Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

 

Registration No. 333-177140

 

January 15, 2013

 

CONAGRA FOODS, INC.
Pricing Term Sheet

 

 

 

1.300% Senior Notes due
2016

 

1.900% Senior Notes due
2018

 

3.200% Senior Notes due
2023

 

4.650% Senior Notes due
2043

Issuer:

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size:

 

$750,000,000

 

$1,000,000,000

 

$1,225,000,000

 

$1,000,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity:

 

January 25, 2016

 

January 25, 2018

 

January 25, 2023

 

January 25, 2043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coupon (Interest Rate):

 

1.300%

 

1.900%

 

3.200%

 

4.650%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yield to Maturity:

 

1.315%

 

1.900%

 

3.229%

 

4.659%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

 

+ 95 bps

 

+ 115 bps

 

+ 140 bps

 

+165 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury:

 

UST 0.375% due January 15, 2016

 

UST 0.750% due December 31, 2017

 

UST 1.625% due November 15, 2022

 

UST 2.750% due August 15, 2042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benchmark Treasury Yield:

 

0.365%

 

0.750%

 

1.829%

 

3.009%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Payment Dates:

 

January 25 and July 25 commencing July 25, 2013

 

January 25 and July 25 commencing July 25, 2013

 

January 25 and July 25 commencing July 25, 2013

 

January 25 and July 25 commencing July 25, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make-Whole Call:

 

T + 15 bps

 

T + 20 bps

 

T + 25 bps

 

T + 25 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par Call:

 

-

 

-

 

On or after
October 25, 2022

 

On or after
July 25, 2042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price to Public:

 

99.956%

 

100.000%

 

99.754%

 

99.855%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade Date:

 

January 15, 2013

 

January 15, 2013

 

January 15, 2013

 

January 15, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Settlement Date:

 

January 25, 2013

 

January 25, 2013

 

January 25, 2013

 

January 25, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP:

 

205887 BP6

 

205887 BQ4

 

205887 BR2

 

205887 BS0

 



 

Ratings*:

 

Baa2 (negative outlook) by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
BBB- (stable outlook) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services
BBB- (stable outlook) by Fitch Ratings

 

 

 

Use of Proceeds:

 

ConAgra Foods expects to receive net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts, but before estimated offering expenses) of $3,944,494,000 from this offering.  It intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, to fund, in part, its pending acquisition of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joint Book-Running Managers:

 

RBS Securities Inc.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
(USA), Inc.

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
(USA), Inc.

Mizuho Securities USA 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.

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement (as supplemented) 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 Web site 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 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533.

 

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