FWP
 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
File No. 333-128045
September 28, 2007
The Thomson Corporation
Final Pricing Term Sheet
           
  Issuer:    
The Thomson Corporation
 
  Current Ratings:    
Baa1 (stable outlook); A- (negative outlook)
 
  Security Type:    
SEC Registered
 
  Principal Amount:    
$800,000,000
 
  Maturity Date:    
10/01/2014
 
  Coupon:    
5.700%
 
  Public Offering Price:    
99.217%
 
  Yield to Maturity:    
5.838%
 
  Spread:    
+148 basis points
 
  Benchmark Treasury:    
UST 4.25% due 8/15/2014
 
  Treasury Yield/Price:    
4.358% / 99-11+
 
  Trade Date:    
9/27/2007
 
  Settlement Date:    
10/02/2007
 
  Interest Payment Dates:    
4/1 & 10/1 commencing 04/01/2008
 
  CUSIP:    
884903 AZ8
 
  Make-Whole Call:    
T+ 25 basis points
 
  Change of Control:    
The Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase, upon a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Ninth Supplemental Indenture)
 
  Ranking:    
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
  Day Count:    
30/360
 
  Denominations:    
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
 
  Lead Managers:    
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
UBS Securities LLC
 
  Senior Co-Managers:    
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc.
 
  Co-Managers:    
Banc of America Securities LLC
Barclays Capital Inc.
BMO Capital Markets Corp.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
RBC Capital Markets Corporation
TD Securities (USA) LLC
 
 
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