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Published on 7/30/2013 in the Prospect News High Yield Daily.

New Issue: Swissport prices $390 million tap of 7 7/8% notes at 102.75 to yield 7.149%

By Paul A. Harris

Portland, Ore., July 30 - Aguila 3 SA, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based airport services provider Swissport International Ltd., priced a $390 million add-on to its dollar-denominated 7 7/8% senior secured notes due Jan. 31, 2018 (B2/B/) at 102.75 to yield 7.149% on Tuesday, according to a syndicate source.

The price came in the middle of the 102.5 to 103 price talk.

Citigroup Global Markets, BNP Paribas, SG CIB, Morgan Stanley & Co. and UBS Investment Bank are the joint bookrunners.

The notes become callable on Jan. 31, 2014 at 105.906. A special call provision allows the issuer to redeem 10% of the notes annually at 103 until Jan. 31, 2014.

Proceeds will be used to finance the acquisition of Servisair SAS.

Issuer:Aguila 3 SA (Swissport International Ltd.)
Face amount:$390 million
Proceeds:$401 million
Maturity:Jan. 31, 2018
Security description:Add-on to 7 7/8% senior secured notes due Jan. 31, 2018
Bookrunners:Citigroup Global Markets, BNP Paribas, SG CIB, Morgan Stanley & Co., UBS Investment Bank
Coupon:7 7/8%
Price:102.75
Yield to worst:7.149%
Spread:575 bps
Call features:Make-whole call at Treasuries plus 50 bps until Jan. 31, 2014, then callable at 105.906, 103.938, 101.969, par on and after Jan. 31, 2017
Special call:Issuer may redeem 10% of the notes at 103 until Jan. 31, 2014
Equity clawback:35% at 107.875 until Jan. 31, 2014
Change-of-control put:101%
Trade date:July 30
Settlement date:Aug. 6
Ratings:Moody's: B2
Standard & Poor's: B
Distribution:Rule 144A and Regulation S
Price talk:102.5 to 103
Marketing:Brief roadshow
Original dollar-denominated issue:$425 million priced at par in January 2011
Previous add-on:$130 million priced at 103 to yield 7.221% in May 2012
Fungibility:The new add-on notes will be fungible with the existing notes upon the closing of the acquisition
Total issue size:$1,245,000,000

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