Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-205774
March 8, 2016
Pricing Term Sheet
March 8, 2016
Discovery Communications, LLC
$500,000,000 4.900% Senior Notes due 2026
Issuer: | Discovery Communications, LLC | |
Guarantor: | Discovery Communications, Inc. | |
Security Type / Format: | Senior Notes / SEC registered | |
Principal Amount: | $500,000,000 | |
Maturity Date: | March 11, 2026 | |
Coupon: | 4.900% | |
Benchmark Treasury: | 1.625% UST due February 15, 2026 | |
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield: | 98-07 / 1.822% | |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T+312.5 bps | |
Yield to Maturity: | 4.947% | |
Price to Public: | 99.633% | |
Net Proceeds to Issuer (after underwriting discount, but before expenses): | $494,915,000 | |
Interest Payment Dates: | March 11 and September 11 of each year, beginning September 11, 2016 | |
Make-Whole Call: | Prior to December 11, 2025, Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 50 basis point, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. | |
Par Call: | On or after December 11, 2025, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. | |
Trade Date: | March 8, 2016 | |
Settlement Date: | March 11, 2016 (T+3) | |
CUSIP / ISIN: | 25470D AL3 / US25470DAL38 | |
Ratings*: | Baa3 (stable) Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. BBB- (stable) Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services BBB- (stable) Fitch Ratings Ltd. |
Bookrunners: | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated J.P. Morgan Securities LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Mizuho Securities USA Inc. RBC Capital Markets, LLC | |
Co-Managers: | Barclays Capital Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
*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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