Free Writing Prospectus - Filing Under Securities Act Rules 163/433 (fwp)
April 02 2020 - 06:02AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-232691
This Free Writing Prospectus is being filed to correct a
transposition error in the EDGAR version of the Pricing Term Sheet.
The original version of this Free Writing Prospectus, filed on
March 31, 2020, incorrectly identified the Make-Whole Spread for
the 2050 Notes as 30 basis points. The Make-Whole Spread for the
2050 Notes is 50 basis points, as reflected below. No other changes
have been made to the original version of this Free Writing
Prospectus.
B.A.T CAPITAL CORPORATION
Pricing Term Sheet
$2,400,000,000
$900,000,000 4.700% Notes due 2027
$1,000,000,000 4.906% Notes due 2030
$500,000,000 5.282% Notes due 2050
March 30, 2020
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Issuer: |
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B.A.T Capital Corporation |
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Guarantors: |
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c.
B.A.T. Netherlands Finance B.V.
Reynolds American Inc.
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Security Title: |
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4.700% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”)
4.906% Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”)
5.282% Notes due 2050 (the “2050 Notes” and, together with
the 2027 Notes and
the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”)
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Ranking: |
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Senior and Unsubordinated |
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Form: |
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SEC-Registered Global Notes |
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Principal Amount: |
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$900,000,000 for the 2027 Notes
$1,000,000,000 for the 2030 Notes
$500,000,000 for the 2050 Notes
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Maturity Date: |
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April 2, 2027 for the 2027 Notes
April 2, 2030 for the 2030 Notes
April 2, 2050 for the 2050 Notes
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Interest Rate: |
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4.700% per annum for the 2027 Notes
4.906% per annum for the 2030 Notes
5.282% per annum for the 2050 Notes
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Benchmark Treasury: |
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0.625% due March 31, 2027 for the 2027 Notes
1.500% due February 15, 2030 for the 2030 Notes
2.375% due November 15, 2049 for the 2050 Notes
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Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: |
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100-16+ / 0.550% for the 2027 Notes
108-02 / 0.656% for the 2030 Notes
126-28 / 1.282% for the 2050 Notes
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Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
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+415 bps for the 2027 Notes
+425 bps for the 2030 Notes
+400 bps for the 2050 Notes
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Yield to Maturity: |
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4.700% for the 2027 Notes
4.906% for the 2030 Notes
5.282% for the 2050 Notes
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Day Count Convention: |
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30/360 (or, in the case of an incomplete month, the
number of days elapsed)
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Business Day Convention: |
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Following, Unadjusted
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Price to Public: |
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100.000% for the 2027 Notes
100.000% for the 2030 Notes
100.000% for the 2050 Notes
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Net Proceeds to Issuer (before Expenses): |
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$896,400,000 for the 2027 Notes
$995,500,000 for the 2030 Notes
$495,625,000 for the 2050 Notes
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Interest Payment Dates: |
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Semi-annually in arrears on April 2 and October 2 of
each year, commencing on October 2, 2020
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Interest Payment Record Dates: |
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The close of business on the fifteenth calendar day
preceding each Interest Payment Date, whether or not
such day is a Business Day
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Optional Redemption: |
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The Issuer may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, at its option,
at any time and from time to time before the applicable Par Call
Date (as set out in the table below) at a redemption price equal to
the greater of (x) 100% of the principal amount of the series of
Notes to be redeemed and (y) as determined by the Independent
Investment Banker (as defined in the Prospectus), the sum of the
present values of the applicable Remaining Scheduled Payments (as
defined in the Prospectus) discounted to the date of redemption on
a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months or, in the case of an incomplete month, the number of
days elapsed) at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Prospectus),
plus the applicable Make-Whole Spread (as set out in the table
below) together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal
amount of the series of Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the
date of redemption.
The Issuer may redeem a series of the Notes on or after the
applicable Par Call Date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of
redemption.
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Series
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Par Call Date
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Make-Whole Spread
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2027 Notes |
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February 2, 2027 |
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50 basis points |
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2030 Notes |
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January 2, 2030 |
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50 basis points |
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2050 Notes |
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October 2, 2049 |
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50 basis points |
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Trade Date: |
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March 30, 2020 |
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Expected Settlement Date: |
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April 2, 2020 (T+3) |
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Expected Ratings: |
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Baa2 (Moody’s) / BBB+ (S&P) |
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CUSIP: |
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05526D BP9 for the 2027 Notes
05526D BN4 for the 2030 Notes
05526D BQ7 for the 2050 Notes
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ISIN: |
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US05526DBP96 for the 2027 Notes
US05526DBN49 for the 2030 Notes
US05526DBQ79 for the 2050 Notes
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Governing Law: |
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State of New York |
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Listing and Trading: |
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Application will be made to list the Notes on the New York Stock
Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be
granted.
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Joint Book-Running Managers: |
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Barclays Capital Inc.
BofA Securities, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
Santander Investment Securities Inc.
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Bookrunners: |
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Bank of China Limited, London Branch
Commerz Markets LLC
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
UniCredit Capital Markets LLC
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Co-Managers: |
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
SG Americas Securities, LLC
Standard Chartered Bank
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Note: A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell
or hold securities and should be evaluated independently of any
other rating. The rating is subject to revision or withdrawal at
any time by the assigning rating organization.
It is expected that delivery of the Notes will be made against
payment therefor on or about April 2, 2020, which will be three
business days (as such term is used for purposes of Rule 15c6-1 of
the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”)) following the date hereof (such settlement
cycle being referred to as “T+3”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the
Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required
to settle in two business days unless the parties to any such trade
expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to
trade the Notes on the date of pricing will be required, by virtue
of the fact that the securities initially will settle in T+3, to
specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such
trade to prevent failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who
wish to make such trades should consult their own advisors.
Bank of China Limited, London Branch, as an underwriter, will only
offer and sell Notes in non-U.S. jurisdictions, and it will not
offer and sell any of the Notes in or from the United States or to
any resident of the United States.
Standard Chartered Bank will not effect any offers or sales of any
notes in the United States unless it is through one or more U.S.
registered broker-dealers as permitted by the regulations of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
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The Issuer and the Guarantors have filed a registration statement
(including a Prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which
this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the
Prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the
Issuer and the Guarantors have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for more complete
information about the Issuer, the Guarantors and this offering. You
may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC
website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any
dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send you the
Prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc.
toll-free at +1 888 603 5847, BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at +1
800 294 1322, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at +1 800 831
9146, Mizuho Securities USA LLC toll-free at +1 866 271 7403 or
Santander Investment Securities Inc. toll-free at +1 855 403
3636.
This Pricing Term Sheet is only being distributed to and is only
directed at persons who are located outside the United Kingdom or
persons who are (i) investment professionals falling within Article
19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) of the United Kingdom (the
“Order”), (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to
(d) of the Order or (iii) persons to whom an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the
United Kingdom, or “FSMA”) in connection with the issue or
sale of any Notes may lawfully be communicated or caused to be
communicated (all such persons together being referred to as
“relevant persons”). Accordingly, by accepting delivery of
this Pricing Term Sheet, the recipient warrants and acknowledges
that it is such a relevant person. The Notes are available to, and
any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or
otherwise acquire such Notes will be engaged in only with, relevant
persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or
rely on this document or any of its contents. No part of this
Pricing Term Sheet should be published, reproduced, distributed or
otherwise made available in whole or in part to any other person
without the prior written consent of the Issuer. The Notes are not
being offered or sold to any person in the United Kingdom, except
in circumstances which will not result in an offer of securities to
the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of Part VI of
the FSMA.
Prohibition of sales to European Economic Area (“EEA”) and
United Kingdom (“UK”) retail investors: The Notes are not
intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, and
should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to, any
retail investor in the EEA or in the UK. For these purposes, a
retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of (i) a retail
client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive
2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”), (ii) a customer within
the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU (as amended the “Insurance
Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify
as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1)
of MiFID II or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the “Prospectus Regulation”).
Consequently no key information document required by Regulation
(EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for
offering or selling the debt securities described in the attached
prospectus supplement or otherwise making them available to retail
investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore
offering or selling such debt securities or otherwise making them
available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK may be
unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
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