Simpson Thacher recently represented the dealers in connection with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s establishment of its US$50,000,000,000 Global Medium Term Notes Program (the “Program”) and the offering of US$3 billion of senior notes thereunder, guaranteed by the bank’s New York branch. The senior notes were offered and sold in reliance on the exemption from SEC registration provided in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act. SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited; Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC;, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Merrill Lynch International and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. are dealers under the Program. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited acted as the representatives for the initial offering of notes.
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