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BAE plans $1.5bn bond issue

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Defence contractor BAE Systems  is planning to issue a $1.5bn (£1bn) bond with maturities at five years and 10 years, an official at one of the banks managing the sale said yesterday. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Barclays have been named to manage the two-part issue, the official said.