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Published on 9/10/2013 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Arkansas sells $495 million highway construction bonds competitively

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Sept. 10 - The State of Arkansas priced $495 million of series 2013 general obligation four-lane highway construction and improvement bonds Tuesday, according to a pricing sheet.

The bonds (Aa1/AA/) were sold competitively. The issuer did not immediately respond to requests for the winning bidder Tuesday.

The bonds are due 2014 to 2023 with 1% to 5% coupons and 0.20% to 3.44% yields.

Proceeds will be used to finance the construction and improvement of highways as part of the Connecting Arkansas Program.

Issuer:State of Arkansas
Issue:Series 2013 general obligation four-lane highway construction and improvement bonds
Amount:$495 million
Type:Competitive
Ratings:Moody's: Aa1
Standard & Poor's: AA
Pricing date:Sept. 10
Settlement date:Oct. 3
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPriceYield
$5 million2014Serial2%101.2580.20%
$1 million2015Serial1%100.8450.50%
$1 million2016Serial2%103.1980.80%
$2 million2017Serial2%102.8491.21%
$2 million2018Serial2%101.6661.63%
$2 million2019Serial2%100.1591.97%
$37,775,0002020Serial4%109.8452.40%
$142,305,0002021Serial5%115.6642.73%
$148 million2022Serial3.25%1003.25%
$153.92 million2023Serial3.5%100.3993.44%

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