Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-155301
September 21, 2009
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
$750,000,000 4.700% Notes due October 1, 2019
Final Term Sheet
Issuer: | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation |
Note Type: | Senior Unsecured Notes |
Ratings (Moody’s/S&P): | Baa1/BBB (stable/stable) |
Offering Format: | SEC Registered |
Principal Amount: | $750,000,000 |
Benchmark: | UST 3.625% due August 15, 2019 |
Benchmark Yield: | 3.472% |
Re-offer Spread: | T + 125 bps |
Re-offer Yield: | 4.722% |
Coupon: | 4.700% |
Price to Public: | 99.825% |
Coupon Dates: | April 1 and October 1 |
First Coupon Date: | April 1, 2010 |
Trade Date: | September 21, 2009 |
Settlement Date: | September 24, 2009 |
Maturity Date: | October 1, 2019 |
Make Whole Call: | T+25 bps |
Day Count Convention: | 30/360 |
Denomination: | $2,000 x $1,000 |
CUSIP: | 12189TBC7 |
Bookrunners: | Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
Co-Managers: | BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp., U.S. |
| Bancorp Investments, Inc. |
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.
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