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Published on 10/22/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, sells $373.67 million refunding revenue bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Oct. 22 - The Lower Colorado River Authority of Texas sold $373.67 million in series 2010 refunding revenue bonds, according to a pricing sheet.

The sale included $244.135 million in series 2010A bonds and $129.535 million in series 2010B bonds.

The bonds (A1/A/A+) were sold through Goldman Sachs & Co. The co-lead managers were Barclays Capital Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. The co-managers were Citigroup Global Markets Inc., First Southwest Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp., Rice Financial Products Co., Southwest Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC.

The 2010A bonds are due 2012 to 2030 with term bonds due 2035 and 2040. The serial coupons range from 2% to 5%. The 2035 bonds have a 5% coupon priced at 108.309. The 2040 bonds have a 5% coupon priced at 108.464.

The 2010B bonds are due 2011 to 2024 with 2% to 5% coupons.

Proceeds will be used to refund the authority's series A commercial paper notes and refund its parity debt, as well as to make a deposit to a debt service reserve fund.

Issuer:Lower Colorado River Authority
Issue:Series 2010 refunding revenue bonds
Amount:$373.67 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Goldman Sachs & Co. (lead), Barclays Capital Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (co-lead managers), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., First Southwest Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp., Rice Financial Products Co., Southwest Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: A1
Standard & Poor's: A
Fitch: A+
Pricing date:Oct. 22
Settlement date:Nov. 18
$244.135 million series 2010A
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$5.295 million2012Serial2%101.775
$5.4 million2013Serial4%107.108
$5.625 million2014Serial5%112.116
$5.9 million2015Serial5%113.98
$6.2 million2016Serial5%115.247
$6.51 million2017Serial5%115.933
$6.835 million2018Serial5%116.315
$7.175 million2019Serial5%115.869
$7.535 million2020Serial5%115.876
$7.765 million2021Serial5%115.068
$8.15 million2022Serial5%114.194
$8.56 million2023Serial5%113.985
$15.74 million2024Serial5%113.938
$18.625 million2025Serial5%113.756
$10.625 million2026Serial5%113.449
$10.39 million2027Serial5%113.026
$10.87 million2028Serial5%112.494
$11.36 million2029Serial5%111.863
$11.885 million2030Serial5%111.141
$36.44 million2035Term5%108.309
$37.25 million2040Term5%108.464
$129.535 million series 2010B
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$650,0002011Serial2%100.71
$5.93 million2012Serial3%103.255
$6.195 million2013Serial4%107.108
$525,0002014Serial3%105.328
$5.91 million2014Serial5%112.116
$2.88 million2015Serial4%109.678
$3.875 million2015Serial5%113.98
$2.525 million2016Serial3%104.91
$4.545 million2016Serial5%115.247
$6.365 million2017Serial5%115.933
$5 million2018Serial4%109.545
$1.635 million2018Serial5%116.315
$1.27 million2019Serial4%108.383
$9.015 million2019Serial5%115.869
$6 million2020Serial4%107.692
$7.865 million2020Serial5%115.876
$29.235 million2021Serial5%115.068
$15.455 million2022Serial5%114.194
$14.16 million2023Serial5%113.985
$500,0002024Serial3.625%99.418

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