Private Placement Calendar

IN THE MARKET

EL POLLO LOCO, INC.: $110 million of 61/2-year second-lien senior secured notes; coupon talked at 12% to 12½%; via Jefferies & Co.; proceeds to refinance existing debt; Costa Mesa, Calif.-based restaurant operator.

UPCOMING CLOSINGS

JUNE

DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC.: $225 million of fixed-rate senior notes with a weighted average maturity of 8.5 years; proceeds to repay amounts outstanding on existing senior revolving credit facility, maturing senior term loan and maturing mortgage debt; Denver-based real estate investment trust.

JUNE 15

CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORP.: $40 million of 5.89% first mortgage bonds, series WW, due June 15, 2041; purchaser Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and its affiliates; electric utility based in Rutland, Vt.

NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP SUBSIDIARY NRP (OPERATING) LLC: $50 million of 5.03% senior notes, series J, due Dec. 1, 2026; proceeds to fund future acquisitions; Houston-based owner and manager of coal properties and coal handling and transportation infrastructure.

PLEXUS CORP.: $75 million of 5.2% senior notes due June 15, 2018; proceeds for general corporate purposes including share repurchases; Neenah, Wis.-based provider of contract electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers and other technology companies.

JUNE 20

SURGERY CENTER HOLDINGS INC.: $53.8 million of 12% senior subordinated notes; purchasers are THL Credit, Inc. and Partners Group AG; proceeds to help fund $215 million acquisition of NovaMed Inc.; Tampa, Fla.-based acquirer, developer and manager of free-standing ambulatory surgical centers.

SUMMER

TAMERLANE VENTURES INC.: $60 million bridge loan; 12% interest rate; three-year maturity with optional two-year extension; funding for construction of Pine Point project; Blaine, Wash.-based mining company.

OCTOBER 3

NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP SUBSIDIARY NRP (OPERATING) LLC: $50 million of 5.18% senior notes, series K, due Dec. 1, 2026; proceeds to fund future acquisitions; Houston-based owner and manager of coal properties and coal handling and transportation infrastructure.

NOVEMBER 30

VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.: $150 million of senior notes including $55 million of 4.67% series A notes due Nov. 30, 2021, $60 million of 5.02% series B notes due Nov. 30, 2026 and $35 million of 5.99% series C notes due Dec. 2, 2041; proceeds to partially refinance $250 million of Vectren Utility's long-term debt maturing Dec. 1, 2011; purchasers include Assurity Life Insurance Co., Pioneer Mutual Life Insurance Co., State Life Insurance Co., American United Life Insurance Co., Allstate Life Insurance Co., Phoenix Insurance Co., Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., New York Life Insurance and Annuity Corp., New York Life Insurance Co., Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield NJ, Mony Life Insurance Co. and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co.; subsidiary of Vectren Corp., an Evansville, Ind.-based energy holding company.

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