E-mail us: service@prospectnews.com Or call: 212 374 2800
Bank Loans - CLOs - Convertibles - Distressed Debt - Emerging Markets
Green Finance - High Yield - Investment Grade - Liability Management
Preferreds - Private Placements - Structured Products
 
Published on 10/14/2010 in the Prospect News Bank Loan Daily, Prospect News Convertibles Daily and Prospect News High Yield Daily.

Moody's: Sirius XM unchanged

Moody's Investors Service said that there is no change to the ratings on Sirius XM Radio Inc. or XM Satellite Radio Inc., following the $150 million upsizing of XM Satellite Radio's 7 5/8% senior unsecured bond offering due 2018 to $700 million from $550 million. The bond offering has a rating of B3 (LGD 4, 65%).

Sirius XM Radio's ratings also include its corporate family rating of B3, probability of default rating of B2, speculative grade liquidity rating of SGL-2, 9¾% senior secured notes due 2015 rating of Ba3 (LGD 2, 12%) and 8¾% senior unsecured notes due 2015 rating of B3 (LGD 4, 65%).

XM Satellite Radio's 11¼% senior secured notes due 2013 have a rating of Ba3 (LGD 2, 12%), and there is a B3 rating (LGD 4, 65%) on its 13% senior unsecured notes due 2013.

The proceeds will be used to pay fees and expenses associated with the transactions and general corporate purposes.


© 2015 Prospect News.
All content on this website is protected by copyright law in the U.S. and elsewhere. For the use of the person downloading only.
Redistribution and copying are prohibited by law without written permission in advance from Prospect News.
Redistribution or copying includes e-mailing, printing multiple copies or any other form of reproduction.