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Published on 4/24/2014 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: State of Illinois offers up $750 million of general obligation bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, April 24 - The State of Illinois sold $750 million of series of May 2014 general obligation bonds, according to a pricing sheet.

The bonds (A3/A-/A-) were sold through lead manager Wells Fargo Securities LLC.

The bonds are due 2015 to 2036 with a term bond due in 2039. The serial coupons range from 2% to 5%. The 2039 bonds have a 4.5% coupon priced at par and a 5% coupon priced at 103.657.

Proceeds will be used to finance capital projects under the Illinois Jobs Now! program.

Issuer:State of Illinois
Issue:Series of May 2014 general obligation bonds
Amount:$750 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters;Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead), J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons LLC/Melvin & Co. LLC, Mesirow Financial Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc. (co-senior managers), Academy Securities Inc., Alamo Capital, Blaylock Robert Van LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Stern Brothers & Co. (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: A-
Fitch: A-
Pricing date:April 24
Settlement date:May 8
AmountMaturityTypeCouponPrice
$30 million2015Serial2%101.613
$30 million2016Serial5%108.133
$30 million2017Serial5%111.03
$30 million2018Serial5%113.143
$30 million2019Serial5%114.306
$30 million2020Serial5%114.764
$30 million2021Serial5%114.817
$30 million2022Serial5%114.481
$30 million2023Serial5%113.952
$30 million2024Serial5%113.626
$30 million2025Serial5%112.006
$850,0002026Serial3.5%99.611
$29.15 million2026Serial5%110.501
$30 million2027Serial5%109.021
$30 million2028Serial5%108.076
$30 million2029Serial5%107.564
$5.75 million2030Serial4%99.765
$30 million2030Serial5%106.887
$30 million2031Serial5%106.215
$30 million2032Serial5%105.714
$30 million2033Serial5%105.382
$15 million2034Serial4.25%99.333
$15 million2034Serial5%104.721
$30 million2035Serial5%104.31
$30 million2036Serial5%104.147
$8.42 million2039Term4.5%100
$81.58 million2039Term5%103.657

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