Free Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Relating to the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 11, 2015 to the
Prospectus dated February 11, 2015
Registration No. 333-202013
FINAL TERM SHEET
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Pricing Term Sheet
February 11, 2015
2.050% Notes due 2020
2.875% Notes due 2025
| Issuer: | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | |||
| Trade Date: | February 11, 2015 | |||
| Settlement Date: | (T+3); February 17, 2015 | |||
| Interest Payment Dates: | March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2015 | |||
| Interest Payment Record Dates: | February 15 and August 15 | |||
| Ratings: | A3 Stable / A Stable / A Stable | |||
| Underwriters: | Joint Book-Running Managers: | Goldman, Sachs & Co. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | ||
| Senior Co-Managers: | BMO Capital Markets Corp. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. PNC Capital Markets LLC U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC The Williams Capital Group, L.P. | |||
| Co-Managers: | Comerica Securities, Inc. ING Financial Markets LLC Lloyds Securities Inc. TD Securities (USA) LLC | |||
| 2020 Notes | 2025 Notes | |||
| Size: | $300,000,000 | $300,000,000 | ||
| Maturity: | March 1, 2020 | March 1, 2025 | ||
| Coupon: | 2.050% per annum, accruing from February 17, 2015 | 2.875% per annum, accruing from February 17, 2015 | ||
| Price to Public: | 99.790% of face amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 17, 2015 | 99.990% of face amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 17, 2015 | ||
| Yield to maturity: | 2.094% | 2.876% | ||
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +60 bps | +90 bps | ||
| Benchmark Treasury: | 1.250% due January 31, 2020 | 2.250% due November 15, 2024 | ||
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 98-26 3⁄4 / 1.494% | 102-13+ / 1.976% | ||
| Make-Whole Call: | Treasury + 10 basis points at any time prior to February 1, 2020 (one month prior to the maturity date) | Treasury + 15 basis points at any time prior to December 1, 2024 (three months prior to the maturity date) | ||
| Par Call: | Par call at any time on or after February 1, 2020 | Par call at any time on or after December 1, 2024 | ||
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 773903AF6 / US773903AF60 | 773903AG4 / US773903AG44 | ||
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) 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 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 Goldman, Sachs & Co. at (212) 902-1171, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (212) 834-4533, or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, at 1-800-294-1322.
This pricing term sheet supplements and, to the extent inconsistent, supersedes the preliminary form of prospectus supplement issued by Rockwell Automation, Inc. on February 11, 2015 relating to the Prospectus dated February 11, 2015.
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