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Agilent Technologies Prices $750 Million of Senior Notes

^{Published on 2010-07-13 16:15:32 - Market Wire}
 

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the pricing of two series of its senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $750 million, in an underwritten, registered public offering. Of these notes, $250 million will mature in July 2013 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 2.50 percent, and $500 million will mature in July 2020 and will bear interest at an annual rate of 5.00 percent. The offering is expected to close on July 20, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.

Agilent intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to satisfy, in part, the financing obligation of its subsidiary Agilent Technologies World Trade, Inc.

Banc of America Securities LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Lloyds TSB Bank plc acted as senior co-managers. BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. acted as co-managers.

Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering can be obtained from:

Banc of America Securities LLC
100 West 33^rd Street
3^rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Attention: Prospectus Department
(800) 294-1322
[ dg.prospectus_distribution@bofasecurities.com ]

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(888) 603-5847
[ barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com ]

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(800) 221-1037

Electronic copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at [ www.sec.gov ].

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

About Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the worlda™s premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The companya™s 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at [ www.agilent.com ].

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