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Published on 6/14/2010 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: Yellow Pages pricing C$200 million seven-year convertibles to yield 6.25%, up 29%

By Rebecca Melvin

New York, June 14 - Yellow Media Inc., a subsidiary of Yellow Pages Income Fund, is issuing C$200 million of seven-year convertible debentures on a bought-deal basis to yield 6.25% with an initial conversion premium of 29%, according to a news release.

RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities and Scotia Capital are acting as joint bookrunners of the bought deal, which will have an over-allotment option of C$30 million of additional notes.

The debentures will be convertible for trust units of the fund at an exchange price of C$8 per unit.

Proceeds will be used by the issuer to repay debt, including the issuer's commercial paper program, and to fund redemption of the issuer's outstanding 5.5% exchangeable debentures and for general corporate purposes.

Yellow Pages Income Fund is a Montreal-based fund owning a 96% ownership interest in Yellow Pages Group and Trader Corp.

Issuer:Yellow Media Inc.
Underlying:Yellow Pages Income Fund
Issue:Convertible unsecured subordinated debentures
Amount:C$200 million
Greenshoe:C$30 million
Bookrunners:RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities, Scotia Capital
Maturity:Oct. 1, 2017
Coupon:6.25%
Conversion premium:29%
Conversion price:C$8
Pricing date:June 14
Settlement date:July 8
Reference stock price:C$6.20
Distribution:Short form prospectus in Canada

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