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Published on 9/13/2017 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: Alliant prices $150 million tap of 8¼% notes due 2023 at 104

By Paul A. Harris

Portland, Ore., Sept. 13 – Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC and Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, Inc. priced a $150 million add-on to their 8¼% senior notes due Aug. 1, 2023 (Caa2/CCC+) at 104 on Wednesday, according to a syndicate source.

The reoffer price came on top of price talk and renders a 6.69% yield to worst and a 7.395% yield to maturity.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch, Jefferies LLC, Macquarie Capital, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. were the joint bookrunners.

The Newport Beach, Calif.-based specialty insurance brokerage firm plans to use the proceeds to acquire an institutional investor’s minority equity interest in the company.

Issuer:Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC and Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, Inc.
Face amount:$150 million
Proceeds:$156 million
Maturity:Aug. 1, 2023
Security description:Add-on to 8¼% senior notes due Aug. 1, 2023
Bookrunners:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch, Jefferies LLC, Macquarie Capital, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.
Coupon:8¼%
Price:104
Yield to worst:6.69%
Yield to maturity:7.395%
Spread:523 bps
First call:Make-whole call at Treasuries plus 50 bps until Aug. 1, 2018, then callable at 104.125
Equity clawback:40% equity clawback at 108.25 until to Aug. 1, 2018
Trade date:Sept. 13
Settlement date:Sept. 18 with accrued interest
Ratings:Moody's: Caa2
S&P: CCC+
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S for life
Price talk:104
Marketing:Quick to market
Original issue:$535 million priced at par in July 2013
Fungibility:Rule 144A add-on notes to become immediately fungible with original notes; Regulation S add-on notes to become fungible with original notes after 40-day cooling period
Total issue size:$685 million

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