Dianne Neal
Dianne Neal
cost debt expect lower return
Our cost of debt will be lower than the return we expect from this business.
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They want to see these big cases cleared up.
history
We have a history of accretive transactions that have significantly benefited shareholders.
cash debt half host maturing million mind year
We evaluated a host of alternatives around the cash and the debt mix. One thing to keep in mind is that we do have about $500 million of debt that's maturing this year and into the first half of 2007.
above admit agencies balance financial highly investment numbers rating readily strong
We are not highly leveraged, and we have a strong balance sheet. The rating agencies will readily admit that our financial numbers put us above investment grade.