Thomson Reuters Debt Issuance 1/9/09

January 9, 2009

DAILY DEALS INSIGHT Global Debt Strongest Since First Full Week of 2008

1,600

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•Thirty-seven of the 105 offerings of the week are valued at more than $1 billion.

1,400 Proceeds ($bil)

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Average Deal Size 1,200

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20 0 1/6/2008

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Top Global Debt Issues (1/4/09-1/9/09) Date Issuer 01/08/09 Fannie Mae 01/05/09 General Electric Cap Corp TLGP 01/07/09 Freddie Mac 01/08/09 Ireland 01/09/09 Commerzbank AG

Proceeds ($mil) 10,000.0 9,995.7 9,000.0 8,173.8 6,817.2

DEALS INTELLIGENCE

Average Deal Size ($mil)

•The average deal size so far this week is $1.5 billion, dwarfing the previous record set the week beginning 12/7/2008, when the average deal size was $551.9 million.

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Proceeds ($bil)

•Global debt volume this week totaled $152.6 billion, the highest level since the first full week of 2008 (1/6/2008 – 1/12/2008) when volume was $176.3 billion.