FWP

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 group’s 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 group’s 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.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.

 

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