E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 5/1/2012 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Illinois sells $1.79 billion of G.O. refunding bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, May 1 - The State of Illinois brought $1,791,440,000 of series May of 2012 general obligation refunding bonds, said a pricing sheet.

The bonds (A2/A+/A) were sold through senior manager Jefferies & Co. and BMO Capital Markets LLC. The co-managers were Duncan-Williams Inc., Rice Financial Products Co., M.R. Beal & Co., Piper Jaffray & Co., PNC Capital Markets LLC, William Blair & Co. Inc., City Securities Corp., Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Podesta & Co. and Williams Capital Group LP.

The bonds are due 2013 to 2025 with 1.6% to 5% coupons.

Proceeds will be used to refund existing G.O. debt.

Issuer:State of Illinois
Issue:Series May of 2012 general obligation refunding bonds
Amount:$1,791,440,000
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Jefferies & Co. and BMO Capital Markets LLC (lead), Duncan-Williams Inc., Rice Financial Products Co., M.R. Beal & Co., Piper Jaffray & Co., PNC Capital Markets LLC, William Blair & Co. Inc., City Securities Corp., Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Podesta & Co. and Williams Capital Group LP (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: A2
Standard & Poor's: A+
Fitch: A
Pricing date:May 1
Settlement date:May 8
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$127.96 million2013Serial2%100.835
$127.96 million2013Serial3%102.414
$25 million2014Serial1.6%100.584
$102.96 million2014Serial4%105.824
$25 million2015Serial2.5%102.295
$102.96 million2015Serial5%110.095
$1.2 million2016Serial2%99.475
$126.76 million2016Serial5%111.548
$127.96 million2017Serial5%112.443
$127.96 million2018Serial5%112.737
$2 million2019Serial3%99.803
$125.96 million2019Serial5%112.701
$40 million2020Serial5%113.238
$87.96 million2020Serial5%112.467
$127.96 million2021Serial5%111.572
$50 million2022Serial5%112.617
$77.96 million2022Serial5%111.705
$127.96 million2023Serial5%111.365
$127.96 million2024Serial5%109.377
$34.5 million2025Serial4%99.486
$93.46 million2025Serial5%108.322

© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.