Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-182557
Southern California Gas Company
Final Term Sheet
September 8, 2014
3.15% First Mortgage Bonds, Series PP, due 2024
This free writing prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should be read together with Southern California Gas Company’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 8, 2014 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), the accompanying prospectus dated August 16, 2012 and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
Issuer: | Southern California Gas Company |
Securities Offered: | 3.15% First Mortgage Bonds, Series PP, due 2024 |
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: | $500,000,000 |
Interest Payment Dates: | March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2015 |
Coupon: | 3.15% per annum, accruing from September 11, 2014 |
Maturity: | September 15, 2024 |
Yield to Maturity: | 3.193% |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | + 72 basis points |
Benchmark Treasury: | 2.375% due August 15, 2024 |
Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 2.473% |
Optional Redemption Provision: | Prior to June 15, 2024, make whole call at Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) + 12.5 basis points. On and after June 15, 2024, 100% of the principal amount. See the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for the definition of “Adjusted Treasury Rate” and for further terms and provisions applicable to optional redemption. |
Price to Public: | 99.634%, plus accrued interest, if any |
Net proceeds: | Approximately $494.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts but before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by Southern California Gas Company. |
Trade Date: | September 8, 2014 |
Settlement Date: | September 11, 2014 (T+3) |
CUSIP: | 842434CM2 |
ISIN: | US842434CM29 |
Anticipated Ratings1: | Aa2 (stable) by Moody’s Investors Service |
A+ (stable) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
AA- (stable) by Fitch Ratings
Joint Book-Running Managers: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.
UBS Securities LLC
Co-Managers: | Apto Partners, LLC |
MFR Securities, Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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 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 BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 1-800-854-5674, by calling Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at 1-800-294-1322, by calling Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. at 1-800-888-4086 or by calling UBS Securities LLC at 1-877-827-6444, ext. 561 3884.
| 1 | Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. |