Medco Issues $1.0 Billion of Senior Notes

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) announced today that it has agreed to sell $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.750% senior notes due September 15, 2015 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior notes due September 15, 2020 in an underwritten public offering.  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as representatives of the several underwriters.  

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Medco intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of borrowings under its senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which may include borrowings used to fund its previously announced acquisition of United BioSource Corporation.  The offering is expected to close on September 10, 2010.  The prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering of the notes may be obtained by contacting:

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

Prospectus Department

100 Plaza One, Floor 2

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311-3901,

Toll-free: 1-800-503-4611

Email to [email protected]


Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Prospectus Department

200 West Street

New York, NY 10282

Toll-free: 1-866-471-2526

Facsimile: 1-212-902-9316

Email to [email protected]  



Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission Web site at www.sec.gov.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. 

About Medco

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is pioneering the world's most advanced pharmacy® and its clinical research and innovations are part of Medco making medicine smarter™ for approximately 65 million members.

With more than 20,000 employees dedicated to improving patient health and reducing costs for a wide range of public and private sector clients, and 2009 revenues of nearly $60 billion, Medco ranks 35th on the Fortune 500 list and is named among the world's most innovative, most admired and most trustworthy companies.

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SOURCE Medco Health Solutions, Inc.