| 12/23/2016 | BKCVDDEMHY | Prospect News, S&P each report seven new defaults for Dec. 14-Dec. 21
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| 12/15/2016 | DDHY | S&P downgrades Optima on Ch. 11 filing
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| 12/15/2016 | DDHY | Optima Specialty Steel files bankruptcy with notes maturities looming
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| 11/8/2016 | DDHY | S&P cuts Optima Specialty to CC, debt to CCC
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| 10/13/2016 | DDHY | S&P downgrades Optima
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| 3/10/2016 | DDHY | S&P lowers Optima Specialty
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| 12/24/2015 | BKCVDDEMHY | S&P global speculative-grade default rate jumps to 2.61% in November
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| 12/9/2015 | DDHY | S&P lowers Optima Specialty
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| 10/5/2015 | DDHY | Moody’s lowers Optima Specialty to Caa1
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| 3/9/2015 | HY | S&P trims Optima view, rates notes CCC+
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| 1/21/2015 | HY | Moody’s revises Optima Specialty to negative
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| 11/7/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Sealed Air drive-by, Blue Racer, Essar price to close $8 billion week; new Omnicare higher
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| 10/27/2014 | HY | Market Commentary: Building Materials megadeal, Carrizo add-on drive by; M/I Homes drops out; overall market dull
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| 10/27/2014 | HY | Optima Specialty Steel sets Tuesday investor call for $300 million secured notes offering
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| 10/27/2014 | HY | Moody’s assigns Optima notes B3, view stable
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| 10/27/2014 | HY | S&P assigns B to Optima Specialty Steel notes
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| 2/5/2013 | HY | Moody's changes Optima Specialty Steel outlook to negative
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| 1/9/2012 | HY | S&P rates Optima notes B
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| 12/2/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: PHH deal shelved to end $1.3 billion week, new Charter holds gains; more AMR, Sprint activity
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| 12/1/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Sprint, Clearwire gain on accord; AMR busy; market awaits PHH; Castle slates; funds post loss
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| 11/30/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Primary revives with Charter, Optima, Landry's; secondary strong, AMR still busy post-filing
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| 11/30/2011 | HY | New Issue: Optima prices downsized $175 million 121/2% notes due 2016 at 96 to yield 13.622%
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| 11/29/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: AMR dives after bankruptcy filing; other airlines unseen; market mixed; primary stilled
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| 11/23/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Samson is sole feature of quiet pre-holiday primary; tanker names fall again, MF bounces
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| 11/22/2011 | HY | S&P rates Optima, notes B
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| 11/22/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Junk primary quiets; new Superior Energy trades up; shipping names listing as Frontline sinks
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| 11/18/2011 | HY | Optima Specialty Steel to sell $200 million six-year secured notes
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| 11/18/2011 | HY | Market Commentary: Upsized Kodiak, downsized Entercom price, Kodiak climbs; Clearwire clobbered on coupon fear
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