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Published on 2/25/2013 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: Caterpillar Financial sells $1.1 billion three-, five-, 10-year notes

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, Feb. 25 - Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. has priced $1.1 billion of notes (A2/A/A) in four tranches Monday, a market source told Prospect News.

A $300 million tranche of three-year floating-rate notes sold at par to yield Libor plus 24 basis points.

The sale included $300 million of 0.7% three-year notes priced at 99.876 to yield 0.742% with a spread of Treasuries plus 38 bps.

A $250 million tranche of 1.3% five-year notes sold at 99.807 to yield 1.34% with a spread of Treasuries plus 58 bps.

Finally, there was $250 million of 2.625% 10-year notes priced at 99.433 to yield 2.69% with a spread of Treasuries plus 83 bps.

All of the tranches are non-callable.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. were the bookrunners.

The funding arm of heavy equipment maker Caterpillar is based in Nashville, Tenn.

Issuer:Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
Issue:Medium-term notes
Amount:$1.1 billion
Bookrunners:BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co.
Co-managers:BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC, Commerz Markets LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., RBS Securities Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC
Trade date:Feb. 25
Settlement date:Feb. 28
Ratings:Moody's: A2
Standard & Poor's: A
Fitch: A
Three-year floaters
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:Feb. 26, 2016
Coupon:Libor plus 24 bps
Price:Par
Yield:Libor plus 24 bps
Call:Non-callable
Three-year fixed-rate notes
Amount:$300 million
Maturity:Feb. 26, 2016
Coupon:0.7%
Price:99.876
Yield:0.742%
Spread:Treasuries plus 38 bps
Call:Non-callable
Five-year notes
Amount:$250 million
Maturity:March 1, 2018
Coupon:1.3%
Price:99.807
Yield:1.34%
Spread:Treasuries plus 58 bps
Call:Non-callable
10-year notes
Amount:$250 million
Maturity:March 1, 2023
Coupon:2.625%
Price:99.433
Yield:2.69%
Spread:Treasuries plus 83 bps
Call:Non-callable

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