-----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, RLFL5EiFdvNUcJBaVRx1YL1KoOhjVgFPxmvY/M0QwuqPMp9zoG4yhjN2sEQL8KXa aMC/dltcmCdSx2cEyBK3SQ== 0001193125-09-037543.txt : 20090225 0001193125-09-037543.hdr.sgml : 20090225 20090225172354 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-037543 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: FWP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090225 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090225 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVON PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008868 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 130544597 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-149402 FILM NUMBER: 09634799 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105-0196 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-282-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105-0196 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVON PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008868 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844] IRS NUMBER: 130544597 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105-0196 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-282-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105-0196 FWP 1 dfwp.htm FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-149402

February 25, 2009

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, dated February 25, 2009

LOGO

Avon Products, Inc.

$500,000,000 5.625% Notes due 2014

The following information supplements the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated February 25, 2009, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) promulgated under the Securities Act, Registration No. 333-149402.

 

Issuer:    Avon Products, Inc.
Security:    5.625% Notes due 2014
Size:    $500,000,000
Trade Date:    February 25, 2009
Settlement Date:    March 2, 2009
Maturity Date:    March 1, 2014
Coupon:    5.625%
Interest Payment Dates:    March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2009
Day Count:    30/360
Price to Public:    99.455%
Underwriting Discount:    0.600%
Minimum Denomination:    $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
Benchmark Treasury:    UST 1.750% due January 31, 2014
Benchmark Treasury Yield:    2.002%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    + 375 bps
Yield:    5.752%
Make-Whole Call:    T + 50 bps
CUSIP:    054303AV4
Anticipated Ratings:   

A2 (negative outlook) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

A (negative outlook) by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

Joint Book-Running Managers:   

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

Senior Co-Managers:    Banc of America Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Co-Managers:   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc, HSBC Securities (USA)

Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Santander Investment Securities Inc.,

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Junior Co-Managers:    BBVA Securities Inc., The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC 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 SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.

You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.


Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at (212) 834-4533, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at 1-800-503-4611 or Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at 1-866-718-1649.

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