Underwriting Spreads
Gross underwriter spreads of selected issues, 1998
Type Company millions of dollarsIssue amount, spread, percentUnderwriter's
IPOIPO Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc.Actuate Software Corp. 33.09.3 8.497.00
IPOIPO Enterprise Product PartnersEquantNY 264.0282.2 6.365.25
IPO Conoco 4403.5 3.99
SeasonedSeasoned Coulter PharmaceuticalsStillwater Mining 60.061.5 5.485.00
SeasonedSeasoned Metronet Commuications Corp.Staples, Inc. 232.6446.6 5.003.25
SeasonedSeasoned Safeway, Inc.Media One Group 1125.01511.3 2.752.74
Debt:2-year notes General Motors Acceptance Corp. 100 0.18
30-year debentures6-year notes Bausch & Lornb, Inc.Ararnark Corp. 200300 0.880.63
15-year subordinated notesConvertible zero-coupon B anque ParibasAspect Telecommunications 400490 0.753.00
bonds10-year notes Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 1500 0.15