FWP

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-183099

Dated June 4, 2013

 

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Floating Rate Senior Notes Due 2014

 

Issuer:    Baxter International Inc.
Ratings (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch):    A3 (stable) / A (stable) / A (negative watch)
Format:    SEC Registered
Ranking:    Senior Notes
Offering Size:    $500,000,000
Trade Date:    June 4, 2013
Settlement Date:    June 11, 2013 (T+5)
Maturity:    December 11, 2014
Interest Reset and Payment Dates:                    Quarterly on each 11th of March, June, September and December
First Pay Date:    September 11, 2013
Spread to LIBOR:    17 bps
Designated LIBOR Page:    Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page
Index Maturity:    3 month LIBOR
Interest Determination Date:    The second London Banking Day preceding the first day of such interest period
Issue Price:    100.000%
Day Count Basis:    Actual / 360
Optional Redemption:    None
Special Mandatory Redemption:    In the event the Company does not complete the acquisition of Gambro AB on or prior to March 17, 2014 or the related share purchase agreement is terminated at any time prior thereto, the Company will redeem all the notes on the special mandatory redemption date at a redemption price equal to 101% of the


   aggregate principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance to but excluding the special mandatory redemption date (subject to the rights of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).
Minimum Denomination:    $2,000 x $1,000
CUSIP / ISIN:    071813 BK4 / US071813BK45
Joint Bookrunners:    J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
   Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                         Incorporated
   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
   Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
   RBS Securities Inc
   UBS Securities LLC
Senior Co-Managers:    Barclays Capital Inc.
   HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
   Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
   Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Co-Managers:    TD Securities (USA) LLC
   BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
   Danske Markets 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.

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 if you request it. In the case of J.P Morgan Securities LLC, you may request the prospectus by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, telephone: (212) 834-4533 or by facsimile: (212) 834-6081; in the case of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., you may request the prospectus by contacting Citigroup Global Markets Inc. c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: 1-800-831-9146, or email: batprospectususdept@citi.com; in the case of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, you may request the prospectus by contacting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 222 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038, Attention: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-800-294-1322, or email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.