First Niagara Financial Group Announces $300M Subordinated Notes Offering

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of its subordinated notes due 2021. Goldman, Sachs & Co. will serve as the global coordinator for the offering, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. will serve as joint book-running managers for the offering, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated will serve as the co-manager for the offering.