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Published on 2/18/2010 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Los Angeles Unified School District sells $1.75 billion G.O. bonds

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Feb. 18 - The Los Angeles Unified School District priced $1,745,995,000 in series 2010 general obligation bonds (Aa3/AA-/) on Thursday, according to pricing sheets.

The bonds were sold with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as the joint bookrunner for the series 2010RY bonds, the lead for the 2010KRY bonds and sole manager for the series 2010-I and 2010-A bonds.

Barclays Capital Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. were joint bookrunners for the series 2010RY bonds, along with Morgan Stanley & Co., which was also a joint bookrunner for the 2010KRY bonds.

RBC Capital Markets Corp., Stone & Youngberg and Rice Financial Products Co. were the co-managers for the series 2010KRY bonds. De La Rosa & Co. and Ramirez & Co. Inc. were the co-managers for the 2010A bonds.

The sale included $1,250,585,000 in series 2010RY Build America Bonds, $416.62 million in series 2010KRY bonds, $74.995 million in series 2010A refunding bonds and $3.795 million in series 2010I refunding bonds.

The 2010RY bonds are due 2034 with a 6.758% coupon, priced at par. The 2010A bonds are due 2010 to 2015 with 2% to 5% coupons, and the 2010I bonds are due 2013 with a 2.75% coupon, priced at 100.536. The full details of the 2010KRY bonds were not immediately available, but the bonds are due 2018 to 2026 with term bonds due 2010, 2028 and 2034. Coupons range from 1.5% to 5.25%.

Proceeds will be used to construct new schools, to repair and renovate existing schools, to improve technology systems, to purchase library books and to refund debt.

Issuer:Los Angeles Unified School District
Issue:Series 2010 general obligation bonds
Amount:$1,745,995,000
Type:Negotiated
Underwriters:Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. (leads), RBC Capital Markets, Stone & Youngberg, Rice Financial Products, De La Rosa & Co. and Ramirez & Co. Inc. (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: Aa3
Standard & Poor's: AA-
Pricing date:Feb. 18
Settlement date:March 4
Series 2010RY
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2034Term6.758%100
Series 2010KRY
MaturityTypeCoupon
2010Term1.5%
2018Serial5%
2019Serial5%
2020Serial4%
2021Serial4%
2022Serial5%
2023Serial5.25%
2024Serial5.25%
2025Serial5.25%
2026Serial5.25%
2028Term5.25%
2034Term5.25%
Series 2010A
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2010Serial2%100.551
2011Serial2%101.844
2012Serial3%104.584
2013Serial3%105.245
2013Serial4%108.484
2014Serial3%105.055
2015Serial4%108.733
2015Serial5%113.724
Series 2010I
MaturityTypeCouponPrice
2013Term2.75%100.536

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