Preliminary Term Sheet
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement
No. 333-192369
September 14, 2015
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Floating Rate Notes
PRELIMINARY TERM SHEET
Security Offered: | Floating Rate Notes (the Notes) | |||
Issuer: | United Parcel Service, Inc. (the Company) | |||
Expected Ratings: | Aa3/A+ | |||
Principal Amount: | Up to $100,000,000 | |||
Trade Date: | September 14, 2015 | |||
Settlement Date: | September 17, 2015 | |||
Maturity: | September 15, 2065 | |||
Price to Public: | 100.00% | |||
Gross Spread: | 1.00% | |||
Price to Company: | 99.00% | |||
Net Proceeds to Company: | Up to $99,000,000 | |||
Base Rate: | LIBOR (Reuters Page LIBOR01) | |||
Index Maturity: | 3 month | |||
Designated LIBOR Currency: | U.S. Dollars | |||
Spread: | -0.30% | |||
Initial Interest Rate: | 3 month U.S. Dollar LIBOR as of two London Banking Days prior to the Settlement Date minus 0.30% | |||
Interest Reset Dates: | March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2015 | |||
Interest Determination Dates: | Quarterly, two London Banking Days prior to each Interest Reset Date | |||
Interest Rate Reset Period: | Quarterly | |||
Record Dates: | March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2015 | |||
Interest Payment Dates: | March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2015 |
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Maximum Interest Rate: | N/A | |||
Minimum Interest Rate: | 0.00% | |||
Minimum Denominations: | The Notes will be issued in denominations of $1,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 | |||
CUSIP / ISIN: | ||||
Put Provision: | The Notes will be repayable at the option of the holder on at least 30 days notice on the following days and at the following prices: |
Repayment Date | Price | |||
September 15, 2016 | 98.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2017 | 98.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2018 | 98.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2019 | 98.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2020 | 98.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2021 | 99.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2022 | 99.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2023 | 99.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2024 | 99.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2025 | 99.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2026 and each third anniversary thereafter to September 15, 2062 | 100.00 | % |
Call Provision: | The Notes may be redeemed at any time, at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, in amounts of $1,000 or any multiple of $1,000 at the following redemption prices, if redeemed during the 12 month period beginning on September 15 of any of the following years: |
Redemption Date | Price | |||
September 15, 2045 | 105.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2046 | 104.50 | % | ||
September 15, 2047 | 104.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2048 | 103.50 | % | ||
September 15, 2049 | 103.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2050 | 102.50 | % | ||
September 15, 2051 | 102.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2052 | 101.50 | % | ||
September 15, 2053 | 101.00 | % | ||
September 15, 2054 | 100.50 | % | ||
September 15, 2055 and thereafter to maturity | 100.00 | % |
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Day Count Convention: | Actual/360 | |||
Form: | DTC, Book-Entry | |||
Underwriters: | UBS Securities LLC J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations:
Notes Used as Qualified Replacement Property
Prospective investors seeking to treat the Notes as qualified replacement property for purposes of Section 1042 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), should be aware that Section 1042 requires the issuer to meet certain requirements in order for the Notes to constitute qualified replacement property. In general, qualified replacement property is a security issued by a domestic operating corporation that did not, for the taxable year preceding the taxable year in which such security was purchased, have passive investment income in excess of 25 percent of the gross receipts of such corporation for such preceding taxable year (the passive income test). For purposes of the passive income test, where the issuing corporation is in control of one or more corporations or such issuing corporation is controlled by one or more other corporations, all such corporations are treated as one corporation (the affiliated group) when computing the amount of passive investment income for purposes of Section 1042.
The Company believes that it qualifies as a domestic operating corporation and that less than 25 percent of its affiliated groups gross receipts is passive investment income for the taxable year ended December 31, 2014. In making this determination, the Company has made certain assumptions and used procedures which it believes are reasonable. The Company cannot give any assurance as to whether it will continue to qualify as a domestic operating corporation or meet the passive income test. It is, in addition, possible that the Internal Revenue Service may disagree with the manner in which the Company has calculated the affiliated groups gross receipts (including the characterization thereof) and passive investment income and the conclusions reached in this discussion. Prospective purchasers of the Notes should consult with their own tax advisors with respect to these and other tax matters relating to the Notes.
The Notes are securities with no established trading market. No assurance can be given as to whether a trading market for the Notes will develop or as to the liquidity of a trading market for the Notes. The availability and liquidity of a trading market for the Notes will also be affected by the degree to which purchasers treat the Notes as qualified replacement property.
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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 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 contacting UBS Securities LLC toll free at 1-888-827-7275; or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533; or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-645-3751 or e-mail wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com.
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