Ford Sets Pricing Information for Debt Exchange
28 May 1998
Ford Sets Pricing Information for Debt Exchange
DEARBORN, Mich., May 26 -- As announced on April 19, 1998,
Ford Motor Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ford Holdings,
Inc., have offered to exchange certain of their outstanding debentures for new
longer-maturity debentures. Pursuant to the terms of the exchange offers, the
following pricing information was determined at 2:00 p.m., New York City time,
on May 26, 1998.
Issuer: Ford Motor Ford Motor Ford Motor Ford Holdings
Existing
Debenture 9 1/2% of 9-11 8 7/8% of 1-22 9.95% of 2-32 9 3/8% of 3-20
Benchmark Treasury
Security 5 1/2% of 2-08 6 1/8% of 11-27 6 1/8% of 11-27 6 1/8% of 11-27
Benchmark Treasury
Yield 5.60% 5.84% 5.84% 5.84%
Reference Yield of Existing
Debentures 6.48% 6.76% 6.80% 6.74%
Reference Price of Existing
Debentures $1,266.05 $1,247.64 $1,414.37 $1,298.24
Maturity of New
Debentures 9-15-21 1-15-32 2-15-47 3-1-30
Benchmark Treasury
Security 6 1/8% of 11-27 6 1/8% of 11-27 6 1/8% of 11-27 6 1/8% of 11-27
Benchmark Treasury
Yield 5.84% 5.84% 5.84% 5.84%
Reference Yield of New
Debentures 6.79% 6.88% 6.90% 6.86%
New Coupon Rate for New
Debentures 9.215% 8.900% 9.980% 9.300%
Reference Price of New
Debentures $1,281.49 $1,263.25 $1,429.77 $1,313.68
Accrued Interest
Differential $0.62542 $0.00000 $0.00000 $0.19375
The exchange offers expire on May 28, 1998 at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, unless extended by Ford. Holders of the above listed debentures may
call Georgeson & Company Inc. at 800-223-2064 or Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc.
at 212-469-7512 (call collect) for further details on the offer.
