Xoma Corp (XOMA) has priced the previously announced new preferred stock issue. The issue prices at 8.625%.
The issue is unrated, cumulative and likely mostly unqualified. Qualified dividends can only be paid by corporations which have income–and generally this is not the case with XOMA. Dividends would instead by ‘return of capital’.
Note that the issue carries ‘bonus’ redemption prices.
The pricing term sheet can be read here.