-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NuqP1X24fNyO6gVinqpgExxvLzf9luWKjyVqZ8w+HEzuNO6rfn7q/o+dAsHguxBN zkRS8Ui+5A3yk5V3GUemJA== 0000950123-09-043124.txt : 20090915 0000950123-09-043124.hdr.sgml : 20090915 20090914211011 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-09-043124 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: FWP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090915 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090914 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTURYTEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 720651161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 0701 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-157188 FILM NUMBER: 091068691 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 4065 STREET 2: 100 CENTURYTEL DR CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3183889000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CENTURYTEL DR STREET 2: P O BOX 4065 CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720512 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CENTURYTEL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000018926 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 720651161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 0701 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 4065 STREET 2: 100 CENTURYTEL DR CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 BUSINESS PHONE: 3183889000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 CENTURYTEL DR STREET 2: P O BOX 4065 CITY: MONROE STATE: LA ZIP: 71203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CENTRAL TELEPHONE & ELECTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720512 FWP 1 h67967f2fwp.htm FWP fwp
Filed pursuant to rule 433
Registration no. 333-157188
CenturyTel, Inc.
$250,000,000 6.15% Senior Notes, Series Q, due 2019
Pricing Term Sheet
Date: September 14, 2009
     
Issuer:
   CenturyTel, Inc.
Principal Amount:
   $250,000,000
Security:
   $250,000,000 6.15% Senior Notes, Series Q, due 2019
Maturity:
   September 15, 2019
Coupon:
   6.15%
Issue Price:
   99.891%
Yield to Maturity:
   6.165%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
   2.750%
Benchmark Treasury:
   T 3.625% due August 15, 2019
Benchmark Treasury Yield:
   3.415%
Interest Payment Dates:
   March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2010
Interest Calculation Convention:
   30/360
Denominations:
   $2,000 minimum x $1,000
Optional Redemption:
   At any time at greater of Par and Make-Whole at discount rate of Treasury plus 40 basis points.
Settlement Date:
   T+5; September 21, 2009
Anticipated Ratings:
 
   BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (Stable outlook); Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Stable outlook); BBB- by Fitch Ratings Ltd. (Stable outlook)
Joint Book-Running Managers:
   Banc of America Securities LLC
 
   Barclays Capital Inc.
 
   J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 
   Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Senior Co-Managers:
   Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
 
   Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Co-Managers:
   SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
 
   Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
 
   Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
 
   U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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