Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration No. 333-233477
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (To Prospectus dated August 27, 2019)
$3,000,000,000
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$1,000,000,000 3.950% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029
$850,000,000 4.050% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2032
$1,150,000,000 4.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2052
We are offering $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.050% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2052 (the “2052 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the “Notes”). We will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on October 15, 2022. The 2029 Notes will mature on April 15, 2029, the 2032 Notes will mature on April 15, 2032 and the 2052 Notes will mature on April 15, 2052.
We may redeem any series of the Notes, in whole or in part, at the applicable redemption prices set forth under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.” If we experience a change of control triggering event, we may be required to offer to repurchase each series of Notes from holders.
The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries and all of our existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee any of our other indebtedness. The Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees (as defined herein) will be effectively junior to our secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein), respectively, in each case, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
The Notes will be our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our current and future unsubordinated indebtedness (including borrowings under the 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined herein) and our existing senior unsecured notes). Each of the Subsidiary Guarantees will be an unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Subsidiary Guarantor providing such Subsidiary Guarantee and will rank equally in right of payment with such Subsidiary Guarantor’s current and future unsubordinated indebtedness (including its guarantee of the borrowings under the 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement and our existing senior unsecured notes).
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with cash on hand, if necessary, to fund the purchase price and accrued and unpaid interest for the Tender Notes (as defined herein) purchased in the Tender Offers (as defined herein) and to redeem the Redemption Notes (as defined herein) in accordance with the indenture governing the Redemption Notes. See “Recent Developments—Concurrent Tender Offers for Senior Notes and Q2 Redemption” and “Use of Proceeds.” This offering is not contingent on the consummation of the Tender Offers or the redemption of the Redemption Notes. In the event that the Tender Offers and the redemption of the Redemption Notes are not consummated, we intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including working capital, acquisitions, retirement of debt and other business opportunities.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-11 and in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement (as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our public filings) for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in the Notes.
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| | Per 2029 Note | | | Total | | | Per 2032 Note | | | Total | | | Per 2052 Note | | | Total | |
Public offering price(1) | | | 99.813% | | | $ | 998,130,000 | | | | 99.530% | | | $ | 846,005,000 | | | | 99.106% | | | $ | 1,139,719,000 | |
Underwriting discount | | | 0.400% | | | $ | 4,000,000 | | | | 0.450% | | | $ | 3,825,000 | | | | 0.875% | | | $ | 10,062,500 | |
Proceeds, before expenses, to us(1) | | | 99.413% | | | $ | 994,130,000 | | | | 99.080% | | | $ | 842,180,000 | | | | 98.231% | | | $ | 1,129,656,500 | |
(1) | Plus accrued interest, if any, from April 22, 2022, if settlement occurs after that date. |
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities or determined that this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Notes will not be listed on a securities exchange. Currently, there are no public markets for the Notes.
The underwriters expect to deliver the Notes to purchasers through the book-entry delivery system of The Depository Trust Company and its participants, including Clearstream Banking S.A. and Euroclear Bank SA/NV, on or about April 22, 2022.
Joint Book-Running Managers
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BofA Securities | | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | J.P. Morgan | | Morgan Stanley |
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BNP PARIBAS | | Credit Agricole CIB | | IMI – Intesa Sanpaolo | | Mizuho Securities |
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Rabo Securities | | RBC Capital Markets | | SMBC Nikko | | TD Securities |
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| | Truist Securities | | US Bancorp | | |
Senior Co-Managers
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BBVA | | Citigroup | | HSBC | | Wells Fargo Securities |
Co-Managers
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Academy Securities | | AmeriVet Securities | | Blaylock Van, LLC | | Credit Suisse | | Fifth Third Securities |
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Huntington Capital Markets | | ICBC Standard Bank | | M&T Securities, Inc. | | PNC Capital Markets LLC |
The date of this prospectus supplement is April 7, 2022.