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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

March 6, 2013

Registration Statement No. 333-173672

Supplementing the Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus,
each dated April 21, 2011

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

$400 million 1.300% Senior Notes Due March 12, 2018

 

Issuer:

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

Expected Ratings*:

 

A2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

 

A by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services

Note Type:

 

Medium-Term Notes, Series E

Issue Size:

 

$400 million

Trade Date:

 

March 6, 2013

Settlement Date (T+3):

 

March 11, 2013

Maturity Date:

 

March 12, 2018

Benchmark Treasury:

 

0.750% due February 28, 2018

Benchmark Treasury Yield and Price:

 

0.798%; 99–24+

Spread to Treasury:

 

55 basis points

Reoffer Yield:

 

1.348%

Coupon:

 

1.300%

Coupon Payment Dates:

 

Semi-annually on March 12 and September 12, commencing on September 12, 2013 and ending on the maturity date.

Day Count:

 

30 / 360, Unadjusted

Denominations:

 

Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter.

Redemption Provision:

 

N/A

Price to Public:

 

99.769%

Gross Spread:

 

0.350%

Net Proceeds (%):

 

99.419% plus accrued interest from March 11, 2013

Net Proceeds ($):

 

$397,676,000 plus accrued interest from March 11, 2013

CUSIP:

 

24422ESB6

Joint Bookrunners:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

 

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

 

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

 

Incorporated

Co-Managers:

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank

 


*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.

 

Standard Chartered Bank will not effect any offers or sales of any notes in the United States unless it is through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by the regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

The Issuer has filed a Registration Statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at 1-888-603-5847, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. toll-free at 1-866-811-8049 or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll free at 1-800-294-1322.

 

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