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Free Writing Prospectus Dated January 8, 2009
Registration Statement No. 333-155418-02
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 of the Securities Act of 1933
FINAL TERM SHEET
     
Issuer:
  Carolina Power & Light Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
 
   
Supplemental Indenture:
  Seventy-sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2009
 
   
Format:
  SEC Registered
 
   
Trade Date:
  January 8, 2009
 
   
Settlement Date:
  January 15, 2009
 
   
Security:
  First Mortgage Bonds, 5.30% Series due 2019
 
   
Expected Ratings:
  A2 (Moody’s); A- (S&P); A+ (Fitch)
 
   
Principal Amount:
  $600,000,000
 
   
Date of Maturity:
  January 15, 2019
 
   
Interest Rate:
  5.30%
 
   
Interest Payment Dates:
  Payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2009
 
   
Public Offering Price:
  99.908% of the principal amount thereof
 
   
Benchmark Treasury:
  3.75% UST due on November 15, 2018
 
   
Benchmark Treasury Yield:
  2.462%
 
   
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
  +285 basis points
 
   
Re-offer Yield:
  5.312%
 
   
Redemption Terms:
  Redeemable prior to maturity, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at the option of the Company, at a make whole redemption price using the applicable Treasury rate plus 50 basis points (as defined and described in further detail in the Prospectus Supplement)
 
   
Joint Book-Running Managers:
  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
   
Co-Managers:
  Banc of America Securities LLC
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC
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.
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