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Published on 2/2/2018 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: IBM Credit sells $2 billion fixed-rate notes, floaters in three parts

By Devika Patel

Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 2 – IBM Credit LLC priced $2 billion of fixed- and floating-rate notes (A1/A+/A+) in three tranches on Thursday, according to an FWP filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

IBM Credit sold $450 million of three-year floating-rate notes at par to yield Libor plus 16 basis points.

The company also sold $800 million of 2.65% three-year fixed-rate notes at 99.951 to yield 2.667%, or 35 bps over Treasuries.

IBM Credit also sold $750 million of 3% five-year fixed-rate notes at 99.949 to yield 3.011%, or 45 bps over Treasuries.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc. are the joint bookrunners.

Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

The company is a subsidiary of International Business Machines Corp., an information technology and computer company based in Armonk, N.Y.

Issuer:IBM Credit LLC
Amount:$2 billion
Description:Fixed- and floating-rate notes
Bookrunners:BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc.
Co-managers:SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Commerz Markets LLC
Trade date:Feb. 1
Settlement date:Feb. 6
Ratings:Moody’s: A1
S&P: A+
Fitch: A+
Distribution:SEC registered
Three-year floaters
Amount:$450 million
Maturity:Feb. 5, 2021
Coupon:Libor plus 16 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Libor plus 16 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$800 million
Maturity:Feb. 5, 2021
Coupon:2.65%
Price:99.951
Yield:2.667%
Spread:Treasuries plus 35 bps
Call:Make-whole call at Treasuries plus 5 bps
Five-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$750 million
Maturity:Feb. 6, 2023
Coupon:3%
Price:99.949
Yield:3.011%
Spread:Treasuries plus 45 bps
Call:Make-whole call at Treasuries plus 10 bps

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