Joint Book-Running Managers
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Morgan Stanley | | MUFG | | PNC Capital Markets LLC | | US Bancorp | | | Wells Fargo Securities | |
Senior Co-Managers
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BNP PARIBAS | | BofA Securities | | Comerica Securities | | Mizuho | | | RBC Capital Markets | |
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| | Regions Securities LLC | | Truist Securities | | |
Co-Managers
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Academy Securities | | CastleOak Securities, L.P. | | Fifth Third Securities | | KeyBanc Capital Markets | | TD Securities |
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Underwriters Capacity: | | | | ☐ As agent | | ☒ As principal |
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If as principal: | | | | ☐ The Notes are being offered at varying prices relating to prevailing market prices at the time of sale. |
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| | | | ☒ The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price equal to the Public Offering Price (as a percentage of Principal Amount). |
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Legal Matters
The validity of the securities will be passed upon for us by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, and for the Underwriters by Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Certain legal matters relating to Florida law will be passed upon by David M. Beilin, Associate General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Beilin owns shares of common stock of the Company.
In the opinion of David M. Beilin, Associate General Counsel of the Company, the Notes have been duly authorized by the Company. The foregoing opinion is based in part upon Federal and Florida laws as they are currently compiled and reported on by customary reporting services. It is possible that provisions affecting the foregoing opinion might have been enacted but not reflected in such reporting services. Mr. Beilin is not currently aware of the passage of any such provisions and expresses no opinion as to laws other than the laws of the State of Florida and the Federal laws of the United States of America. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the genuineness of signatures and Mr. Beilin’s reliance on certificates as to certain factual matters, all as stated in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on March 20, 2024.
In the opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, as counsel to the Company, assuming the Notes have been duly authorized under Florida law, when the Notes have been duly executed, issued and delivered under Florida law and have been executed and authenticated in accordance with the indenture, dated as of October 3, 2003 (the “indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (successor trustee to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee (the “Trustee”), and issued and sold as contemplated by this Pricing Supplement, the Notes will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles. The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of New York, and counsel is expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the Trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and the genuineness of signatures and such counsel’s reliance on the Company and other sources as to certain factual matters, all as stated in counsel’s opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on March 20, 2024.
Terms of Notes
Master Global Book-Entry Notes
The Notes will be represented by a global security. Generally, all securities represented by the same global security will have the same terms. Issuers may, however, issue a global security that represents multiple securities of the same kind, such as debt securities, that have different terms and are issued at different times. We call this global security a master global security. We have elected to issue a master global security that represents each series of our Medium-Term Notes and will represent the Notes offered hereby. The terms of the Notes described in this Pricing Supplement will be incorporated by reference into the master global security.
Trustee
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (successor trustee to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), is the Trustee under the indenture. An affiliate of the Trustee is a lender under the Company’s global revolving credit facility, and the Company may maintain other banking relationships in the ordinary course of business with the Trustee or its affiliates.
Plan of Distribution
Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Selling Agency Agreement, dated March 20, 2024, among the Company and Academy Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., CastleOak Securities, L.P., Comerica Securities, Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Regions Securities LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as well as under the terms of the Terms Agreement, dated July 29, 2024, among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the underwriters named below (collectively, the “Underwriters”), the Underwriters have agreed severally to purchase and the Company has agreed to sell the Notes to the Underwriters in the respective principal amounts set forth below:
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Underwriters | | Principal Amount | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | $ | 45,000,000 | |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | | | 45,000,000 | |
PNC Capital Markets LLC | | | 45,000,000 | |
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | | | 45,000,000 | |
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | | | 45,000,000 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | | | 8,143,000 | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | | | 8,143,000 | |
Comerica Securities, Inc. | | | 8,143,000 | |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | | | 8,143,000 | |
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | | | 8,143,000 | |
Regions Securities LLC | | | 8,143,000 | |
Truist Securities, Inc. | | | 8,142,000 | |
Academy Securities, Inc. | | | 3,600,000 | |
CastleOak Securities, L.P. | | | 3,600,000 | |
Fifth Third Securities, Inc. | | | 3,600,000 | |
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. | | | 3,600,000 | |
TD Securities (USA) LLC | | | 3,600,000 | |
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Total | | $ | 300,000,000 | |
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