Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
(relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated
February 11, 2013 and Prospectus dated May 27, 2010)
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Number 333-167140
AIRGAS, INC.
FINAL TERM SHEET
February 11, 2013
1.650% Senior Notes due 2018
2.375% Senior Notes due 2020
| Issuer: | Airgas, Inc. | |||
| Title: | 1.650% Senior Notes due 2018 | 2.375% Senior Notes due 2020 | ||
| Principal Amount: | $325,000,000 | $275,000,000 | ||
| Denominations: | $2,000 x $1,000 | $2,000 x $1,000 | ||
| Maturity Date: | February 15, 2018 | February 15, 2020 | ||
| Interest Payment Dates: | February 15 and August 15, beginning on August 15, 2013 | February 15 and August 15, beginning on August 15, 2013 | ||
| Coupon (Interest Rate): | 1.650% | 2.375% | ||
| Price to Public: | 99.833% | 99.891% | ||
| Benchmark Treasury: | 0.875% due January 31, 2018 | 1.375% due January 31, 2020 | ||
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 100-06 1/4 and 0.835% | 100-07 and 1.342% | ||
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T + 85 bps | T + 105 bps | ||
| Yield to Maturity: | 1.685% | 2.392% | ||
| Redemption Provisions: | ||||
| Make-whole call |
Callable at the greater of par or the make-whole (Treasury Rate plus 12.5 bps) at any time before 1 month prior to maturity | Callable at the greater of par or the make-whole (Treasury Rate plus 15 bps) at any time before 1 month prior to maturity | ||
| Par call |
At any time on or after 1 month prior to maturity | At any time on or after 1 month prior to maturity | ||
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 009363 AN2 / US009363AN21 | 009363 AP7 / US009363AP78 | ||
| Legal Format: | SEC Registered | |||
| Ratings*: | Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. BBB by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services | |||
| Trade Date: | February 11, 2013 | |||
| Settlement Date: | February 14, 2013 (T+3) | |||
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Goldman, Sachs & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
| Lead Managers: | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | |
| Senior Co-Managers: | Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited** | |
| Co-Managers: | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. Mizuho Securities USA Inc. RBS Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. PNC Capital Markets LLC Santander Investment Securities Inc. |
| * | Note: An explanation of the significance of ratings may be obtained from the rating agencies. Generally, rating agencies base their ratings on such material and information, and such of their own investigations, studies and assumptions, as they deem appropriate. The rating of the notes should be evaluated independently from similar ratings of other securities. A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. |
| ** | SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, intends to participate in the offering outside of the United States and, to the extent that the offering is within the United States, as facilitated by an affiliated U.S. registered broker-dealer, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (“SMBC Nikko-SI”), as permitted under applicable law. To that end, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited and SMBC Nikko-SI have entered into an agreement pursuant to which SMBC Nikko-SI provides certain advisory and/or other services with respect to this offering. In return for the provision of such services by SMBC Nikko-SI, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited will pay to SMBC Nikko-SI a mutually agreed-fee. |
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