Detroit Sells $250 Million Without Recent Disclosure Filings

Bloomberg reports:

Detroit, the largest U.S. city whose debt is rated below investment grade, will ask investors today to buy $250 million of its debt without having filed annual financial reports on time for five years.

The city, which warned investors in its preliminary official statement of the possibility of filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, is providing a June 30, 2008, financial statement, its most recent, to investors. A fiscal 2009 report is expected to be complete by May 31, said city spokesman Dan Lijana, in an e-mail.

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