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Published on 8/26/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Austin, Texas, prices $144.68 million PIBs, obligations

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Aug. 26 - The City of Austin in Texas priced $144.678 million of public improvement bonds and obligations, according to a pricing sheet.

The sale included $79.528 million in series 2010A public improvement bonds, $26.4 million in series 2010B taxable bonds, $22.3 million in series 2010 certificates of obligation and $16.45 million in series 2010 public property finance contractual obligations.

The 2010A bonds are due 2011 and 2013 to 2030 with coupons from 2% to 4%. The 2010B bonds are due 2011 and 2013 to 2030 with coupons from 3% to 4.65%. The certificates of obligation are due 2011 to 2030, but the full details were not immediately available. The contractual obligations are due 2011 to 2017 with coupons from 1% to 1.75%.

The bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA) were sold competitively. First Southwest Co. won the series 2010A bonds with a 3.347% true interest cost. Morgan Keegan & Co. took the series 2010B bonds, and BOSC won the certificates of obligation with a 3.018% TIC. R.W. Baird & Co. won the contractual obligations with a 1.273% TIC.

Proceeds from the sale will finance capital improvement projects.

Issuer:City of Austin
Issue:Series 2010 public improvement bonds and obligations
Amount:$144.678 million
Type:Competitive
Underwriters:First Southwest Co. (winner for 2010A); Morgan Keegan & Co. (winner for 2010B); BOSC Inc. (winner for certificates of obligation), R.W. Baird & Co. (winner for contractual obligations)
Ratings:Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Fitch: AAA
Pricing date:Aug. 26
Settlement date:Sept. 1
Series 2010A
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2011Term3%102.375
2013Serial2%104.085
2014Serial2%104.329
2015Serial2%103.557
2016Serial2%102.643
2017Serial2%101.292
2018Serial2.125%101.202
2019Serial2.375%101.65
2020Serial4%114.313
2021Serial4%111.691
2022Serial4%110.589
2023Serial3%100.596
2024Serial3%99.547
2025Serial3%98.224
2026Serial3%96.791
2027Serial3.125%96.86
2028Serial3.25%96.952
2029Serial3.375%97.199
2030Serial3.5%97.749
Series 2010B
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2011Term3%102.301
2013Serial3.5%106.429
2014Serial3.5%107.125
2015Serial3.5%106.926
2016Serial3.5%106.248
2017Serial3.5%105.136
2018Serial3.5%103.636
2019Serial3.5%102.384
2020Serial4.5%109.711
2021Serial3.45%100
2022Serial3.65%100
2025Serial4%100
2026Serial4.125%100
2027Serial4.35%100
2028Serial4.45%100
2029Serial4.55%100
2030Serial4.65%100
Contractual obligations
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2011Serial1%100.371
2011Serial1%100.673
2012Serial1%100.939
2012Serial1%101.029
2013Serial1%101.147
2013Serial1%101.215
2014Serial1%100.879
2014Serial1%100.799
2015Serial1.25%100.666
2015Serial1.25%100.491
2016Serial1.5%100.641
2016Serial1.5%100.405
2017Serial1.75%100.619
2017Serial1.75%100.331

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