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Published on 6/29/2011 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Tobacco Settlement Financing, N.Y., sells $959.2 million revenue bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, June 29 - The Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. of New York came to market Wednesday with its $959.195 million sale of series 2011 asset-backed revenue bonds, said a pricing sheet.

The bonds (AA-/AA-) were sold through Barclays Capital Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. The co-managers were M.R. Beal & Co.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Jefferies & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Loop Capital Markets LLC; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Roosevelt & Cross Inc.; Ramirez & Co. Inc.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC; and Wells Fargo Securities LLC.

The bonds are due 2013 to 2018 with 2% to 5% coupons.

Proceeds will be used to refund the corporation's series 2003A-1C and 2003B-1C bonds.

Issuer:Tobacco Settlement Finance Corp.
Issue:Series 2011 asset-backed revenue bonds
Amount:$959.195 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Barclays Capital Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); M.R. Beal & Co.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Jefferies & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Loop Capital Markets LLC; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc.; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Roosevelt & Cross Inc.; Ramirez & Co. Inc.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC; and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers)
Ratings:Standard & Poor's: AA-
Fitch: AA-
Pricing date:June 29
Settlement date:July 7
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$15.405 million2013Serial2%102.01
$34.595 million2013Serial4%105.767
$81.595 million2013Serial4%105.767
$15.065 million2014Serial3%104.472
$36.535 million2014Serial5%110.134
$85 million2014Serial5%110.134
$14.96 million2015Serial3%104.46
$39.04 million2015Serial5%111.958
$89 million2015Serial5%111.958
$19.555 million2016Serial3%104.406
$58.445 million2016Serial5%113.684
$94 million2016Serial5%113.684
$5.62 million2017Serial4%108.694
$75.38 million2017Serial5%114.162
$98 million2017Serial5%114.162
$9.06 million2018Serial4%107.805
$91.94 million2018Serial5%114.05
$96 million2018Serial5%114.05

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