LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - German retailer Metro (MEOG.DE) plans to sell a five-year benchmark euro bond, an official at one of the banks managing the sale said on Tuesday 7 July.

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Commerzbank, HSBC and Societe Generale are managing the sale of the bond, the official said.

Metro is rated Baa2 by Moody's Investors Service and BBB by Standard & Poor's.

(Reporting by Natalie Harrison; Editing by Dan Lalor)