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Published on 8/9/2018 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Charter Communications prices $500 million tap of floaters due 2024 at 101.479

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Aug. 9 – Charter Communications, Inc. subsidiaries Charter Communications Operating, LLC and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. priced a $500 million reopening of their senior secured floating-rate notes due Feb. 1, 2024 at 101.479 on Thursday, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The notes (Ba1/BBB-/BBB-) have a coupon of Libor plus 165 basis points.

Charter originally sold $400 million of the floating-rate notes on June 28 at par to yield Libor plus 165 bps. The total outstanding is now $900 million.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC was the bookrunner.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including to fund potential buybacks of class A common stock or common units and to repay debt, such as a portion of the outstanding balance under Charter Communications Operating’s revolving credit facility.

Charter is a Stamford, Conn.-based broadband communications company.

Issuers:Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.
Amount:$500 million reopening
Description:Senior secured floating-rate notes
Maturity:Feb. 1, 2024
Bookrunner:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Coupon:Libor plus 165 bps
Price:101.479
Call feature:On or after Jan. 1, 2024 at par
Trade date:Aug. 9
Settlement date:Aug. 15
Ratings:Moody’s: Ba1
S&P: BBB-
Fitch: BBB-
Distribution:SEC registered
Total outstanding:$900 million, including $400 million of notes priced June 28 at par to yield Libor plus 165 bps

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