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Published on 3/23/2007 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily and Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: EB Holdings prices €600 million 10-year fixed rate PIK loan at 99

By Michelle Anderson

Rochester, N.H., March 23 - EB Holdings, Inc. priced its €600 million fixed-rate PIK loan (Ba3/B+) at 99 with a coupon at 11%, according to market sources.

The coupon had been talked at 10 ¾% to 11% but the dollar price came in as expected.

Credit Suisse and Citigroup are joint bookrunners on the deal.

Proceeds will be used to repay existing PIK notes and to fund a dividend to shareholders.

EB Holdings, Inc. is the parent of Eco-Bat Technologies, a U.K.-based battery recycling company.

Issuer:EB Holdings Inc.
Amount:€600 million
Issue:Senior PIK loan
Bookrunners:Credit Suisse, Citigroup
Maturity:March 31, 2017
Coupon:11%
Price:99
Ratings:Moody's Ba3
Standard & Poor's B+
Call features:Non-callable until Jan. 31, 2008 then at 100, 102, 101, and 100.
Price talk:99

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