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Published on 8/8/2013 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: South Carolina Public Service sells $1.34 billion revenue obligations

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Aug. 8 - The South Carolina Public Service Authority priced $1,341,385,000 of series 2013 revenue obligation bonds, according to a pricing sheet.

The deal included $252,655,000 of series 2013A tax-exempt bonds, $388.73 million of series 2013B tax-exempt refunding bonds, $250 million of series 2013C taxable bonds and $450 million of series 2013D taxable Libor bonds.

The 2013A bonds are due 2033, 2038 and 2043. The 2033 bonds have a 5.5% coupon priced at 106.286 to yield 4.72%. The 2038 bonds have a 5% coupon priced at 97.196 to yield 5.2%. The 2043 bonds have a split maturity with a 5.125% coupon priced at 97.367 to yield 5.3% and a 5.75% coupon priced at 106.79 to yield 4.9%.

The 2013B bonds are due 2038 and 2043. The 2038 bonds have a 5% coupon priced at 97.196 to yield 5.2%, and the 2043 bonds have a 5.125% coupon priced at 97.367 to yield 5.3%.

The 2013C bonds are due Dec. 1, 2041 and have a 5.784% coupon priced at par.

The 2013D bonds are due 2015 to 2016 and bear interest at Libor plus 1 basis point priced at par.

Proceeds will be used to fund a portion of the authority's ongoing capital improvement program and to refinance a portion of outstanding debt.

Issuer:South Carolina Public Service Authority
Issue:Series 2013 revenue obligation bonds
Amount:$1,341,385,000
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Goldman Sachs & Co. (lead for 2013A and 2013B), Barclays (lead for 2013C), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (lead for 2013D), BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: Aa3
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Fitch: AA-
Pricing date:Aug. 8
Settlement date:Aug. 21
$252,655,000 series 2013A tax-exempt bonds
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPriceYield
$10.45 million2033Term5.5%106.2864.72%
$42,205,0002038Term5%97.1965.20%
$100 million2043Term5.125%97.3675.30%
$100 million2043Term5.75%106.794.90%
$388.73 million series 2013B tax-exempt refunding bonds
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPriceYield
$126.48 million2038Term5%97.1965.20%
$262.25 million 2043Term5.125%97.3675.30%
$250 million series 2013C taxable bonds
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
Dec. 1, 2041Term5.784%100
$450 million series 2013D taxable Libor index bonds
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$350 million2015SerialLibor plus 1 bp100
$100 million2016SerialLibor plus 1 bp100

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