Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
April 12, 2022
Registration Statement No. 333-237579
Supplementing the Preliminary Pricing Supplement, dated April 12, 2022,
and the Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus, each dated April 6, 2020
John Deere Capital Corporation
$600 million 3.350% Senior Notes Due April 18, 2029
Issuer: | John Deere Capital Corporation |
Expected Ratings*: | A2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. |
A by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services | |
A by Fitch Ratings, Inc. | |
Note Type: | Medium-Term Notes, Series H |
Issue Size: | $600 million |
Trade Date: | April 12, 2022 |
Settlement Date (T+3): | April 18, 2022 |
Maturity Date: | April 18, 2029 |
Benchmark Treasury: | 2.375% due March 31, 2029 |
Benchmark Treasury Yield | |
and Price: | 2.722%; 97-26 |
Spread to Treasury: | +65 basis points |
Reoffer Yield: | 3.372% |
Coupon: | 3.350% (the “Initial Interest Rate”) |
Coupon Step Up: | From and including April 18, 2026 (or if such day is not a Business Day, as defined in the Prospectus, the next succeeding Business Day), the interest rate payable on the notes shall be increased by 25 basis points from the Initial Interest Rate to 3.600% per year unless John Deere Capital Corporation (the “Company”) has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target (as defined in the Preliminary Pricing Supplement) as of the Performance Reference Date (as defined in the Preliminary Pricing Supplement), as certified by the Company to the trustee in an officer’s certificate (which shall include the Assurance Letter (as defined in the Preliminary Pricing Supplement) as an exhibit thereto) on or prior to the Certification Date (as defined in the Preliminary Pricing Supplement); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the interest rate payable on the notes shall not increase from the Initial Interest Rate pursuant to this paragraph if the Company has achieved the Sustainability Performance Target as of the Performance Reference Date and certify to such on or prior to the Certification Date. |
Coupon Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on April 18 and October 18, commencing on October 18, 2022 and ending on the Maturity Date. |
Day Count: | 30 / 360, Unadjusted |
Denominations: | Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. |
Redemption Provision: | N/A |
Price to Public: | 99.864% plus accrued interest from April 18, 2022 |
Gross Spread: | 0.420% |
Net Proceeds (%): | 99.444% plus accrued interest from April 18, 2022 |
Net Proceeds ($): | $596,664,000 plus accrued interest from April 18, 2022 |
CUSIP / ISIN: | 24422EWE5 / US24422EWE57 |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | BofA Securities, Inc. |
Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. | |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | |
Co-Managers: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
Commerz Markets LLC | |
Loop Capital Markets LLC | |
R. Seelaus & Co., LLC | |
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.
The Issuer has filed a Registration Statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission 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 has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete information about the Issuer and this Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322, Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. toll-free at 1-866-807-6030, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. toll-free at 1-866-811-8049 and RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829.
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