Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(a)
Registration No. 333-195863
Rule 482ad
FS Investment Corp.
$325,000,000
4.250% Notes due 2020
PRICING TERM SHEET
November 25, 2014
The following sets forth the final terms of the 4.250% Notes due 2020 and should only be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 25, 2014, together with the accompanying prospectus dated June 19, 2014, relating to these securities (the “Preliminary Prospectus”), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus. In all other respects, this pricing term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars.
| Issuer |
FS Investment Corp. | |
| Security |
4.250% Notes due 2020 | |
| Ratings (S&P/Fitch)* |
BBB (Stable) / BBB- (Stable) | |
| Aggregate Principal Amount Offered |
$325,000,000 | |
| Trade Date |
November 25, 2014 | |
| Settlement Date |
December 3, 2014 (T+5) | |
| Maturity Date |
January 15, 2020 | |
| Interest Payment Dates |
January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2015 (long first coupon) | |
| Price to Public (Issue Price) |
99.634% | |
| Coupon (Interest Rate) |
4.250% | |
| Yield to Maturity |
4.329% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury |
+ 275 basis points | |
| Benchmark Treasury |
1.500% due October 31, 2019 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield |
99-20 and 1.579% | |
| Make-Whole Redemption |
Equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date:
– 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, or
– the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 45 basis points; provided, however, that if we redeem any Notes on or after December 15, 2019 (the date falling one month prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. | |
| Denomination | $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof | |
| CUSIP / ISIN | 302635AB3 / US302635AB34 | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Sterne, Agee & Leach, 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. |
Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of FS Investment Corp. before investing. The Preliminary Prospectus, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contains this and other information about FS Investment Corp. and should be read carefully before investing.
The information in the Preliminary Prospectus and in this pricing term sheet is not complete and may be changed. The Preliminary Prospectus and this pricing term sheet are not offers to sell any securities of FS Investment Corp. and are not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any state where such offer and sale is not permitted.
A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the Preliminary Prospectus may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, Attn – Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, or via phone at 212-834-4533; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at 608 2nd Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attn: WFS Customer Service, or via phone at 1-800-645-3751, or by email at wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or via phone at 1-800-831-9146, or by email at prospectus@citi.com; or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-2836, Attn – Prospectus Group, or via phone at 1-800-503-4611, or email at prospectus.CPDG@db.com.