Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-136224
Dated December 4, 2007
Registration No. 333-136224
Dated December 4, 2007
FINAL TERM SHEET
6.250% Senior Notes Due December 1, 2037
Issuer: | Baxter International Inc. | |
Ratings: | A3 (Stable) by Moody’s, A+ (Stable) by S&P and A (Stable) by Fitch | |
Format: | SEC-Registered | |
Ranking: | Senior Notes | |
Offering Size: | $500,000,000 | |
Trade Date: | December 4, 2007 | |
Settlement Date: | December 7, 2007 (T+3) | |
Maturity: | December 1, 2037 | |
Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on each June 1 and December 1 | |
First Pay Date: | June 1, 2008 | |
Treasury Benchmark: | 4.75% due 2/15/37 | |
UST Spot (PX / Yield): | 106-00+ / 4.382 | |
Spread to UST: | + 188 bps | |
Re-offer Yield to Maturity: | 6.262% | |
Coupon: | 6.250% | |
Issue Price: | 99.840% | |
Net Proceeds to Issuer: (before expense reimbursement) | 98.965% or $494,825,000 | |
Day Count Basis: | 30 / 360 | |
Optional Redemption: | Make Whole + 30 bps | |
Minimum Denomination: | $2,000 x $1,000 |
CUSIP: | 071813 AX7 | |
Bookrunners: | Banc of America Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC | |
Co-managers: | Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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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