News, details on corporate bond issues in the European markets on Thursday:

BANCO POPOLARE SOCIETA COOPERATIVA (BAPO.MI)

Issue: plans Lower Tier 2 fixed-rate euro-denominated bond maturing in 2016, with pricing expected later in the day, said IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Managing bank: Goldman Sachs

Subordinated rating: Moody's A3, S&P BBB+, Fitch BBB+

ALLIED IRISH BANKS (ALBK.I)

Issue: 5-year senior benchmark euro bond, as reported by IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Managing banks: Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and JP Morgan.

Ratings: Moody's A1, S&P A, Fitch A-

CAJA MADRID [CAJAM.UL]

Issue: Spanish savings bank plans 5-year 1 billion euro covered bond, IFR reported.

Guidance: mid-swaps plus 70-75 basis points, IFR said, citing market sources.

Managing banks: Caja Madrid, Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and LBBW.

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