Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-156305
The Korea Development Bank
US$750,000,000 4.375% Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”)
Final Term Sheet
February 3, 2010
| Issuer | The Korea Development Bank | |
| Issue currency | U.S. DOLLAR ($) | |
| Issue size | US$750,000,000 | |
| Maturity date | August 10, 2015 | |
| Settlement date | On or about February 10, 2010, which will be the fifth business day following the date of this final term sheet. If you wish to trade the Notes on the date of this final term sheet or the next succeeding day, because the Notes will initially settle in T+5, you may be required to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of your trade to prevent a failed settlement. | |
| Interest rate | 4.375% per annum (payable semi-annually) | |
| Interest payment dates | February 10 and August 10 of each year, commencing on August 10, 2010 and with interest accruing from February 10, 2010 | |
| Public offering price | 99.724% | |
| Gross proceeds | US$747,930,000 | |
| Underwriting discounts | 0.3% | |
| Selling concession | 0.2% | |
| Net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts but not estimated expenses) | US$745,680,000 | |
| Denominations | US$100k/1k | |
| Day count | 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months | |
| Listing | Application has been made to list the Notes on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited | |
| Governing Law | New York | |
| Fiscal Agent | The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) | |
| CUSIP | 500630BR8 | |
| ISIN | US500630BR88 | |
| Ratings | A2 (negative) / A (negative) / A+ (stable) | |
| Joint Bookrunners | BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc | |
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 Web site of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, an underwriter or dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-866-500-5408.
The most recent prospectus can be accessed through the following link:http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/869318/000119312510020111/d424b5.htm
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