Article: Trio Of Companies Looking To Finance Through Debt Vehicles.

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Medarex Inc. is aiming to pay down old debt through new notes financed at a more favorable rate.

The Princeton, N.J.-based company agreed to privately place $150 million worth of 2.25 percent convertible senior notes due 2011 to qualified institutional buyers. The debt sale marks the second such placement for the antibody development firm in less than a year. Last summer, Medarex sold $100 million of 4.25 percent convertible senior notes due 2010. (See BioWorld Today, July 21, 2003.)

The company said it would use the latest proceeds to purchase or redeem all or a portion of its outstanding 4.5 percent convertible ...

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