June 8th, 2016 by WCBC Radio
Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp announced that the Board of Public Works (BPW), composed of Governor Larry Hogan, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Kopp, today completed the sale of $1,036,000,000 of General Obligation bonds. In today’s competitive sale of the State and Local Facilities Loan of 2016, First Series, $1.036 billion in tax-exempt bonds sold in one series at a true interest cost of 2.17%; the winning bidder was Bank of America Merrill Lynch; and the net premium was $176,269,244.
There were four bidders for the First Series Bonds. Treasurer Kopp commented “This was a great bond sale for Maryland. Conditions in the global capital market contributed to a very favorable yield on our 15-year debt, resulting in Maryland receiving the lowest rate since August 2012. Today’s sale is truly a win-win situation. Maryland’s taxpayers benefit from the low interest rates associated with a very competitive sale of a triple AAA-rated instrument while investors take advantage of a high-quality, safe place to invest their money.”
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