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To: Sector Investor who wrote (29372)	1/5/1998 2:02:00 AM
From: Tech97	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

Sector Investor, >>>Gary, SI, and all, has anyone heard of Ascend floating a bond? I follow this thread everyday, haven't seen any mention of this.<<< See below. CALENDAR OF PROPOSED CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES OFFERINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compiled by the Federal Filings Convertibles Group ======================================================================== The following is a forward-looking calendar of proposed convertible securities offerings: Company Issue Size Rating Manager Maturity ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kennametal Inc. Feline $225M Merrill (KMT) PRIDES Lynch & Co. Comment: Co. will use proceeds to repay bank debt. PRIDES consist of trust preferred securities and stock purchase contracts due some time in 2001. Offering expected in January. Goldman Sachs & Co. also underwriting issue. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- KCS Energy Inc. Bond $125M B- (S&P) Smith Barney 7 yr. (KCS) Inc. Comment: Proceeds to be used to reduce credit facility debt. Notes redeemable beginning some time in the year 2000. Offering also underwritten by Prudential Securities Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer, Morgan Keegan & Co. and Salomon Bros. Inc. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainforest Cafe Bond $100M NationsBanc 6 yr. Inc. (RAIN) Montgomery Securities Inc. Comment: Comment will use proceeds for development of additional units and corp. purposes. PaineWebber Inc., Wessels Arnold & Henderson also underwriting issue. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Avatar Holdings Bond $100M CIBC 8 yr. Inc. (AVTR) Oppenheimer Comment: Co. will use proceeds to retire $33 million of its 8.0% senior notes due 2000 and 9.0% senior notes due 2000, with remainder of proceeds for general corp. purposes. SBC Warburg Dillon Read Inc. also underwriting issue. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cygnus Inc. Bond $75M PaineWebber 5 yr. (CYGN) Inc. Comment: Offering expected some time this month. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. also underwriting issue. Price talk pegs issue with 5.5% coupon and 25% premium. Expected this week. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Gulf Pfd Properties Inc. (PAG) Comment: Co. expects to offer Class A and Class B convertible preferred shares before Jan. 1. Proceeds to be used for purchases of properties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skyline Pfd Multimedia Ent. Inc. (SKYL) Comment: Co. to offer 650,000 units, each consisting of one cvt. preferred share and warrants to buy additional preferred shares. Proceeds to be used for equity capital and to satisfy financial obligations. Expected in latter part of first quarter 1998. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Steven Madden Ltd. (SHOO) Comment: Co. said it retained Hambrecht & Quist LLC as advisor for possible convertible private placement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Heico Inc. Bond $75M B- (S&P) Forum Capital 7 yr. (HEI) B3 (M) Mkts. L.P. Comment: Co. will use proceeds for general corporate purposes and working capital. Raymond James & Assoc. Inc., Southeast Research Partners Inc. also underwriting issue. Three-year hard call protection. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ascend Comm. Bond 7 yr. Inc. (ASND) Comment: Private placement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Worldcom Inc. STRYPES (WCOM) Comment: Synthetic deal rumored to be brought by J.P. Morgan. Offering delayed after GTE Corp. bid for MCI Corp. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SanDisk Corp. (SNDK) Comment: Co. to raise capital in fourth quarter through sale of equity or convertible debt. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens Corning Feline $300M Merrill Lynch (OWC) PRIDES & Co. Comment: Feline PRIDES of Owens Corning Capital II used to purchase an undisclosed amount of junior subordinated debentures of Owens Corning. Each stock purchase unit of Owens Corning consists of stock purchase contracts to buy Owens Corning common stock and U.S. Treasury interests. Issue has settlement date of November 16, 2000. Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs & Co. also underwriting issue. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ingersoll Rand STRYPES Merrill Lynch Co. (IR) & Co. Comment: Co. filed $1.05 billion debt and equity shelf on October 2. Proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. Registered. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Enron Corp. Natwest (ENE) Securities Comment: Co. filed $1 billion mixed securities shelf on Sept. 12. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pillowtex Corp. Pfd $65M Apollo Mgmt. (PTX) Comment: Co. to issue convertible preferreds in connection with acquisition of Fieldcrest Cannon Inc. for $400 million. Acquisition expected to close by year-end. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Market price talk with respect to impending securities offerings is compiled from various market sources, some of whom may make a market in or have financial interest in the issues presented. 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