Dish Network To Raise $2B In Note Sale

Dish Network’s subsidiary,DISH DBS, is selling senior notes worth $2 billion. The bonds, which carry a coupon rate of 6.75%, are scheduled to mature on May 5, 2011.

The initially planned size of the deal was $1.75 billion. The sale proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. The satellite TV provider appointedDeutsche Bankas the sole book-runner for the sale.

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