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Published on 3/16/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority prices $78.18 million revenue bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, March 16 - The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority sold $78.18 million in series 2010 electric system revenue bonds on Tuesday, according to a term sheet.

The sale included $39.985 million in series 2010A tax-exempt refunding bonds, $9.185 million in series 2010B tax-exempt revenue bonds and $29.01 million in series 2010C Build America Bonds.

The 2010A bonds are due 2011 to 2018 with 4% 5% coupons, and the 2010B bonds are due 2022 with a 5% coupon. The pricing data for the 2010C bonds was not immediately available.

Rice Financial Products Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. were the senior managers.

The bonds (Baa2/BBB-/BBB) will be used to refund the authority's series 1998 bonds and fund capital expenditures previously funded by draws on a temporary line of credit.

Based in Christiansted, St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority is a water and power utility.

Issuer:Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority
Issue:Series 2010 electric system revenue bonds
Amount:$78.18 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Rice Financial Products Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead)
Ratings:Moody's: Baa2
Standard & Poor's: BBB-
Fitch: BBB
Pricing date:March 16
Series 2010A
MaturityTypeCoupon
2011Serial4%
2012Serial4%
2013Serial4%
2014Serial4%
2015Serial4.75%
2016Serial4.75%
2017Serial4.75%
2018Serial5%
Series 2010B
MaturityTypeCoupon
2022Term5%

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