Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 under the
Securities Act of 1933
Registration Statement No. 333-182222
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated
November 28, 2012
TERM SHEET
$450,000,000 3.250% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017 (“2017 NOTES”)
$300,000,000 4.375% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022 (“2022 NOTES”)
| Issuer: | The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | |
| Size: | 2017 Notes: $450,000,000 | |
| 2022 Notes: $300,000,000 | ||
| Security Type: | Senior Notes | |
| Coupon: | 2017 Notes: 3.250% | |
| 2022 Notes: 4.375% | ||
| Maturity: | 2017 Notes: December 1, 2017 | |
| 2022 Notes: December 1, 2022 | ||
| Trade Date | November 28, 2012 | |
| Price to Public: | 2017 Notes: 99.991% | |
| 2022 Notes: 99.027% | ||
| Yield: | 2017 Notes: 3.252% | |
| 2022 Notes: 4.497% | ||
| Spread: | 2017 Notes: T + 262.5 bps | |
| 2022 Notes: T + 287.5 bps | ||
| Benchmark Treasury: | 2017 Notes: 0.750% due October 31, 2017 | |
| 2022 Notes: 1.625% due November 15, 2022 | ||
| Benchmark Treasury Price and | 2017 Notes: 100-19; 0.627% | |
| Yield: | 2022 Notes: 100-01; 1.622% | |
| Coupon Dates: | June 1 and December 1 | |
| First Coupon: | June 1, 2013 | |
| Settlement: | December 3, 2012 (T+3), interest will accrue from | |
| the settlement date | ||
| Make Whole Call: | 2017 Notes: Callable at any time at the greater of par | |
| and the make whole redemption price (Treasury plus | ||
| 40 basis points) | ||
| 2022 Notes: Callable at any time prior to September 1, 2022 at the greater of par and the make whole redemption price (Treasury plus 45 basis points); on or after September 1, 2022, callable at any time at par | ||
| Anticipated Ratings: | 2017 Notes: BBB+ (S&P) / BBB+ (Fitch) | |
| 2022 Notes: BBB+ (S&P) / BBB+ (Fitch) | ||
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 2017 Notes: 26483E AF7 / US26483EAF79 | |
| 2022 Notes: 26483E AG5 / US26483EAG52 | ||
| Joint Bookrunning Managers: | Barclays Capital Inc. | |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | ||
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | ||
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | ||
| Co-Managers: | Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. | |
| RBS Securities Inc. | ||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | ||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | ||
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
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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 contacting Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at (888) 603-5847; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 212-834-4533.