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Published on 12/20/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Massachusetts prices $100 million of accelerated bridge program notes

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Dec. 20 - The Commonwealth of Massachusetts sold $100 million of series 2010A accelerated bridge program grant anticipation notes, according to an official statement.

The Build America Bonds (Aa2/AAA/AA+) were sold on a negotiated basis with Jefferies & Co. as the senior manager. The co-managers were Barclays Capital Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Ramirez & Co. Inc.

The bonds are due 2015 to 2022 with coupons from 2.983% to 5.035%, all priced at par.

Proceeds will be used to design, construct and repair bridges in the commonwealth.

Issuer:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Issue:Series 2010A accelerated bridge program grant anticipation notes
Amount:$100 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Jefferies & Co. (lead), Barclays Capital Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Ramirez & Co. Inc. (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: Aa2
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Fitch: AA+
Pricing date:Dec. 14
Settlement date:Dec. 23
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$11.39 million2015Serial2.983%100
$11.365 million2016Serial3.586%100
$11.925 million2017Serial3.936%100
$12.245 million2018Serial4.285%100
$12.6 million2019Serial4.485%100
$12.935 million2020Serial4.685%100
$13.39 million2021Serial4.835%100
$13.83 million2022Serial5.035%100

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