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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

March 8, 2018

Registration Statement No. 333-217193

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

 

John Deere Capital Corporation

$500 million Floating Rate Senior Notes Due March 12, 2021

 

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:

March 8, 2018

Settlement Date (T+3)**:

March 13, 2018

Maturity Date:

March 12, 2021

Coupon:

3-Month USD LIBOR + 24 bps

Benchmark:

3-Month USD LIBOR

Minimum Interest Rate:

0.000%

Coupon Payment Dates and

 

Interest Reset Dates:

Quarterly on the 12th of March, June, September and December, commencing on June 12, 2018 (short first coupon) and ending on the maturity date.

Interest Determination Dates:

2 London Business Days prior to each Interest Reset Date

Initial Interest Determination Date:

March 9, 2018

Day Count:

Actual/360, Adjusted

Day Count Convention:

Modified Following, Adjusted

Redemption Provision:

N/A

Price to Public:

100.000% plus accrued interest from March 13, 2018

Gross Spread:

0.150%

Net Proceeds (%):

99.850% plus accrued interest from March 13, 2018

Net Proceeds ($):

$499,250,000 plus accrued interest from March 13, 2018

CUSIP:

24422EUC1

Joint Book-Running Managers:

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

Co-Managers:

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

 

Loop Capital Markets LLC

 

Standard Chartered Bank

 

 

*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 Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at 1-888-603-5847, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. toll-free at 1-866-471-2526 and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. toll-free at 1-877-649-6848.

 

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