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Published on 1/2/2003 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

Analysis of December high yield issuance

Total issuance: $6,436.80 in 27 deals

Columns are amounts in millions of dollars, count of deals and percentage by dollar value.

Yield

6%-6.99%300.0014.66%
7%-7.99%1,821.29828.29%
8%-8.99%1,045.20516.24%
9%-9.99%1,335.01620.74%
10%-10.99%926.19214.39%
11%-11.99%353.7925.50%
Over 12%655.32310.18%
Total6,436.8027
Pricing versus talk
Low end2,503.66838.90%
Middle2,355.86936.60%
Towards high end175.9612.73%
High end619.6639.63%
Higher203.7913.17%
NA577.8658.98%
Total6,436.8027
Use of proceeds
Acquisition1,282.16519.92%
LBO150.0012.33%
Repay bank debt1,158.12617.99%
Repay bank debt and other uses475.0027.38%
Redeem notes791.24412.29%
Tender for notes100.0011.55%
Other refi (may include bank debt)1,878.60429.19%
Other, multiple uses601.6849.35%
Total6,436.8027
Moody's rating
Ba2877.49213.63%
Ba31,666.52525.89%
B1782.27412.15%
B21,605.20924.94%
B31,438.64622.35%
NR66.6811.04%
Total6,436.8027
Upsized?
Yes3,943.771361.27%
No2,493.031438.73%
Total6,436.8027
Add ons?
Yes1,297.98920.17%
No5,138.821879.83%
Total6,436.8027
Seniority
First mortgage536.1418.33%
Senior secured925.96214.39%
Senior2,007.371031.19%
Senior sub2,967.331446.10%
Total6,436.8027
Industry sector (by SIC code)
Agriculture (0xxx)150.0012.33%
Oil and gas (13xx)457.5427.11%
Manufacturing (2xxx, 3xxx)3,270.151150.80%
Transportation (4xxx)100.0011.55%
Communications (48xx)679.94410.56%
Electric, gas, sanitary services (49xx)536.1418.33%
Wholesale (5xxx)124.3121.93%
Services (7xxx)1,118.73517.38%
Total6,436.8027
Criteria

* The tables include all dollar-denominated offerings sold in the U.S. as public or Rule 144A deals reported to Prospect News.

* Offerings are included in the time period in which they price.

* Issues maturing in 397 days or less are excluded.

* Convertibles, trust preferreds, capital securities and preferred stock are excluded.

* Fixed-rate medium-term notes with a face value above $100 million are included. All other MTNs are excluded.

* Deals rated investment-grade by either Standard & Poor's or Moody's Investors Service are excluded but deals not rated by both are included.

* Amounts are based on the total sales price (face amount multiplied by the offering price

* Units made up of a bond and a warrant are included; other units are excluded.

* Sovereign issues are excluded.

* Each tranche is counted as a separate deal.

* Passthroughs, collateral trust and equipment trust certificates are included.


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