Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-160043
June 13, 2011
Pricing Term Sheet
Discovery Communications, LLC
4.375% Notes due 2021
Issuer: | Discovery Communications, LLC | |
Guarantor: | Discovery Communications, Inc. | |
Principal Amount: | $650,000,000 | |
Security Type: | Senior Notes | |
Maturity Date: | June 15, 2021 | |
Coupon: | 4.375% | |
Price to Public: | 99.377% | |
Yield to Maturity: | 4.453% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T+150 bps | |
Benchmark Treasury: | UST 3.125% May 15, 2021 | |
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield: | 101-15 / 2.953% | |
Net Proceeds to Issuer: | $641,725,500 | |
Use of Proceeds: | Discovery Communications, LLC intends to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of companies or businesses, repayment and refinancing of debt, working capital, capital expenditures and the repurchase by Discovery Communications, Inc. of its common stock pursuant to its stock repurchase plan. | |
Interest Payment Dates: | June 15 & December 15, beginning December 15, 2011 | |
Make-Whole Call: | At any time at Treasury plus 25 basis points | |
Trade Date: | June 13, 2011 | |
Settlement Date: | June 20, 2011 (T+5) | |
Denominations: | $2,000 x $1,000 | |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 25470DAE9 / US25470DAE94 | |
Ratings*: | Baa2 (stable) Moodys Investors Service, Inc. BBB (stable) Standard & Poors Ratings Services BBB (stable) Fitch Ratings Ltd. | |
Joint Bookrunners: | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated RBS Securities Inc. |
Co-Managers: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | |
Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. | ||
Goldman, Sachs & Co. | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | ||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | ||
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | ||
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. | ||
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
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