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Published on 4/11/2006 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: Ainsworth Lumber prices $75 million seven-year floaters to yield Libor plus 400 bps

By Paul A. Harris

St. Louis, April 11 - Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. priced a $75 million issue of seven-year senior floating-rate notes (B2/B+) at par on Tuesday to yield three-month Libor plus 400 basis points, according to a market source.

The issue priced on top of the price talk.

Deutsche Bank Securities ran the books for the Rule 144A with registration rights issue.

Proceeds will be used to partially finance the construction of a second production line at the company's Grande Prairie, Alta., OSB facility.

Ainsworth Lumber is a Vancouver, B.C., forest products company.

Issuer:Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.
Amount:$75 million
Maturity:April 1, 2013
Security description:Senior floating-rate notes
Bookrunner:Deutsche Bank Securities
Coupon:Three-month Libor plus 400 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Three-month Libor plus 400 bps
Call features:Callable after April 1, 2008 at 102, 101, par from April 1, 2010 onwards
Trade date:April 11
Settlement date:April 18
Ratings:Moody's: B2
Standard & Poor's: B+
Distribution:Rule 144A with registration rights
Price talk:Libor plus 400 bps area

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