Article: Placer Dome completes financing; (all figures in US$ unless otherwise stated).

Placer Dome Inc. (NYSE, TSX, ASX: PDG) has completed the issuance and sale of two previously announced private debenture offerings totalling $530 million aggregate principal amount.

Of the aggregate principal amount, $300 million was sold as unsecured 32- year senior debentures with interest payable at a rate of 6.45% per year. The 32-year debentures were sold at a price of 99.649% of their principal amount to yield 6.476%.

An additional $230 million was sold as unsecured senior convertible debentures with interest payable at a rate of 2.75% per year. The option to purchase an additional 15% of convertible debentures that was granted to the initial ...

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