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Published on 12/24/2020 in the Prospect News CLO Daily.

New Issue: Palmer Square prices third refinancing of three classes of CLO 2015-1 notes

By Cady Vishniac

Detroit, Dec. 24 – Palmer Square Capital Management LLC priced $597.7 million in a third refinancing of three series of notes from its Palmer Square CLO 2015-1, Ltd./ Palmer Square CLO 2015-1, LLC offering, according to a Wednesday notice.

The refinancing applies only to the CLO’s class A-1-R2 notes, class A-2-R2 notes and class B-R2 notes.

These notes will be redeemed on the issue date.

The issuer has priced $457 million of class A-1-R3 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 100 basis points, $84.2 million of class A-2-R3 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 140 bps and $56.5 million of class B-R3 floating-rate notes at Libor plus 200 bps.

Palmer Square CLO 2015-1 was originally issued on May 21, 2015 and has been refinanced twice, once on May 22, 2017 and for a second time on June 17, 2019.

In the second refinancing, the CLO sold $457 million of class A-1-R2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 122 basis points, $84.2 million of class A-2-R2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 165 bps, $56.5 million of class B-R2 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 225 bps, $36.1 million of class C-R2 senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 315 bps and $33.1 million of class D-R2 secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 625 bps.

In the first refinancing, the CLO sold $457 million of class A-1-R notes at Libor plus 130 bps, $84.2 million of class A-2-R notes at Libor plus 185 bps, $56.5 million of class B-R notes at Libor plus 255 bps, $36.1 million of class C-R notes at Libor plus 350 bps and $33.1 million of class D-R notes at Libor plus 620 bps.

In the original $435.8 million offering, the CLO priced $263.8 million of class A-1 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 150 bps; $53.45 million of class A-2 senior secured floating-rate notes at Libor plus 205 bps; $33.15 million of class B senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 285 bps; $21.15 million of class C senior secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 340 bps; $19.45 million of class D secured deferrable floating-rate notes at Libor plus 495 bps and $44.8 million of subordinated notes.

The CLO is backed primarily by broadly syndicated first-lien senior secured corporate loans.

Palmer Square is a Mission Woods, Kan., is a credit and structured credit investment company.

Issuer:Palmer Square CLO 2015-1, Ltd./ Palmer Square CLO 2015-1, LLC
Amount:$597.7 million
Maturity:May 2029
Securities:Floating-rate notes
Structure:Cash flow CLO
Placement agent:J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Manager:Palmer Square Capital Management LLC
Pricing date:Dec. 23
Settlement date:Jan. 15
Class A-1-R3
Amount:$457 million
Coupon:Libor plus 100 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: Aaa
S&P: AAA
Class A-2-R3
Amount:$84.2 million
Coupon:Libor plus 140 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: AA
S&P: Non-rated
Class A-1-R3
Amount:$56.5 million
Coupon:Libor plus 200 bps
Ratings:Moody’s: A
S&P: Non-rated

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