Dryden VII-Leveraged Loan CDO 2004

Dryden VII is a $429 million collateralized loan obligation and was the second Dryden CDO to close in 2004. The Dryden VII portfolio is invested mainly in U.S. leveraged bank loans. Dryden VII includes a fixed-rate security allocation of up to 10%. Further, up to 10% of the portfolio may be invested in a combination of non-secured loans, bonds and structured products.

Closing Date   July 22, 2004
Effective Date   October 25, 2004
Distribution Dates   March 17, June 17, September 17 and December 17
End of Non-Call Period   September 17, 2008
End of Reinvestment Period   September 17, 2009
Maturity Date   September 17, 2016
Type
Cash Flow CLO

Underwriter
Bear Stearns

Rating Agencies
Moody’s, S&P

Trustee
Deutsche Bank

Portfolio Manager
Joe Lemanowicz

CDO Analyst
Edwin Wilches
+1 973 367 3447



  Tranche   Initial Ratings   Current Ratings   Principal Amount ($)   Factor   Interest Rate  
  Class A-1L Notes   Aaa/AAA   Aa2/AA+   126,500,000   0.7766   3M LIBOR + 0.36%  
  Class A-1LA Notes   Aaa/AAA   Aaa/AAA   150,000,000   0.7208   3M LIBOR + 0.31%  
  Class A-1LB Notes   Aa1/AAA   Aa3/AA   37,500,000   1.0000   3M LIBOR + 0.56%  
  Class A-2L Notes   Aa2/AA   A3/AA   26,000,000   1.0000   3M LIBOR + 0.67%  
  Class A-3F Notes   A2/A   Ba1/A   22,000,000   1.0000   5.925%  
  Class B-1L Notes   Baa2/BBB   Caa1/BBB-   22,000,000   1.0000   3M LIBOR + 2.30%  
  Class B-2L Notes   Ba2/BB   Ca/B+   7,500,000   1.0000   3M LIBOR + 6.25%  
  Preferred Shares   NR   NR   37,600,000   1.0000   Excess Interest  
Total       429,100,000        
  NR = not rated, N/A = not applicable








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