By Sheri Kasprzak
New York, Sept. 11 - The State of Arkansas released additional information on its $495 million sale of series 2013 general obligation four-lane highway construction and improvement bonds Wednesday.
The bonds (Aa1/AA/) were sold competitively with BofA Merrill Lynch winning the bid at a 3.11% true interest cost, said Larry Dickerson, the chief fiscal officer for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department.
The bonds are due 2014 to 2023 with 1% to 5% coupons and 0.2% to 3.44% yields.
Proceeds will be used to finance the construction and improvement of a variety of highways as part of the Connecting Arkansas Program.
| Issuer: | State of Arkansas
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| Issue: | Series 2013 general obligation four-lane highway construction and improvement bonds
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| Amount: | $495 million
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| Type: | Competitive
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| Underwriter: | BofA Merrill Lynch (winner)
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| TIC: | 3.11%
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| Ratings: | Moody's: Aa1
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| Standard & Poor's: AA
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| Pricing date: | Sept. 10
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| Settlement date: | Oct. 3
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| Amount | Maturity | Type | Coupon | Price | Yield
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| $5 million | 2014 | Serial | 2% | 101.258 | 0.2%
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| $1 million | 2015 | Serial | 1% | 100.845 | 0.5%
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| $1 million | 2016 | Serial | 2% | 103.198 | 0.8%
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| $2 million | 2017 | Serial | 2% | 102.849 | 1.21%
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| $2 million | 2018 | Serial | 2% | 101.666 | 1.63%
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| $2 million | 2019 | Serial | 2% | 100.159 | 1.97%
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| $37,775,000 | 2020 | Serial | 4% | 109.845 | 2.4%
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| $142,305,000 | 2021 | Serial | 5% | 115.664 | 2.73%
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| $148 million | 2022 | Serial | 3.25% | 100 | 3.25%
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| $153.92 million | 2023 | Serial | 3.5% | 100.399 | 3.44%
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