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Published on 12/2/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Empire State Urban Development prices $1.11 billion personal income tax revenue bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Dec. 2 - The Empire State Urban Development Corp. priced $1,109,420,000 of series 2010 state personal income tax revenue bonds on Thursday, according to a pricing sheet.

The bonds (//AA) were sold on a negotiated basis with Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. as the lead manager for the 2010A bonds and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as the lead manager for the 2010B bonds. The co-managers were Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Loop Capital Markets LLC; M.R. Beal & Co.; Barclays Capital Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Ramirez & Co. Inc.; Rice Financial Products Co.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC; Wells Fargo Securities LLC; BB&T Capital Markets LLC; Cabrera Capital Markets LLC; Fidelity Capital Markets Services Inc.; Jackson Securities; Jefferies & Co.; Janney Montgomery Scott LLC; Lebenthal & Co.; Mesirow Financial Inc.; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Raymond James & Associates Inc.; RBC Capital Markets Corp.; Roosevelt & Cross Inc.; Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc.; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc.; and Stone & Youngberg.

The offering included $367.295 million of series 2010A bonds and $742.125 million of series 2010B bonds.

The 2010A bonds are due 2011 and 2015 to 2020 with 2% to 5% coupons. The 2010B bonds are due 2011 to 2014 and 2020 to 2025 with a 2040 term bond. Serial coupons range from 1.56% to 5.51%, all priced at par. The 2040 bonds have a 5.838% coupon priced at par.

Proceeds will be used to finance capital improvements and equipment purchases for state agencies and the City University of New York.

Based in Albany, the corporation provides funding for economic development projects throughout the state.

Issuer:Empire State Urban Development Corp.
Issue:Series 2010 state personal income tax revenue bonds
Amount:$1,109,420,000
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead for 2010A); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead for 2010B); Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Loop Capital Markets LLC; M.R. Beal & Co.; Barclays Capital Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Ramirez & Co. Inc.; Rice Financial Products Co.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC; Wells Fargo Securities LLC; BB&T Capital Markets LLC; Cabrera Capital Markets LLC; Fidelity Capital Markets Services Inc.; Jackson Securities; Jefferies & Co.; Janney Montgomery Scott LLC; Lebenthal & Co.; Mesirow Financial Inc.; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Raymond James & Associates Inc.; RBC Capital Markets Corp.; Roosevelt & Cross Inc.; Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc.; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc.; and Stone & Youngberg (co-managers)
Rating:Fitch: AA
Pricing date:Dec. 2
Settlement date:Dec. 8
$367.295 million series 2010A
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$15.345 million2011Serial2%100.47
$2.455 million2015Serial2%101.56
$3.835 million2016Serial2%100.447
$62.12 million2016Serial5%115.417
$12.615 million2017Serial4%109.869
$56.51 million2017Serial5%115.676
$4.03 million2018Serial3%102.231
$67.96 million2018Serial5%115.37
$2.07 million2019Serial3.25%102.406
$73.435 million2019Serial5%115.179
$6.05 million2020Serial3.5%102.629
$15 million2020Serial4%106.617
$45.87 million2020Serial5%114.593
$742.125 million series 2010B
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$91.31 million2011Serial2%100
$92.53 million2012Serial1.56%100
$73.755 million2013Serial2.028%100
$70.77 million2014Serial2.626%100
$12.33 million2020Serial4.61%100
$57.07 million2021Serial4.81%100
$21.095 million2022Serial5.01%100
$21.755 million2023Serial5.21%100
$22.46 million2024Serial5.36%100
$23.235 million2025Serial5.51%100
$255.815 million 2040Term5.838%100

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