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Eagle Point Makes ‘Calls’ for Redemption

Eagle Point Credit (ECC) has made a call of numerous issues of ‘term prefeerreds’ and notes.

The company which just sold a note issue with a 5.375% coupon (ECCZ) made a full or partial call on 3 different issues.

They have made a full call on the 7.75% term preferred (ECCB) for 2/28/2022, a full call on the 6.75% notes due 2027 (ECCY) for 2/14/2022, and a 50% call on the 6.6875% notes due 2028 (ECCX) for 2/14/2022.

All issues are called at $25 plus accrued dividends or interest. The SEC notice is here.

Many issues of ECC remain outstanding–although obviously not at such lucrative coupons.

mbg and others posted this call on Friday.

Brookfield BIP Bermuda to Sell New Baby Bonds

Brookfield BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited (BIP) will be selling a new issue of perpetual subordinated notes.

Interest payments will be quarterly. There will be a optionally available redemption period for the company starting in 2027.

These are perpetual subordinated notes so there will be no stated maturity date.

The issuer is a division of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP).

The issuer has the right to defer interest payments as shown below from the prospectus–

Interest which accrues during an Interest Period will be due and payable on the relevant Interest Payment Date, unless the Issuer elects, in its sole discretion, to defer the relevant payment of interest (in whole or in part). The Issuer may, at its discretion, elect to defer any payment of interest (in whole or in part) which is otherwise scheduled to be paid on an Interest Payment Date; provided that any such deferred interest shall become due and payable on the date the Issuer declares any distributions on any of the Issuer’s common shares or preferred shares. If the Issuer elects not to make all or part of any payment of interest on an Interest Payment Date, then neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor will have any obligation to pay such interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date. Deferred interest will accrue, compounding on each subsequent Interest Payment Date, until paid.

The preliminary prospectus can be found here.

Early Bird was on top of this one.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Prices Baby Bonds

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) has priced their previously announced senior note offering.

The issue prices at 6.50% for 5.6 million shares (bonds) with another 840,000 available for over allotment.

The issue carries a BB+ rating from Egan Jones.

The issue will have a maturity date of 12/31/2026. An optional redemption period is available to the company starting on 10/2/2026

There will be no OTC trading. The permanent ticker will be BWNB when it begins trading on NASDAQ in a week or so.

The pricing term sheet can be found here.

Argo Blockchain to Sell Baby Bonds

Blockchain technology company Argo Blockchain (ARBK) has announced the sale a new issue of baby bonds. Argo is a bitcoin miner. NOTE this is a British company.

The company is selling 1.6 million shares, with another 240,000 available for over-allotment ($25 bonds) with a coupon of 8.25% and a maturity date in 2026.

The issue will be redeemable starting in 2023 at 102%, then 101% a year later and then at 100% thereafter.

The prospectus can be found here.

Ken ferreted this obscure issue out a few hours ago.