Santander UK Prices Sterling, Dollar Mortgage-Backed Bond Issue

Santander U.K. has priced its three-part bond backed by residential mortgages, one of the banks running the deal said Wednesday.

Tranche A1 raised GBP515 million, with a weighted average life or WAL of 4.8 years, priced at par with a coupon of 155 basis points over three-month Libor.

Tranche B1 at $140 million has a WAL of 5.3 years and priced at par with a coupon of 220 basis points over three-months Libor.

Tranche B2 at GBP33 million with a WAL 5.3 years, priced at par with a coupon of 235 basis points over three-month Libor.

Santander Global Banking & Markets, or Santander GBM, is sole arranger on the transaction, with Barclays PLC and Santander joint lead managers. The transaction is being sold through a vehicle called Holmes Master Issuer PLC Series 2012-3.

Residential mortgage-backed securities, or RMBS, are issued by special-purpose vehicles that are serviced with the payments made on a pool of residential mortgages, which are taken off the mortgage provider's balance sheet.

By Carol Dean, Dow Jones Newswires; 44 20 7842 9306 [e-mail]