| 8/12/2005 | HY | Alltel subsidiary Western Wireless sets payment in tender for 91/4% notes
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| 8/1/2005 | HY | Alltel subsidiary Western Wireless tenders for 91/4% notes
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| 7/22/2005 | BKCVHY | Moody's lifts Western Wireless from junk
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| 1/12/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Level 3 higher on job cuts; CenturyTel off; Kodak up; Advanced Micro rebounds
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| 1/11/2005 | BKCVDDHY | Moody's may up Western Wireless, affirms Alltel
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| 1/10/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Western Wireless, Alltel soften on merger; GM, Ford, auto suppliers lower
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| 1/10/2005 | HY | Market Commentary: Western Wireless firms on definite merger news; Ames, General Nutrition ready to price
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| 1/10/2005 | BKCVHY | Alltel to acquire Western Wireless for $6 billion; plans to refinance Western debt with cash on hand
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| 1/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AtheroGenics ends at 100.5; Western Wireless steady; Cap Gemini pressures techs
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| 1/7/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: AtheroGenics ends at 100.5; Western Wireless steady; Cap Gemini pressures techs
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| 1/7/2005 | HY | Market Commentary: Bally firms on talk of stake sale; Penn Gaming plans bond sale
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| 1/6/2005 | CV | Market Commentary: Western Wireless comes in on Alltel deal buzz; Citizens gains; Leucadia off; AtheroGenics up
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| 1/6/2005 | HY | Market Commentary: Six Flags, Cognis deals price; Western Wireless jumps on takeover buzz; funds see $138.7 million inflows
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| 12/31/2004 | BKCVDDHY | Moody's rates Western Wireless SGL-3
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| 12/31/2004 | BKCVDDHY | S&P: Western Wireless unaffected
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| 12/22/2004 | BKDD | Western Wireless: $1.55 billion credit facility would be in jeopardy if Vodafone wins dispute
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| 8/24/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Nortek, Cinram break for trading with both deals' institutional paper quoted over par
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| 7/30/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Century Aluminum ends at 100.875; telecoms mixed, Delta leads airlines lower
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| 5/26/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: U.S. Can, Otis Spunkmeyer launch, Nextel gains on Moody's upgrade review
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| 5/13/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Western Wireless breaks at below par bid, Freedom Communications breaks around par 1/2 bid
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| 4/21/2004 | BKCVDDHY | S&P rates Western Wireless loan B-
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| 4/20/2004 | BKCVDDHY | Moody's rates Western Wireless loan
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| 4/15/2004 | BK | Market Commentary: Amscan attracts institutional attention and gains GECC as administrative agent
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| 4/14/2004 | BK | Western Wireless launches $1.5 billion credit facility
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| 4/8/2004 | BK | Western Wireless looking to refinance existing credit facility
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| 4/8/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: Allied Waste hauled to 102.25; Cendant bid up as stock drops; Yahoo! cheers quiet in converts
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| 2/18/2004 | CV | Market Commentary: CP Ships, Sovereign on tap early Thursday; El Paso, Primus beaten down; Corixa eyed in biotech rally
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| 12/19/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary falls silent as year keeps winding down; Parmalat bonds swoon on missing money
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| 12/12/2003 | BKDDHY | Moody's ups Western Wireless ratings
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| 10/29/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Western Wireless heads higher on public offering news; Itron oversubscribed on day of launch
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| 10/29/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Nalco prices four-part mega-deal, NeighborCare, Dura also price; Insight firms on results
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| 10/27/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Ondeo Nalco term loan B upsizes by $200 and reverse flexes by 25 basis points
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| 10/24/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Western Wireless bid jumps to 99-plus levels as third quarter earnings entice investors
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| 10/14/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Keystone sees good attendance, some investors eyeing upcoming bond deal before committing
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| 9/16/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Levi's term loan may contain fixed-, floating-rate tranches, pricing still to be determined
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| 9/2/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Western Wireless edges up into 98 levels in strong secondary market
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| 8/28/2003 | CV | Market Commentary: Miscellaneous scraps of convertible paper trading; action to heat up next week
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| 8/27/2003 | CV | Market Commentary: Odd and ends offered amidst slow, boring session; market looks to post-holiday primary
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| 8/21/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Goodyear revolver up two points on long-awaited labor negotiation progress
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| 8/20/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Casella repriced B loan breaks; Charter, Nextel, Rural Cellular and Western Wireless all trade up
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| 8/1/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Dynegy deal, Graphic Packaging lead primary; FHC Health scrubbed
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| 7/29/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Downsized CNH, upsized Eircom, Morris among deals pricing; Oregon Steel continues slide
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| 7/24/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Calpine second-lien term loan heads lower following news of bond sale by subsidiary
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| 7/21/2003 | DDHY | Unicco seeks to amend 9 7/8% notes
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| 7/21/2003 | BKCVDDHY | High yield issuance surge could lead to rise in defaults, S&P warns
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| 7/11/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Charter bonds gyrate on new-deal and tender offer news; revamped Western Wireless offering prices
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| 7/11/2003 | HY | Western Wireless to redeem 101/2% '06, '07 notes with new-deal proceeds
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| 7/11/2003 | HY | New Issue: Western Wireless sells $600 million 10-year notes to yield 91/4%
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| 7/10/2003 | HY | Western Wireless $600 million deal restructured as 10-year notes, talked at 91/4%-91/2%
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| 7/10/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Calpine mega-deal prices, fizzles in secondary; funds see $223.8 million inflow
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| 7/10/2003 | BKCVDDHY | S&P takes Western Wireless off watch, rates notes CCC
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| 7/9/2003 | BK | Western Wireless to prepay $400 million of bank debt
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| 7/8/2003 | HY | Western Wireless expected to price $600 million notes in seven- and 10-year tranches Friday
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| 7/8/2003 | HY | Market Commentary: Western Wireless plans $600 million deal, others slate; Dana bonds firm on takeover news
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| 6/13/2003 | CV | Western Wireless greenshoe exercised, raising convertibles to $115 million
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| 6/6/2003 | CV | New Issue: Western Wireless $100 million convertibles yield 4.625%, up 38%
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| 6/5/2003 | BKCVDDHY | S&P rates Western Wireless convertible CCC
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| 6/5/2003 | CV | Market Commentary: Continental soars past 107; five new deals totaling $1.23 billion at bat after closing bell
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| 6/4/2003 | CV | Western Wireless $100 million convertibles talked to yield 4.375-4.875%, up 38-42%
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| 5/29/2003 | DD | Market Commentary: Qwest dives after earnings, widened SEC probe; Aquila drops on downgrade
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| 5/29/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Charter trades higher ahead of Friday's bank meeting on amendment
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| 5/22/2003 | DD | Market Commentary: Calpine, Mirant continue lower on analyst's report; AMR, UAL remain on upward path
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| 5/14/2003 | DD | Market Commentary: NRG steady as it files for Chapter 11; distressed market otherwise seen quiet
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| 5/12/2003 | DD | Market Commentary: Airlines firmer as carriers hike prices; Qwest said to buy back debt
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| 5/2/2003 | DD | Market Commentary: UAL higher despite earnings bomb; other airlines stronger on Merrill upgrade; HealthSouth ekes out gain
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| 4/4/2003 | BKDDHY | S&P cuts Western Wireless, still on watch
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| 2/19/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: Indications point to successful managing agent meeting Thursday for Dole's $1.1 billion loan
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| 2/13/2003 | BK | Market Commentary: DirecTV $800 million B loan sees over a billion in demand after general syndication launch
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| 12/23/2002 | BK | Moody's cuts Western Wireless
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| 12/23/2002 | HY | Moody's cuts Western Wireless
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| 11/26/2002 | BK | Market Commentary: Gate Gourmet holds bank meeting for new credit facility on Tuesday
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| 11/21/2002 | BK | Market Commentary: Primary picks up with Del Monte, Atlantis Plastics, Aero Products tapping the market
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| 11/19/2002 | HY | B of A High Yield Large-Cap Index up 0.76%, 5th straight gain; YTD loss cut to 8.26%
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| 11/8/2002 | HY | Market Commentary: Sagging stocks, short session still junk market
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| 8/16/2002 | HY | Market Commentary: Wireless sector firms, Kmart and UAL bounce; Charter off on federal subpoena news
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| 8/13/2002 | HY | Western Wireless buys back $17 million notes
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| 6/21/2002 | BKCVHY | Moody's starts downgrade review for most junk wireless companies on growth concerns
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| 5/22/2002 | BK | S&P cuts Qwest to junk
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| 5/22/2002 | HY | S&P cuts Qwest to junk
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| 5/15/2002 | HY | Western Wireless buys back $20 million notes
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| 5/10/2002 | CV | Market Commentary: PCS-linked paper, Motorola fall on credit worries as WorldCom goes to junkyard
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| 3/18/2002 | HY | Moody's puts Conseco senior debt on downgrade review
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| 1/9/2002 | HY | Moody's downgrades Conseco, outlook negative
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| 1/8/2002 | HY | Moody's rates new Regal Cinemas notes B3
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| 11/16/2001 | HY | Moody's downgrades Nuevo Energy's sr sub notes
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