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Morgan Keegan is Leading Underwriter in Georgia and Southeast United States.

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Morgan Keegan was the top ranked underwriter in Georgia, in terms of number of issues, with 18 senior managed issues totaling over $357 million. Among the issues managed by Morgan Keegan last year were general obligation bonds for Barrow County School District, Oconee County Oconee County is the name of two counties in the United States:
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  • Oconee County, South Carolina
 School System and Troup County School District. In addition, the firm senior managed revenue bonds for East Point Building Authority, College Park Business and Industrial Development Authority, Hospital Authority of Cobb County and Development Authority of Alpharetta.

In terms of number of issues, Morgan Keegan was also the top municipal bond underwriter in the Southeast region of the country, a ten-state area that includes Georgia. The firm was senior manager of 223 issues with a par value of $4.9 billion.

Nationally, Morgan Keegan was one of the largest lead underwriters in the country for the year. The company served as book-running manager on 445 issues with a par value of $8.6 billion, ranking them 11th in the nation.

Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Morgan Keegan is one of the largest regional full-service brokerage and investment banking firms, with 3,000 employees providing services in some 300 offices. The firm's staff of more than 100 public finance professionals provides underwriting services through 18 banking offices in 11 states. The banking division is active in a wide variety of financings including higher and secondary education, state and local government, multi-and single-family housing, health care, airports, taxable banking issues and credit tenant leases.

Morgan Keegan & Company Inc. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE NYSE

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