ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (RBS.L)

Mandate: The bank has opened books on a debut three-year covered euro bond, an official with one of the banks managing the sale said.

Guidance: Mid-swaps plus 125 bps area.

Managing banks: Barclays, Danske Bank, RBS, Societe Generale and UniCredit

Ratings: Fitch AAA

ERSTE ABWICKLUNGSANSTALT

Mandate: Bank plans a three-year fixed rate 500 million euro issue, an official with one of the banks managing the sale said.

Managing banks: WestLB

AAREAL BANK (ARLG.DE)

Mandate: The bank plans a 500 million euro covered bond with an expected maturity of 3.25 years, an official with one of the banks managing the sale said.

Guidance: Mid-swaps plus 25 bps area, as reported by IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Managing banks: Barclays, DZ Bank, HSBC, LBBW and UniCredit

Ratings: Fitch AAA

NORDEA (NDA.ST)

Mandate: The bank plans a three-year euro benchmark floating rate note (FRN), IFR reports.

Guidance: 3-month Euribor plus 75 bps area.

Managing banks: Deutsche, Goldman, HSBC and Nordea.

Ratings: Moody's Aa2, S&P AA-, Fitch AA-

WL BANK

Mandate: The German bank plans a fixed-rate 7-year 500 million euro covered bond, an official with one of the banks managing the sale said.

Managing banks: Deka Bank, Natixis, UniCredit, WestLB and WGZ

BPCE

Mandate: The French bank has opened books on a senior euro benchmark floating rate note with a December 2011 maturity, IFR reports.

Managing banks: Natixis, Barclays and Deutsche.

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