba1/BBB-/BB+ | |
Pricing Date: | October 13, 2009 | |
Settlement Date: | October 20, 2009 | |
Denominations: | U.S.$100,000 and integral multiples of U.S.$1,000 in excess thereof | |
Day Count: | 30/360 | |
Listing and Trading: | Application will be made to list the Bonds on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to trade on the Euro MTF Market | |
Optional Redemption: | Make-whole at +25 bps | |
Bookrunners: | Banc of America Securities LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. | |
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement: | http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917142/000119312509206794/d424b3.htm | |
Maturity Date: | January 18, 2041 | |
Coupon: | 6.125% | |
Interest Payment Dates: | January 18 and July 18, commencing January 18, 2010 | |
Benchmark Instrument: | 4 1/4% UST due May 2039 | |
UST Spot / Yield: | 101-19+ / 4.155% | |
Offer Spread to Benchmark: | UST + 200 bps | |
Yield to Maturity: | 6.155% | |
Re-Offer Price: | 99.597% plus accrued interest, if any, from October 20, 2009 |
| Net Proceeds (before expenses) to Issuer: | U.S.$992,670,000 plus accrued interest, if any, from October 20, 2009 | |
Clearing: | DTC/Euroclear/Clearstream | |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 195325 BM6 / US195325BM66 |
| * | A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. |
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