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Published on 8/14/2009 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Carolinas Health Care, N.C., issues terms for $222.65 million bonds

By Aaron Hochman-Zimmerman

New York, Aug. 14 - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, N.C., issued final terms for its $222.645 million series 2009A health care revenue refunding bond (Aa3/AA-/) which priced Wednesday at a 5.34% true interest cost on behalf of the Carolinas Health Care System, according to Mark Keener, vice president and treasurer.

The bonds priced with an average coupon of 5.16% and an average yield of 5.26%.

The bonds carry serial maturities from 2010 to 2029. Two term bonds due 2034 have a five-year and a 10-year call, respectively, as well as a third term bond due 2039.

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as lead underwriters for the negotiated deal. BB&T Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. were co-managers.

Proceeds will be used to refund the health care system's series 1997A, 2007J, 2007K and 2007L bonds.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is located in Charlotte, N.C.

Issuer:Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority/Carolinas Health Care System
Issue:Series 2009A health care revenue refunding bonds
Amount:$222.645 million
Maturities:Serial bonds due 2010 to 2039, term bonds due 2034, 2039
Average coupon:5.16%
Average yield:5.26%
True interest cost:5.34%
Underwriters:Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); BB&T Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (co-managers)
Type:Negotiated
Pricing date:Aug. 12
Settlement date:Aug. 27
Serial bonds, retail sales
MaturityAmountCouponYieldPriceCall dateCall price
Jan. 15, 2010$7.895 million2.000%0.800%100.457
Jan. 15, 2011$6.800 million3.000%1.480%102.072
Jan. 15, 2012$2.800 million3.000%2.070%102.150
Jan. 15, 2013$1.185 million3.000%2.430%101.839
Jan. 15, 2014$3.025 million3.250%2.890%101.470
Jan. 15, 2015$3.140 million3.500%3.230%101.371
Jan. 15, 2016$515,0003.750%3.510%101.358
Jan. 15, 2017$1.815 million4.000%3.780%101.402
Jan. 15, 2018$3.530 million4.000%4.030%99.784
Jan. 15, 2019$3.650 million4.125%4.230%99.189
Jan. 15, 2021$1.335 million4.500%4.580%99.467
Jan. 15, 2023$1.345 million4.750%4.800%99.505
Jan. 15, 2025$4.915 million5.000%5.000%100.000
Jan. 15, 2027$5.410 million5.000%5.090%98.964
Jan. 15, 2028$5.635million5.000%5.130%98.458
Jan. 15, 2029$5.990 million5.125%5.200%99.085
Serial bonds, institutional sales
MaturityAmountCouponYieldPriceCall dateCall price
Jan. 15, 2013$1.740 million4.000%2.430%105.067
Jan. 15, 2016$1.755 million5.000%3.510%108.451
Jan. 15, 2017$1.555 million5.000%3.780%107.792
Jan. 15, 2020$3.750 million5.000%4.400%104.567Jan. 15, 2019100.000
Jan. 15, 2021$2.675 million5.000%4.560%103.323Jan. 15, 2019100.000
Jan. 15, 2022$4.225 million5.000%4.690%102.326Jan. 15, 2019100.000
Jan. 15, 2023$3.095 million5.000%4.800%103.362Jan. 15, 2019100.000
Jan. 15, 2024$4.610 million5.250%4.910%102.526Jan. 15, 2019100.000
Jan. 15, 2026$5.175 million5.000%5.404%99.551
Term bond due 2034
MaturityAmountCouponYieldPriceCall dateCall price
Jan. 15, 2030$895,0005.250%5.460%97.181
Term bond due 2034, five-year call
MaturityAmountCouponYieldPriceCall dateCall price
Jan. 15, 2031$945,0005.250%5.460%97.181
Jan. 15, 2032$2.000 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Jan. 15, 2033$1.050 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Jan. 15, 2034$1.110 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Term bond due 2034, 10-year call
MaturityAmountCouponYieldPriceCall dateCall price
Jan. 15, 2030$5.415 million
Jan. 15, 2031$5.705 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Jan. 15, 2032$14.690 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Jan. 15, 2033$25.725 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Jan. 15, 2034$14.115 million5.250%5.460%97.181
Term bond due 2039
Jan. 15, 2035$16.050 million5.250%5.490%96.512
Jan. 15, 2036$16.945 million5.250%5.490%96.512
Jan. 15, 2037$9.935 million5.250%5.490%96.512
Jan. 15, 2038$10.470 million5.250%5.490%96.512
Jan. 15, 2039$11.030 million5.250%5.490%96.512

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