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Published on 10/6/2011 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas, prices $599.2 million bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Oct. 6 - The Lower Colorado River Authority of Texas sold $599.195 million of series 2011 transmission contract refunding revenue bonds, according to a pricing sheet.

The offering included $409.195 million of series 2011A bonds and $190 million of series 2011B bonds.

The 2011A bonds are due 2012 to 2031 with term bonds due in 2033 and 2041. The serial coupons range from 1.5% to 5%. The 2033 bonds have a 5% coupon priced at 102.675. The 2041 bonds have a split maturity with a 4.5% coupon priced at 96.818 and a 5% coupon priced at 102.287.

The 2011B bonds are due 2012 to 2026 with coupons from 1.5% to 5%.

The bonds (A2/A/A+) were sold through Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc.

The co-managers were Goldman Sachs & Co., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., First Southwest Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc., RBC Capital Markets LLC, Rice Financial Products Co., Southwest Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC.

Proceeds will be used to refund outstanding transmission contract revenue notes and other transmission contract revenue debt.

Issuer:Lower Colorado River Authority
Issue:Series 2011 transmission contract refunding revenue bonds
Amount:$599.195 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. (lead), Goldman Sachs & Co., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., First Southwest Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc., RBC Capital Markets LLC, Rice Financial Products Co., Southwest Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: A2
Standard & Poor's: A
Fitch: A+
Pricing date:Oct. 6
Settlement date:Oct. 20
$409.195 million series 2011A bonds
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$20.3 million2012Serial1.5%NRO
$15.805 million2013Serial5%106.471
$15.975 million2014Serial5%109.826
$16.17 million2015Serial5%112.045
$16.375 million2016Serial5%113.505
$16.565 million2017Serial5%114.318
$16.79 million2018Serial5%114.47
$17.03 million2019Serial5%113.814
$17.28 million2020Serial5%113.395
$17.545 million2021Serial5%113.498
$17.805 million2022Serial5%111.933
$18.07 million2023Serial5%110.224
$18.35 million2024Serial5%108.629
$18.655 million2025Serial5%107.307
$6.49 million2026Serial5%106.41
$11.195 million2027Serial5%105.601
$11.535 million2028Serial5%104.801
$11.89 million2029Serial5%104.086
$7.885 million2030Serial5%103.378
$8.28 million2031Serial5%102.986
$8.28 million2031Serial5%102.986
$9.125 million2033Term5%102.675
$7.205 million2041Term4.5%96.818
$92.875 million2041Term5%102.287
$190 million series 2011B bonds
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$4.395 million2012Serial1.5%NRO
$9.075 million2013Serial2%101.804
$1 million2014Serial3%104.774
$7.795 million2014Serial5%109.826
$15.25 million2015Serial5%112.045
$1.05 million2016Serial4%109.148
$14.165 million2016Serial5%113.505
$2.625 million2017Serial4%109.111
$12.54 million2017Serial5%114.318
$15.11 million2018Serial5%114.47
$15.08 million2019Serial5%113.814
$15.045 million2020Serial5%113.395
$15.01 million2021Serial5%113.498
$15.005 million2022Serial5%111.933
$14.995 million2023Serial5%110.224
$10.62 million2024Serial5%108.629
$10.62 million2025Serial5%107.307
$10.62 million2026Serial5%106.41

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