Dec 14 (Reuters) - Emeco Holdings Ltd EHL.AX :
* Emeco purchases US$52.3M of 144a bonds EHL.AX
* Says bond purchase reduces emeco's annual finance costs by approximately US$5.2 million
* Says transaction was funded by the partial closure of the company's cross currency interest rate swap facilities
* Exposure to currency fluctuations is somewhat reduced by the lower net US debt levels and the remaining cross currency swaps
* Says "as part of making this purchase we have reduced our hedge position"
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