Free Writing Prospectus (FWP)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-200812
Relating to Prospectus Supplement dated
April 12, 2016
QUÉBEC
US$2,000,000,000
2.50% GLOBAL NOTES SERIES QP DUE APRIL 20, 2026
FINAL TERM SHEET
April 12, 2016
| Issuer: | Québec | |
| Expected Ratings: | Moody’s: Aa2; S&P: A+* | |
| Format: | SEC Registered Global Offering | |
| Title: | 2.50% Global Notes Series QP due April 20, 2026 | |
| Ranking: | Direct, unconditional debt | |
| Size: | U.S.$2,000,000,000 | |
| Trade Date: | April 12, 2016 | |
| Settlement Date: | April 20, 2016 (T+6) | |
| Maturity Date: | April 20, 2026 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | April 20 and October 20 of each year | |
| First Payment Date: | October 20, 2016. Interest will accrue from April 20, 2016. | |
| Spread to Benchmark: | T+76.7bps | |
| Spread to Mid-Swaps: | +90bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | UST 1.625% due February 15, 2026 | |
| UST Spot/Yield: | 98-23/1.767% | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 2.534% | |
| Coupon: | 2.50% payable semi-annually | |
| Price: | 99.701% plus accrued interest, if any, from April 20, 2016 | |
| Day Count: | 30/360 | |
| Minimum Denominations: | US$5,000 x US$1,000 | |
| Joint Lead Managers: | CIBC World Markets Corp. | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | ||
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | ||
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | ||
| Senior Co-managers: | National Bank of Canada Financial Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC | |
| Co-managers: | BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP PARIBAS, Casgrain & Company Limited, Desjardins Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., JP Morgan Securities plc, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., RBS Securities Inc., Société Générale | |
| Cusip/ISIN: | 748149 AJ0 / US748149AJ05 | |
| Listing and Admission to Trading: | Admission to the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to trading on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. This market is not a regulated market for purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC). This admission may be completed following settlement on a reasonable efforts basis. | |
| Governing Law: | Québec and Canada | |
| Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement: | Prospectus dated January 29, 2015, and Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 12, 2016. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722803/000119312516538116/d167983d424b3.htm | |
| Stabilization: | Reg M/FCA/ICMA | |
| European Economic Area Legend: | If and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the Notes to which it relates is made in, any European Economic Area Member State that has implemented the Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU) (the “Prospectus Directive”) this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Relevant Member State who are qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are persons to whom the offer may lawfully be addressed) and must not be acted upon by other persons in that Relevant Member State.
This announcement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (a “Relevant Member State”) will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. Accordingly, any person making or intending to make any offer in that Relevant Member State of the Notes that are the subject of the offering contemplated in this prospectus supplement must only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for Québec or any of the underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer.
Neither Québec nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of the Notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for Québec or the underwriters to publish a prospectus supplement or prospectus for such offer. None of this announcement nor the prospectus supplement nor the prospectus have been approved as a prospectus by a competent authority in any Relevant Member State and accordingly none is a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive. This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell the Notes and is not soliciting any offer to buy the Notes in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.
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| United Kingdom Legend: | This announcement is only for distribution to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iv) 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, as amended) in connection with the issue and sale of any Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). The Notes are only 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 announcement or any of its contents. | |
*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 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 has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site 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 CIBC World Markets Corp. toll-free at 1-800-282-0822 or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. toll-free at 1-800-372-3930 or TD Securities (USA) LLC toll-free at 1-855-495-9846.
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