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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

September 5, 2017

Registration Statement No. 333-217193

Supplementing the Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus, each dated April 7, 2017

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

$500 million 2.800% Senior Notes Due September 8, 2027

 

Issuer:

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

Expected Ratings*:

 

A2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

 

A by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services

 

 

A by Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Note Type:

 

Medium-Term Notes, Series G

Issue Size:

 

$500 million

Trade Date:

 

September 5, 2017

Settlement Date (T+3)**:

 

September 8, 2017

Maturity Date:

 

September 8, 2027

Benchmark Treasury:

 

2.250% due August 15, 2027

Benchmark Treasury Yield

 

 

and Price:

 

2.065%; 101-21

Spread to Treasury:

 

78 basis points

Reoffer Yield:

 

2.845%

Coupon:

 

2.800%

Coupon Payment Dates:

 

Semi-annually on March 8 and September 8, commencing on March 8, 2018 and ending on the maturity date.

Day Count:

 

30 / 360, Unadjusted

Denominations:

 

Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter.

Redemption Provision:

 

N/A

Price to Public:

 

99.611% plus accrued interest from September 8, 2017

Gross Spread:

 

0.475%

Net Proceeds (%):

 

99.136% plus accrued interest from September 8, 2017

Net Proceeds ($):

 

$495,680,000 plus accrued interest from September 8, 2017

CUSIP:

 

24422ETW9

Joint Book-Running Managers:

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

 

     Incorporated

 

 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

Co-Managers:

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

 

Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.

 

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) 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.

 

**Pursuant to Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers of the notes who wish to trade the notes on the date hereof will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement.

 

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 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-471-2526, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. collect at 1-212-405-7404.

 

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