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Published on 12/11/2013 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: Spain's Empark prices €385 million six-year secured notes in two tranches

By Paul A. Harris

Portland, Ore., Dec. 11 - Empark Funding SA priced €385 million six-year senior secured notes (B2/BB-/) in two tranches on Wednesday, according to a market source.

Both tranches priced on top of downwardly revised talk.

The Madrid-based company priced €235 million of six-year fixed-rate notes at par to yield 6¾%, on top of revised talk; earlier talk came in the 7% area.

Empark also priced €150 million of six-year floating-rate notes at 99 to yield Euribor plus 550 basis points, also on top of revised talk. Earlier talk had the floater pricing at 99 with a Euribor spread of 550 basis points to 575 bps.

Joint bookrunner JPMorgan will bill and deliver for the Rule 144A and Regulation S for life offering. Barclays, Caixa and Espirito Santo Investment Bank are also joint bookrunners.

Proceeds will be used to repay debt.

The issuer is the largest concessionaire and operator of parking infrastrucure in the Iberian Peninsula.

Issuer:Empark Funding SA
Amount:€385 million
Maturity:Dec. 15, 2019
Securities:Senior secured notes
Bookrunners:JPMorgan (bill and deliver), Barclays, Caixa, Espirito Santo Investment Bank
Trade date:Dec. 11
Settlement date:Dec. 18
Ratings:Moody's: B2
Standard & Poor's: BB-
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S for life
Marketing:Roadshow
Fixed-rate notes
Amount:€235 million
Coupon:6¾%
Price:Par
Yield:6¾%
Spread:572 bps
First call:Dec. 15, 2016 at 103.375
Price talk:6¾%, revised from 7% area
Floating-rate notes
Amount:€150 million
Coupon:Euribor plus 550 bps
Price:99.50
First call:Dec. 15, 2014 at 101
Price talk:Euribor plus 550 bps at 99.5, revised from Euribor plus 550 to 575 bps at 99

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