FWP

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-184717

Pricing Term Sheet

April 25, 2013

MICROSOFT CORPORATION

2.625% Notes due 2033

 

Issuer:    Microsoft Corporation
Title of Securities:    2.625% Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”)
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:    €550,000,000
Minimum Denominations:    €100,000 and integral multiples of €1,000 in excess thereof
Price to Public (Issue Price):    99.478% of principal amount
Maturity Date:    May 2, 2033
Coupon (Interest Rate):    2.625% per annum
Benchmark:    5.500% Deutsche Bundesrepublik (DBR) due 2031
Benchmark Yield:    1.947%
Spread to Benchmark:    0.712%
Yield to Maturity:    2.659%
Mid-Swap Yield:    2.109%
Spread to Mid-Swap Yield:    0.550%
Interest Payment Dates:    Annually on May 2, beginning on May 2, 2014
Interest Payment Record Dates:    May 1 of each year
Optional Redemption:   

At any time prior to February 2, 2033 at B+ 12.5 basis points

 

At any time on or after February 2, 2033, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed

 

Microsoft may, at its option, redeem the Notes upon the occurrence of certain events relating to U.S. taxation


Type of Offering:    SEC registered
Net Proceeds to Issuer (before underwriting discount):    €547,129,000
Net Proceeds to Issuer (after underwriting discount):    €543,691,500
Trade Date:    April 25, 2013
Settlement Date (T+5):    May 2, 2013
Book-Running Managers:   

Merrill Lynch International

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc

Barclays Bank PLC

Citigroup Global Markets Limited

HSBC Bank plc

Wells Fargo Securities International Limited

Senior Co-Managers:   

BNP Paribas

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Société Générale

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Co-Managers:   

Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.

The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

Listing:    Global Exchange Market of the Irish Stock Exchange
Common Code/ISIN:    092288536 / XS0922885362
Additional Information:    Concurrently with this offering, the Issuer is offering additional U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2 billion.
Long-Term Debt Ratings:    Moody’s, Aaa (stable); S&P, AAA (stable)

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 by calling Merrill Lynch International toll free at1-800-294-1322 or The Royal Bank of Scotland plc toll free at 1-866-884-2071.