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Issuer:
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Comcast Corporation (the Company) | |
Guarantors:
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Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC, Comcast MO Group, Inc. and Comcast MO of Delaware, LLC (the Cable Guarantors) | |
Lead Managers:
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. | ||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | ||
Indenture:
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Indenture dated as of January 7, 2003 by and among the Company, the Cable Guarantors (other than Comcast MO of Delaware, LLC) and the Bank of New York, as Trustee (the Trustee), as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 25, 2003 by and among the Company, the Cable Guarantors and the Trustee | |
Trustee:
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The Bank of New York | |
Registration Statement File No:
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333-104034 | |
Securities to be purchased:
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5.90% Notes Due 2016 | |
6.45% Notes Due 2037 | ||
Use of Proceeds:
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Working capital and general corporate purposes, including for the repayment of commercial paper obligations. As of December 31, 2005, the Companys indebtedness, excluding the derivative component for its indexed debt instruments whose changes in fair value are recorded to investment income (loss), net, had a weighted average annual interest rate of 7.32% and an average maturity date in 2016. |
Anticipated Ratings for the
Companys Senior Unsecured Debt:
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Standard & Poors:
BBB+ Moodys: Baa2 Fitch: BBB+ |
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Minimum Denomination:
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$1,000 | |
5.90% Notes Due 2016 |
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Aggregate Principal Amount:
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$1,000,000,000 | |
Purchase Price:
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99.862% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 2, 2006 | |
Maturity:
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March 15, 2016 | |
Interest Rate:
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5.90% per annum, accruing from March 2, 2006 | |
Interest Payment Dates:
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March 15 and September 15 commencing September 15, 2006 | |
Pricing Benchmark:
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4.500% U.S. Treasury due 02/16 | |
UST Spot (Yield):
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4.598% | |
Spread to Benchmark:
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+132 bps | |
Yield to Maturity:
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5.918% | |
Makewhole Redemption:
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The 5.90% Notes due 2016 are redeemable at the option of the Company at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such notes and (ii) the sum of the present values of remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, plus in each case accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption. | |
Additional Issuances:
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An unlimited amount of additional 5.90% Notes due 2016 may be issued. The 5.90% Notes due 2016 and any additional 5.90% Notes due 2016 that may be issued will |
be treated as a single series for all purposes under the indenture. | ||
6.45% Notes Due 2037 |
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Aggregate Principal Amount:
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$1,250,000,000 | |
Purchase Price:
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99.399% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 2, 2006 | |
Maturity:
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March 15, 2037 | |
Interest Rate:
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6.45% per annum, accruing from March 2, 2006 | |
Interest Payment Dates:
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March 15 and September 15 commencing September 15, 2006 | |
Pricing Benchmark:
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5.375% U.S. Treasury due 02/31 | |
UST Spot (Yield):
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4.665% | |
Spread to Benchmark:
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+183 bps | |
Yield to Maturity:
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6.495% | |
Makewhole Redemption:
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The 6.45% Notes due 2037 are redeemable at the option of the Company at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such notes and (ii) the sum of the present values of remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points, plus in each case accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption | |
Additional Issuances:
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An unlimited amount of additional 6.45% Notes due 2037 may be issued. The 6.45% Notes due 2037 and any additional 6.45% Notes due 2037 that may be issued will be treated as a single series for all purposes under the indenture. |