Exhibit 1.2
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
(a Delaware corporation)
Debt Securities
TERMS AGREEMENT
December 1, 2014
To: United States Cellular Corporation
8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We understand that United States Cellular Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell $275,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% Senior Notes due 2063 (the “Securities”) (such senior debt securities also being hereinafter referred to as the “Initial Underwritten Securities”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth or incorporated by reference herein, we the underwriters named below (the “Underwriters”) offer to purchase, severally and not jointly, the principal amount of Initial Underwritten Securities opposite their names set forth below at the purchase price set forth below, and a proportionate share of Option Underwritten Securities set forth below, to the extent any are purchased.
Underwriters | Principal Amount of Initial Underwritten Securities |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated......................................................................................................... | $47,850,000 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.................................................................................................. | $47,850,000 |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC................................................................................................... | $47,850,000 |
UBS Securities LLC................................................................................................................. | $47,850,000 |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC................................................................................................... | $47,850,000 |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc................................................................................................ | $13,750,000 |
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC..................................................................................... | $5,500,000 |
Comerica Securities, Inc......................................................................................................... | $5,500,000 |
TD Securities (USA) LLC....................................................................................................... | $5,500,000 |
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc............................................................................................. | $5,500,000 |
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Total........................................................................................................................................... | $275,000,000 |
The Underwritten Securities shall have the following terms:
Debt Securities
Title: | 7.25% Senior Notes due 2063 |
Rank: | Senior unsecured obligations of the Company |
Aggregate principal amount of Initial Underwritten Securities: | $275,000,000 |
Option Underwritten Securities: | $41,250,000 |
Denominations: | $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof |
Currency of payment: | U.S. Dollars |
Interest rate: | 7.25% per annum |
Interest payment dates: | March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, commencing March 1, 2015 |
Regular record dates: | The first business day preceding the respective interest payment date |
Stated maturity date: | December 1, 2063 |
Redemption provisions: | The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at any time on and after December 8, 2019 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date |
Sinking fund requirements: | None |
Conversion provisions: | None |
Listing requirements: | NYSE within 30 days of settlement date |
CUSIP / ISIN: | 911684 504/US9116845044 |
Price to Public: | $25 per Note; 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from December 8, 2014 |
Purchase price: | $24.2125 per Note; 99.9685% of principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from December 8, 2014 |
Form: | Book-entry only |
Other terms and conditions: | None |
Initial Sale Time: | 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on December 1, 2014 |
Free writing prospectus included in Disclosure Package (See Section 1(a)(2)): | Free writing prospectus, dated December 1, 2014 |
Electronic road show or other written communications included in Company Additional Written Communication (See Section 1(a)(6)): | None |
Restriction on Sale of Securities: | December 1, 2014 and continuing to and including 30 days thereafter, except with prior written consent from the Representatives |
Closing date and location: | December 8, 2014 at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, One S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 |
All of the provisions contained in the document attached as Annex I hereto entitled “UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION — Debt Securities — Final Term Sheet” as was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2014, and the document attached as Annex II hereto entitled “UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION — Debt Securities — Underwriting Agreement” are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein and shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined.
Please accept this offer no later than 4:00 o’clock P.M. (New York City time) on December 1, 2014 by signing a copy of this Terms Agreement in the space set forth below and returning the signed copy to us.
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| Very Truly yours, |
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| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH | ||
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| MORGAN STANLEY & CO, LLC |
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| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC |
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| UBS SECURITIES LLC |
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| As Representatives of the Several |
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| Underwriters Referred to Below |
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| BY: | WELLS FARGO SECURTIES, LLC |
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| By: | /s/ Carolyn Hurley |
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| Authorized Signatory |
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| Acting on behalf of itself and the other named Underwriters. | ||
Accepted:
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
By | /s/ LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. |
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| Name: LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. |
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| Title: Chairman |
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By | /s/ Steven T. Campbell |
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| Name: Steven T. Campbell |
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| Title: Executive Vice President – Finance, |
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| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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[Signature Page to the Terms Agreement]
Annex I to Terms Agreement
Form of Pricing Term Sheet
Free Writing Prospectus (To Prospectus dated December 1, 2014 and Preliminary Prospectus Supplement Dated December 1, 2014)
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United States Cellular Corporation
7.25% Senior Notes due 2063
Pricing Term Sheet
Issuer: | United States Cellular Corporation |
Security: | 7.25% Senior Notes due 2063 |
Principal Amount: | $275,000,000 |
Over-Allotment Option: | $41,250,000 |
Denominations: | $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof |
Trade Date: | December 1, 2014 |
Settlement Date: | December 8, 2014 (T+5) |
Maturity Date: | December 1, 2063 |
Coupon: | 7.25% |
Interest Payment Dates: | March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, commencing March 1, 2015 |
Price to Public: | $25 per note |
Optional Redemption: | The Issuer may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on and after December 8, 2019 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. |
Listing: | The Issuer intends to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UZB” and expects trading in the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange to begin within 30 days after the Settlement Date. |
CUSIP/ISIN: | |
911684 504/US9116845044 | |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC UBS Securities LLC |
Lead Manager: | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
Co-Managers: | BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Comerica Securities, Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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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 contacting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or e-mail dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649; or RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829; or UBS Securities LLC toll-free at 1-877-827-6444, extension 561 3884; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-645-3751 or e-mail wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com.
Annex II to Terms Agreement
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION
Underwriting Agreement
[see attached]