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Published on 4/11/2014 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Shenkman Capital Management prices $520.6 million Washington Mill CLO

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., April 11 - Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. priced $520,625,000 of notes due April 20, 2026 in the Washington Mill CLO Ltd./Washington Mill CLO LLC offering, according to an informed source on Friday.

The CLO sold $3.5 million of class X senior floating-rate notes (//AAA) at Libor plus 100 basis points; $295 million of class A-1 senior floating-rate notes (//AAA) at Libor plus 150 bps; $18.75 million of 3.28% class A-2 senior fixed-rate notes (//AAA); $48,125,000 of class B-1 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 205 bps; $18.75 million of 4.25% class B-2 fixed-rate notes; $25,625,000 of class C floating-rate notes at Libor plus 300 bps; $33,125,000 of class D floating-rate notes at Libor plus 345 bps; $23.75 million of class E floating-rate notes at Libor plus 485 bps and $11.25 million of class F floating-rate notes at Libor plus 550 bps.

The deal included $42.75 million of subordinated notes in the equity tranche.

BofA Merrill Lynch was the placement agent.

Shenkman Capital Management will manage the CLO.

The CLO, backed primarily by broadly syndicated senior secured loans, will have a two-year non-call period and a four-year reinvestment period.

Shenkman plans to use the proceeds to purchase a portfolio of about $500 million of primarily senior secured leveraged loans.

The New York-based investment firm was in the CLO primary market in 2013 with the $471.38 million Brookside Mill CLO Ltd./Brookside Mill CLO LLC deal and the $419.1 million Sudbury Mill CLO Ltd./Sudbury Mill CLO LLC offering.

Issuer:Washington Mill CLO Ltd./Washington Mill CLO LLC
Amount:$520,625,000
Maturity:April 20, 2026
Securities:Fixed-rate, floating-rate and subordinated notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:BofA Merrill Lynch
Manager:Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.
Call feature:2016
Pricing date:April 10
Settlement date:May 15
Distribution:Rule 144A
Class X notes
Amount:$3.5 million
Securities:Senior floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 100 bps
Rating:Fitch: AAA
Class A-1 notes
Amount:$295 million
Securities:Senior floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 150 bps
Rating:Fitch: AAA
Class A-2 notes
Amount:$18.75 million
Securities:Senior fixed-rate notes
Coupon:3.28%
Rating:Fitch: AAA
Class B-1 notes
Amount:$48,125,000
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 205 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class B-2 notes
Amount:$18.75 million
Securities:Fixed-rate notes
Coupon:4.25%
Ratings:Non-rated
Class C notes
Amount:$25,625,000
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 300 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class D notes
Amount:$33,125,000
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 345 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class E notes
Amount:$23.75 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 485 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Class F notes
Amount:$11.25 million
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Coupon:Libor plus 550 bps
Ratings:Non-rated
Equity tranche
Amount:$42.75 million
Securities:Subordinated notes
Ratings:Non-rated

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