High Yield Calendar

Total amount of dollar-denominated high-yield bond offerings being marketed: $8.365 billion

WEEK OF JULY 21

MSX INTERNATIONAL, INC.: $100 million senior secured notes due 2007 (B2/B); Jefferies & Co.; Rule 144A; non-callable for two years; to repay bank debt; Southfield, Mich. provider of technical business services; roadshow started July 8; price talk 11% area; pricing Tuesday.

RURAL CELLULAR CORP.: $325 million of senior notes due 2010 (Caa1/CCC); Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley; Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for four years; to repay bank debt; co. provides wireless services to rural markets in Midwest, Northeast, South and Northwest; pricing Tuesday.

WABTEC CORP.: $150 million of senior notes due 2013 (Ba2/BB); JP Morgan (books), Morgan Stanley (joint lead), ABN Amro, BB&T, BNY, Morgan Keegan, NatCity Investments, PNC (co's); Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for life; to repay revolver and for general corporate purposes; Wilmerding, Pa.-based provider of technology-based products and services for the rail industry; roadshow July 14-22; price talk 6¾%-6 7/8%; pricing Wednesday morning.

PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, INC.: $200 million senior subordinated notes due 2013 (Ba3/B+); Goldman Sachs (books), Fleet Securities, Wachovia Securities, Banc One Capital Markets (co's); Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for five years; proceeds together with available cash to repay term loan; roadshow started July 15; price talk 8 ¼%-8 ½%; princing Wednesday.

KINETIC CONCEPTS INC.: $205 million senior subordinated notes due 2013 (B3/B); Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston (joint); JP Morgan, Wells Fargo Capital (co's); Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for five years; three year equity clawback; to fund recapitalization; San Antonio, Tex. medical device company; roadshow started July 17; price talk 7¼%-7½%; pricing Wednesday.

FOCUS WICKES PLC: £225 million in sterling and euros mezzanine notes due 2011 (B3/B+); ING, Royal Bank of Scotland (joint), Goldman Sachs (co); Rule 144A/Regulations S with no registration rights; non-callable for four years; to repay debt; London-based operator of retail home improvement stores.

BSN GLASSPACK OBLIGATION: €160 million senior subordinated second lien notes due Aug. 1, 2009 (B1/B-); Citigroup, BNP Paribas (joint); Rule 144A/Regulation S; to repay bank debt and fund part of tender offer; French manufacturer of glass bottles for wines, beers, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages; roadshow started July 15; expected to price week of July 21.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: $1.7 billion senior notes; Citigroup; Rule 144A; to fund the tender and repay debt; St. Louis-based cable operator; possibly July 21 week.

GRISTEDE'S FOODS, INC.: $150 million units made up of senior secured notes due 2010 with warrants for common stock (B); Jefferies; Rule 144A; to fund acquisition of Kings Super Markets, repay debt and general corporate purposes; roadshow July 17 through late in July 21 week; New York City-area supermarket chain.

ACC ESCROW CORP.: $900 million senior notes due 2011 (B2); Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley (joint); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to restructure $1.6 billion of debt; to merge into Oklahoma City-based wireless company American Cellular Corp. as part of restructuring; roadshow begins early in week of July 21, pricing expected later the same week.

COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE PETROLEO IPIRANGA (CBPI): $100 million senior notes due 2008 (B2), putable in 2005; Bear Stearns; to repay debt; Brazilian refiner and distributor of petroleum products; roadshow started early in week of July 21; pricing Thursday or Friday.

HAIGHTS CROSS COMMUNICATIONS: $340 million: $260 million senior notes due 2011 (Caa1/B-) and $80 million of senior discount notes due 2013 (Caa2/B-); Bear Stearns; Rule 144A; to repay debt and redeem $105 million of preferred shares; White Plains, N.Y. publisher of educational and professional material; roadshow started early in the week of July 21; pricing expected late in the week of July 28.

ACETEX CORP.: $75 million add-on to 10 7/8% senior notes due Aug. 1 2009 (B2 expected/B+ confirmed); UBS Investment Bank; Rule 144A; callable on Aug. 1, 2005 at 105.438, 103.625, 101.813, par on Aug. 2, 2008 and thereafter; equity clawback until Aug. 1, 2004 for 35% at 110.875; proceeds, together with existing cash, to repay outstanding indebtedness of AT Plastics Inc.; Vancouver, B.C.-based chemical company; roadshow started July 22; pricing late in the week of July 21.

WEEK OF JULY 28

CNH GLOBAL NV: $1 billion senior notes due 2011 (Ba3/BB-); Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Investment Bank (joint); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to refinance debt maturing in 2003, repay selected near term maturities and reduce short-term debt, with less than 10% allocated for general corporate purposes; subsidiary of Lake Forest, Ill.-based tractor and combine manufacturer Case New Holland, Inc.; roadshow July 17-28.

EIRCOM LTD.: €500 million equivalent dollar and euro notes due 2013 (B1/BB+), VALENTIA: €500 million equivalent dollar and euro notes due 2013 (B3/BB+); Deutsche Bank Securities; Rule 144A/Regulation S; to repay debt; Irish telecommunications company; roadshow started July 15; pricing July 28.

FLENDER HOLDING GMBH: €250 million senior notes; Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston; to repay senior credit facility and pay dividend to sponsor CVC; Herne, Germany manufacturer of power transmission equipment; roadshow started July 21; expected to price July 28.

SELECT MEDICAL CORP.: $175 million senior subordinated notes due 2013 (B2/B); JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch (joint); Rule 144A; non-callable for five years; to fund acquisition of Kessler Rehabilitation Corp.; Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based company; roadshow July 23-28.

HILCORP ENERGY CO.: $350 million senior notes due 2010 (B3/B); Deutsche Bank Securities, Lehman Brothers (joint); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to fund acquisition of properties, acquire partner's equity interest and repay part of bank debt; privately-held Texas corporation acquires and exploits oil and gas properties; roadshow July 21-31.

MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP LLC: $200 million senior subordinated notes due 2013; JP Morgan (books), Wachovia Securities, BONY, Fleet Securities, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, McDonald, Stephens (co's); Rule 144A; non-callable for five years; to repay bank debt; Augusta, Ga.-based newspaper publisher; roadshow started July 21, pricing mid-week during the week of July 28.

ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC.: $400 million in two tranches of second priority senior secured notes: fixed rate notes due 2010, non-callable for four years, and floating rate notes due 2008 (B-); Rule 144A; Credit Suisse First Boston (books), Fleet Securities (co); to repay bank debt; Boston-based business information company; roadshow started July 22; expected to price middle of July 28 week.

ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD.: $150 million senior notes due 2010 (B2/B+); Credit Suisse First Boston (books), Banc One Capital Markets, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, RBC, Wells Fargo Capital (co's); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to redeem 11% senior subordinated notes due 2009, pay down revolver and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions; New Orleans-based independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company; roadshow started July 21; pricing mid-to-late during the week of July 28.

FHC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.: $250 million senior notes due 2011 (B3); Citigroup, Goldman Sachs (joint); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; repay bank debt; behavioral health company; roadshow July 22-30.

EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.: $200 million senior subordinated notes due 2011 (B2/B); UBS Investment Bank, Banc of America Securities (joint); Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to repay debt and possibly pay a dividend; Norcross, Ga.-based producer of aluminum, steel, vinyl and fiberglass products; roadshow started July 21; expected to price July 30-31.

EAGLEPICHER INC.: $220 million senior notes due 2013 (B3 expected/ B-); UBS Investment Bank (books), ABN Amro; Rule 144A/Regulation S; non-callable for five years; to fund tender for 9 3/8% senior subordinated notes due 2008; Phoenix, Ariz.-based manufacturer; roadshow starts July 23; pricing expected on July 31.

SEABULK INTERNATIONAL, INC.: $150 million senior notes due 2013 (B2/B); Credit Suisse First Boston (books), Banc of America Securities, RBC (co-leads), Merrill Lynch (co-manager); Rule 144A; non-callable for five years with a make-whole call through 2008; to repay part of $180 million credit facility; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based marine support and transportation services provider; roadshow started July 18; pricing during the week of July 28.

SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP.: $180 million senior secured notes due 2010 (B1/B+); Lehman Brothers; Rule 144A; non-callable for four years; to fund AIG High Star's acquisition of pipeline assets from Williams; roadshow starts July 24; pricing August 1.

RIVERWOOD INTERNTATIONAL INC.: $850 million senior notes due 2011 (B2/B-), non-call-four, and senior subordinated notes due 2013, non-call-five (B3/B-); Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Securities, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, Citigroup (joint); Rule 144A; to repay Riverwood and Graphic Packaging debt, and take out the preferred stock of Graphic Packaging; roadshow starts late in the July 21 week; pricing late in the week of July 28.

JULY BUSINESS

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.: $500 million senior notes due 2013 (Ba1/BBB); Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citigroup; also $1.15 billion senior secured credit facility; public; callable; 35% equity clawback for three years; to help pay cash dividend to Merck; roadshow expected in July.

ON THE HORIZON

DYNEGY INC.: $1.2 billion of second priority senior secured notes; Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A; to help fund tender offer and significantly reduce bank debt.

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.: $200 million senior subordinated notes; Rule 144A/Regulation S; to fund tender for $88.715 million 11 5/8% senior subordinated notes due 2007, Goldman Sachs dealer-manager; Hercules, Calif.-based manufacturer and distributor of life science research products and clinical diagnostics; consent date July 30.

CONCENTRA OPERATING CORP.: $150 million senior subordinated notes due 2010; Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A; to repay debt; Addison, Tex provider of services designed to contain healthcare and disability costs; expected to be completed during third quarter.

PHARMA SERVICES: $450 million senior subordinated notes (B3); Citigroup; also $425 million credit facility; to fund the LBO of Quintiles; Durham, N.C. provider of product development and commercial development solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

RESOURCE AMERICA, INC.: $30 million of senior notes due 2008; Bear Stearns and Friedman Billings Ramsey (joint); registered; callable on Aug. 1, 2006 at 106; concurrently company will offer up to $65.336 million of new notes in exchange for all outstanding 12% senior notes due 2004; Philadelphia-based oil and natural gas company.

http://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/83402/000095011603001564/s3.txt

LOEWS CINEPLEX THEATRES: senior subordinated notes; Rule 144A; coming with senior credit facility and IPO; IPO via Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch; to repay debt and for general corporate purposes; motion picture exhibitor headquartered in New York City.

SEMINIS INC.: $175 million (minimum) high-yield bonds; also new credit facility led by Citigroup and Bank of Montreal; part of merger agreement with Savia, SA de CV

SEAT PAGINE GIALLE: €1.2 billion bonds; to help fund €6 billion LBO by BC Partners, CVC, Investitori Associati and Permira

SATELLITES MEXICANOS S.A. DE C.V.: $80 million floating-rate notes.

ROADSHOWS

Started July 15: BSN GLASSPACK OBLIGATION euro 160 million; Citigroup, BNP Paribas; Rule 144A; Regulation S; 6NC3

Started July 15: EIRCOM Euro 1 billion equivalent; Deutsche Bank Securities; Rule 144A/Regulation S; 10-year maturity

July 17-28: CNH GLOBAL NV $1 billion; Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, UBS Investment Bank; Rule 144A; 8NC4

Started July 21: FLENDER HOLDING GMBH euro 250; Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston.

Started July 17: GRISTEDE'S FOODS, INC. $150 million approximate (notes and warrants); Jefferies & Co.; 7-year maturity

Started July 18: SEABULK INTERNATIONAL, INC. $150 million; Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A; 10NC5

July 21-31: HILCORP ENERGY CO. $350 million; Deutsche Bank Securities, Lehman Brothers; Rule 144A; 7NC4

Started July 21: MORRIS PUBLISHING GROUP LLC $200 million; JP Morgan; Rule 144A; 10NC5

Started July 21: EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL, INC. $200 million; UBS Investment Bank, Banc of America Securities; Rule 144A; 8NC4

Started July 21: ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD. $150 million; Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A; 7NC4

Early July 21 week: ACC ESCROW CORP.: $900 million; Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley; Rule 144A; 8NC4

Early July 21 week: COMPANHIA BRASILEIRA DE PETROLEO IPIRANGA (CBPI): $100 million; Bear Stearns; 8-year maturity

Early July 21 week: HAIGHTS CROSS COMMUNICATIONS $340 million; Bear Stearns; Rule 144A; 8 and 10-year maturities

Started July 22: ACETEX CORP. $75 million; UBS Investment Bank; Rule 144A; add-on

Started July 22: ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. $400 million; Credit Suisse First Boston; Rule 144A; two tranches

July 22-30: FHC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. $250 million; Citigroup, Goldman Sachs; Rule 144A; 8NC4

Starts July 23: EAGLEPICHER INC. $220 million; UBS Investment Bank; Rule 144A/Regulation S; 10NC5

July 23-28: SELECT MEDICAL CORP. $175 million; JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch; Rule 144A; 10NC5

Starts July 24: SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL CORP. $180 million; Lehman Brothers; Rule 144A; 7NC4

Starts late in July 21 week: RIVERWOOD INTERNTATIONAL INC. $850 million; Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Securities, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, Citigroup; Rule 144A; 7NC4 and 10NC5

Starts in July: MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. $500 million; Citigroup, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs; 10-year maturity

RECENT SHELF FILINGS WITH THE SEC:

AVAYA INC.: $1 billion shelf filed July 18 for common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants; securities may be issued as convertibles; Basking Ridge, N.J. of communications systems and services will use proceeds for general corporate purposes.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1116521/000104746903024549/a2113770zs-3.htm

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