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Calendar Of Investment-Grade Debt: Agency Bills

==========High-Grade Debt Week Of November 2===============

Fannie Mae: Three- and six-month benchmark bills are auctioned on a weekly basis. One-year bills are auctioned once a month. Every Monday, an announcement is made and on Wednesday the auctions are held. Settlement usually scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday.

Freddie Mac: Three- and six-month benchmark bills are auctioned on a weekly basis. One-year bills are auctioned once a month. Every Friday, an announcement is made and on Monday the auctions are held.

=========Investment-Grade Debt On The Horizon============

There are no issues firmly scheduled.

=========Upcoming Agency Bill Pricings===================

NOVEMBER ISSUES:

Freddie Mac  Nov 9
Fannie Mae   Nov 12
Freddie Mac  Nov 16
Fannie Mae   Nov 18
Freddie Mac  Nov 23
Fannie Mae   Nov 25
Freddie Mac  Nov 30

DECEMBER ISSUES:

Fannie Mae   Dec 2
Freddie Mac  Dec 7
Fannie Mae   Dec 9
Freddie Mac  Dec 14
Fannie Mae   Dec 16
Freddie Mac  Dec 21
Fannie Mae   Dec 23
Freddie Mac  Dec 28
Fannie Mae   Dec 30

-By Romy Varghese, Dow Jones Newswires; 215-656-8263; romy.varghese@ dowjones.com

===========Confirmed Pending High-Yield Issues===========

NCL Corporation Ltd - $450 million senior secured notes due 2016. Via Deutsche Bank, Barclays Capital, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Pricing expected: Nov. 2 week.

Virgin Media Finance - $500 million senior 10-year notes. Via Deutsche Bank. Pricing expected: Nov. 4.

General Maritime - $300 million in senior notes due 2017. Via JPMorgan Chase & Co. Pricing expected: Nov. 5.

Viasystems Inc. - $220 million senior secured notes due 2015. Via Goldman Sachs. Pricing expected: N/A.

=========High-Yield Debt On The Horizon============

Tenneco Inc. - filed a universal shelf registration covering both debt and stock that gives the company the ability to issue new shares and bonds in the future. Pricing expected: N/A.

Altra Inc. - $130 million in senior secured 144A notes due 2018. Pricing expected: N/A.

General Moly - $540 million in notes. Pricing expected: N/A.

-By Michael Aneiro, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2203; michael.aneiro@ dowjones.com

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