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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-150486

August 19, 2008

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

$350,000,000 Floating Rate Notes Due August 19, 2010

 

Issuer:

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

Ratings:

 

A2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. / A by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services

Note Type:

 

Medium Term Notes

Issue Size:

 

$350,000,000

Trade Date:

 

August 19, 2008

Time of First Sale to Public:

 

3:00 p.m. EST

Settlement Date (T+3):

 

August 22, 2008

Maturity Date:

 

August 19, 2010

Interest Rate Basis:

 

USD-LIBOR-Reuters (Reuters Page LIBOR01)

Coupon:

 

3M USD LIBOR+ 50 bps

Coupon Payment Dates:

 

Quarterly on the 19th of February, May, August, and November, commencing November 19, 2008

Interest Determination Dates:

 

2 London Business Days

Day Count:

 

Actual / 360

Day Count Convention:

 

Modified Following, Adjusted

Price to Public:

 

100.000%

Gross Spread:

 

0.100%

Net Proceeds (%):

 

99.900%

Net Proceeds ($):

 

$349,650,000

CUSIP:

 

24422EQT9

Joint Bookrunners:

 

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Co-Managers:

 

Lazard Capital Markets LLC and Santander Investment Securities Inc.

 

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.

 


 

Lazard Capital Markets LLC (“Lazard Capital Markets”) has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. (“MUS(USA)”) pursuant to which MUS(USA) provides certain advisory and/or other services to Lazard Capital Markets, including in respect of this offering. In return for the provision of such services by MUS(USA) to Lazard Capital Markets, Lazard Capital Markets will pay to MUS(USA) a mutually agreed upon fee.

 


The Issuer has filed a Registration Statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Securities and Exchange Commission 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 calling J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 1-212-834-4533 or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at 1-866-500-5408.

 

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