Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-187080
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Term Sheet
November 6, 2014
3.300% Senior Notes due 2022
| Issuer: | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | |
| Principal Amount: | $800,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date: | February 15, 2022 | |
| Coupon (Interest Rate): | 3.300% | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 3.302% | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 2.000% due October 31, 2021 | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | T +122 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 99-15 / 2.082% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2015 | |
| Redemption Provision: | We may redeem, at our option, the notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest in respect of the notes being redeemed (not including any portion of the payments of interest accrued but unpaid as of the date of redemption) discounted on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. | |
| Issue Price: | 99.991% | |
| Settlement Date: | November 14, 2014 (T+5) | |
| Current Ratings*: | Moody’s: Baa3 (stable) S&P: BBB (stable) Fitch: BBB (negative) | |
| CUSIP: | 883556 BH4 | |
| ISIN: | US883556BH49 | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | |
* A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. Credit ratings are subject to change depending on financial and other factors.
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