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Published on 11/7/2008 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

New Issue: Palm Beach County, Fla. prices $94.235 million in public improvement bonds with 1.83%-5.4% yields

By Sheri Kasprzak

New York, Nov. 7 - Palm Beach County in Florida has priced $94.235 million in series 2008-2 public improvement revenue bonds, said an official statement released Friday.

The bonds (Aa1/AA+/AA+) priced Thursday through lead manager Loop Capital Markets. The co-managers were Jackson Securities, Janney Montgomery Scott, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Raymond James & Associates.

The bonds are due 2009 to 2025 with a term bond due 2028. The serials have coupons from 4% to 5.5% with yields from 1.83% to 5.31%. The 2028 bonds have a 5.375% coupon to yield 5.4%.

Proceeds will be used to fund a portion of the county's obligation to the Max Planck Florida Corp. to establish a biomedical research facility. The rest will be used to refinance obligations to the Sunshine State Governmental Financing Commission from the $48.872 million outstanding in series J commercial paper revenue notes.

Issuer:Palm Beach County, Fla.
Issue:Series 2008-2 public improvement revenue bonds
Amount:$94.235 million
Type:Negotiated
Underwriter:Loop Capital Markets (lead), Jackson Securities, Janney Montgomery Scott, Merrill Lynch & Co. and Raymond James & Associates (co-managers)
Ratings:Moody's: Aa1
Standard & Poor's: AA+
Fitch: AA+
Pricing date:Nov. 6
Settlement date:Nov. 13
MaturityTypeCouponYield
2009Serial4%1.83%
2010Serial4%2.85%
2011Serial4%3.20%
2012Serial4%3.51%
2013Serial5%3.75%
2014Serial5%3.94%
2015Serial5%4.09%
2016Serial5%4.27%
2017Serial5%4.45%
2018Serial5.5%4.64%
2019Serial5.5%4.82%
2020Serial5%4.98%
2021Serial5.25%5.07%
2022Serial5.25%5.13%
2023Serial5.2%5.19%
2024Serial5.25%5.25%
2025Serial5.25%5.31%
2028Term5.375%5.40%

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