LONDON -(Dow Jones)- B.A.T. International Finance PLC said Friday it has successfully priced a U.S. dollar denominated issue of notes, raising $2 billion which will be used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of certain outstanding debt. MAIN FACTS: -Notes will be issued by B.A.T. International Finance and guaranteed by British American Tobacco PLC (BATS.LN) and British American Tobacco Holdings (The Netherlands) B.V. -Notes will be issued in three tranches: * $500 million of three-year notes with a coupon of 1.400%; * $600 million of five-year notes with a coupon of 2.125%; and * $900 million of 10-year notes with a coupon of 3.250%. -Issue is scheduled to close on June 7, subject to customary conditions. -BAT shares at 0835 GMT down 10 pence, or 0.33%, at 3049 pence valuing the company at GBP59.84 billion. -By Ian Walker, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9296; ian.walker@dowjones.com
