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S&P Global Inc. — Capital/Financing Update 2007
Oct 31, 2007
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Capital/Financing Update
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FWP 1 dfwp.htm FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Free Writing Prospectus
| Term Sheet | Registration No.333-146981 |
|---|---|
| To prospectus dated October 29, 2007, and | Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 |
| prospectus supplement dated October 29, 2007 |
THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.
| Issuer: — Ratings: | The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. — Moodys: A1 (negative) / Fitch: A+ (stable) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format: | SEC Registered | ||
| Principal Amount: | $400,000,000 | $400,000,000 | $400,000,000 |
| Trade Date: | October 30, 2007 | October 30, 2007 | October 30, 2007 |
| Settlement Date (T+3): | November 2, 2007 | November 2, 2007 | November 2, 2007 |
| Maturity Date: | November 15, 2012 | November 15, 2017 | November 15, 2037 |
| Price to Public: | 99.911% | 99.760% | 99.605% |
| Coupon: | 5.375% | 5.900% | 6.550% |
| Yield to Maturity: | 5.399% | 5.933% | 6.580% |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | 135 bps | 155 bps | 190 bps |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 3.875% UST due 10/12 | 4.75% UST due 08/17 | 4.75% UST due 02/37 |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 4.049% | 4.383% | 4.680% |
| Interest Payment Dates: | February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2008 | April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2008 | May 15 and November 15, commencing on May 15, 2008 |
| Make-Whole Call: | The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 20 bps | The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 25 bps | The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 30 bps |
| CUSIP: | 580645AD1 | 580645AE9 | 580645AF6 |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Greenwich | ||
| Capital Markets, Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | |||
| Senior Co-Managers: | Banc of America Securities LLC Barclays | ||
| Capital Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |||
| Co-Managers: | Lloyds TSB Bank plc Mitsubishi UFJ | ||
| Securities International plc KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. BBVA | |||
| Securities, Inc. BNY Capital Markets, Inc Daiwa Securities | |||
| America Inc. nabCapitalSecurities, LLC UBS Securities | |||
| LLC | |||
| Trustee: | The Bank of New York | ||
| Underwriting: | Each of Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, to the extent that it intends to effect | ||
| any sales of the notes in the United States, it will do so through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. |
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 Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll free at 1-800-503-4611, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. at 1-203-618-6166 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 1-212-834-4533