Free Writing Prospectus

 

 

Filed on February 24, 2015 Pursuant to Rule 433

 

 

Registration Statement No. 333-189633

 

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

 

$250,000,000 1.850% Notes due March 1, 2020

$250,000,000 2.650% Notes due March 1, 2025

 

PRICING TERM SHEET

 

Dated February 24, 2015

 

$250,000,000 1.850% Notes due March 1, 2020

 

 

Issuer:

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 

 

 

Security Type:

 

Senior Notes

 

 

 

Offering Format:

 

SEC Registered

 

 

 

Principal Amount:

 

$250,000,000

 

 

 

Maturity Date:

 

March 1, 2020

 

 

 

Coupon:

 

1.850%

 

 

 

Interest Payment Dates:

 

Semi-annually on March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2015

 

 

 

Interest Record Dates:

 

February 15 and August 15

 

 

 

Price to Public:

 

99.938% of the principal amount

 

 

 

Net Proceeds After Underwriting Discount and Before Other Expenses:

 

$248,970,000

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury:

 

1.250% due January 31, 2020

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury Yield:

 

1.463%

 

 

 

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

 

40 bps

 

 

 

Yield to Maturity:

 

1.863%

 

 

 

Optional Redemption:

 

The 2020 Notes will be redeemable, at the option of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 2020 Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted, on a semi-annual basis, at the applicable treasury rate plus 6 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

 

 

 

Change of Control:

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation will be required to make an offer to repurchase the 2020 Notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.

 

 

 

Expected Settlement Date:

 

February 27, 2015 (T+3)

 

 

 

CUSIP:

 

494368 BP7

 

 

 

ISIN:

 

US494368BP76

 

 



 

 

Joint Book-Running Managers:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-Managers:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$250,000,000 2.650% Notes due March 1, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer:

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 

 

 

Security Type:

 

Senior Notes

 

 

 

Offering Format:

 

SEC Registered

 

 

 

Principal Amount:

 

$250,000,000

 

 

 

Maturity Date:

 

March 1, 2025

 

 

 

Coupon:

 

2.650%

 

 

 

Interest Payment Dates:

 

Semi-annually on March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2015

 

 

 

Interest Record Dates:

 

February 15 and August 15

 

 

 

Price to Public:

 

99.712% of the principal amount

 

 

 

Net Proceeds After Underwriting Discount and Before Other Expenses:

 

$248,155,000

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury:

 

2.000% due February 15, 2025

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury Yield:

 

1.983%

 

 

 

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

 

70 bps

 

 

 

Yield to Maturity:

 

2.683%

 

 

 

Optional Redemption:

 

The 2025 Notes will be redeemable, at the option of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 2025 Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted, on a semi-annual basis, at the applicable treasury rate plus 11 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

 

 

 

Change of Control:

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation will be required to make an offer to repurchase the 2025 Notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.

 

 

 

Expected Settlement Date:

 

February 27, 2015 (T+3)

 

 

 

CUSIP:

 

494368 BQ5

 

 

 

 

ISIN:

 

US494368BQ59

 

 

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Joint Book-Running Managers:

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

 

Co-Managers:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC     

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (No. 333-189633) (including a prospectus and a preliminary prospectus supplement) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read each of these documents 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 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 800-831-9146, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at 800-503-4611, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 212-834-4533 or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 866-718-1649.

 

 

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