Issuer Free Writing Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
supplementing the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 22, 2012
Registration No. 333-179554
TERM SHEET
Dated: February 22, 2012
| 3.000% Series K Notes due 2019 | ||
| Issuer: | Marriott International, Inc. | |
| Security: | 3.000% Series K Notes due 2019 | |
| Size: | $400,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date: | March 1, 2019 | |
| Coupon: | 3.000% | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | March 1 and September 1, commencing September 1, 2012 | |
| Price to Public: | 98.920% | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 1.25% due January 31, 2019 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 1.423% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +175bps | |
| Yield: | 3.173% | |
| Redemption Provisions: | The Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part from time to time prior to June 1, 2019 (three months prior to the maturity date of the notes), at the issuer’s option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (not including accrued interest as of the redemption date) on the Securities to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (the yield to maturity of the United States Treasury security, selected by a primary U.S. government securities dealer, having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Securities being redeemed) plus 30 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities to the redemption date.
The Securities may be redeemed in whole or in part from time to time on or after June 1, 2019 (three months prior to the maturity date of the notes), at the issuer’s option, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the notes being redeemed to the redemption date. | |
| Expected Settlement Date: | February 27, 2012 | |
| CUSIP: | 571903AJ2 | |
| Denominations: | $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof | |
| Change of Control: | Issuer repurchase offer required following certain changes of control as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated February 22, 2012. | |
| Anticipated Ratings: | Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. BBB by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | |
| Senior Co-Managers | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. RBS Securities Inc. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
| Co- Managers: |
Barclays Capital Inc. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | |
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