Pricing Agreement, dated March 23, 2023, among the Company and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Truist Securities, Inc., as Representatives of the several Underwriters
Exhibit 1.2
EXECUTION VERSION
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Debt Securities
Pricing Agreement
March 23, 2023
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
1 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
PNC Capital Markets LLC
300 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10281
Truist Securities, Inc.
3333 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein (the “Pricing Agreement”) and in the underwriting agreement, dated March 23, 2023 (the “Agreement”), between the Company, on the one hand, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Truist Securities, Inc., as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), on the other hand, to issue and sell to the Underwriters the Securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the “Designated Securities”). Each of the provisions of the Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Pricing Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Prospectus in Section 3 of the Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Agreement in relation to the Prospectus (as therein defined), and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to the Designated Securities which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to act on behalf of the Representatives and on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Designated Securities pursuant to Section 15 of the Agreement and the addresses of the Representatives referred to in such Section 15 are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.
An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Designated Securities, in the form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.
At or prior to 5:12 p.m. (Eastern Time) on March 23, 2023 (the “Time of Sale”), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): the Preliminary Prospectus dated March 23, 2023 (including the Base Prospectus dated March 3, 2023) and the “free writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Schedule III hereto, including a final term sheet in the form set forth in Schedule IV hereto.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto, the principal amount of Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us five counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the Underwriters is or will be pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters or power of attorney, the form or forms of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination upon request.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter M. Gill | |
| Name: Peter M. Gill | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer | ||
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Carolyn Hurley | |||
| Name: | Carolyn Hurley | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Brian D. Bednarski | |||
| Name: | Brian D. Bednarski | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Kevin Prior | |||
| Name: | Kevin Prior | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
| DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ John Han | |||
| Name: | John Han | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to Pricing Agreement]
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Adam T. Greene | |||
| Name: | Adam T. Greene | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Hadley | |||
| Name: | Thomas Hadley | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Valerie Shadeck | |||
| Name: | Valerie Shadeck | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Scott G. Primrose | |||
| Name: | Scott G. Primrose | |||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
| TRUIST SECURITIES, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert Nordlinger | |||
| Name: | Robert Nordlinger | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
| As Representatives of the several Underwriters | ||||
| named in Schedule I hereto | ||||
[Signature Page to Pricing Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
| Underwriter | Principal Amount of 2029 Notes | Principal Amount of 2033 Notes | Principal Amount of 2053 Notes | Principal Amount of 2063 Notes | ||||||||||||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | 97,500,000 | 117,000,000 | 156,000,000 | 136,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | 87,500,000 | 105,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | 87,500,000 | 105,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 87,500,000 | 105,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 87,500,000 | 105,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| PNC Capital Markets LLC | 87,500,000 | 105,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 91,250,000 | 109,500,000 | 146,000,000 | 127,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| Truist Securities, Inc. | 87,500,000 | 105,000,000 | 140,000,000 | 122,500,000 | ||||||||||||
| BofA Securities, Inc. | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| Barclays Capital Inc. | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | 56,250,000 | 67,500,000 | 90,000,000 | 78,750,000 | ||||||||||||
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | 18,750,000 | 22,500,000 | 30,000,000 | 26,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. | 18,750,000 | 22,500,000 | 30,000,000 | 26,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| Santander US Capital Markets LLC | 18,750,000 | 22,500,000 | 30,000,000 | 26,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. | 18,750,000 | 22,500,000 | 30,000,000 | 26,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | 18,750,000 | 22,500,000 | 30,000,000 | 26,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | 18,750,000 | 22,500,000 | 30,000,000 | 26,250,000 | ||||||||||||
| Fifth Third Securities, Inc. | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Huntington Securities, Inc. | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Regions Securities LLC | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Bancroft Capital, LLC | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| R. Seelaus & Co., LLC | 5,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | $ | 1,250,000,000 | $ | 1,500,000,000 | $ | 2,000,000,000 | $ | 1,750,000,000 | ||||||||
SCHEDULE II
Title of Designated Securities:
4.250% Notes Due January 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”)
4.500% Notes Due April 15, 2033 (the “2033 Notes”)
5.050% Notes Due April 15, 2053 (the “2053 Notes”)
5.200% Notes Due April 15, 2063 (the “2063 Notes”)
Aggregate principal amount:
$1,250,000,000 for the 2029 Notes
$1,500,000,000 for the 2033 Notes
$2,000,000,000 for the 2053 Notes
$1,750,000,000 for the 2063 Notes
| Price to Public: | ||
| 2029 Notes: | 99.812% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023. | |
| 2033 Notes: | 99.367% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023. | |
| 2053 Notes: | 99.324% of the principal amount of the 2053 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023. | |
| 2063 Notes: | 99.263% of the principal amount of the 2063 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023. | |
| Purchase Price by Underwriters: | ||
| 2029 Notes: | 99.462% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023, if settlement occurs after that date. | |
| 2033 Notes: | 98.917% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023, if settlement occurs after that date. | |
| 2053 Notes: | 98.574% of the principal amount of the 2053 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023, if settlement occurs after that date. | |
| 2063 Notes: | 98.463% of the principal amount of the 2063 Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from March 28, 2023, if settlement occurs after that date. |
Form of Designated Securities:
Book-entry only form represented by one or more global securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.
Specified funds for payment of purchase price:
Federal (same-day) funds.
Time of Delivery:
9:00 a.m. (New York City time), March 28, 2023.
Indenture:
Indenture, dated as of February 4, 2008, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee.
| Maturity: | ||
| 2029 Notes: | January 15, 2029. | |
| 2033 Notes: | April 15, 2033. | |
| 2053 Notes: | April 15, 2053. | |
| 2063 Notes: | April 15, 2063. | |
| Interest Rate: | ||
| 2029 Notes: | 4.250%. | |
| 2033 Notes: | 4.500%. | |
| 2053 Notes: | 5.050%. | |
| 2063 Notes: | 5.200%. | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | ||
| 2029 Notes: | January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2023. | |
| 2033 Notes: | April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2023. | |
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| 2053 Notes: | April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2023. | |
| 2063 Notes: | April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2023. | |
Optional Redemption:
The 2029 Notes, the 2033 Notes, the 2053 Notes and the 2063 Notes are redeemable by the Company, in whole or in part and at any time on not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ notice by mail, at the applicable redemption prices described in the Prospectus under the heading “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.”
Change of Control:
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Prospectus), the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
Sinking Fund Provisions:
No sinking fund provisions.
Defeasance Provisions:
Defeasance provisions set forth in Article IX of the Indenture shall apply to the Designated Securities.
Closing Date, Time and Location:
March 28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
Names and Addresses of Representatives:
As to the 2029 Notes, the 2033 Notes, the 2053 Notes and the 2063 Notes (and designated to act on behalf of the other Underwriters or other Representatives):
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Transaction Management
Facsimile: (704) 410-0326
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (646) 291-1469
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
1 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Debt Capital Markets Syndicate, with a copy to General Counsel
Email: ***@***
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Attention: Registration Department
Facsimile: (212) 291-5175
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Investment Banking Division
Facsimile: (212) 507-8999
PNC Capital Markets LLC
300 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: Debt Capital Markets, Fixed Income Transaction Execution
Facsimile: (412 ###-###-####
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10281
Attention: DCM Transaction Management
Facsimile: (212) 428-6308
Truist Securities, Inc.
3333 Peachtree Road NE, 11th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Attention: Investment Grade Capital Markets
Facsimile: (404) 926-5027
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SCHEDULE III
List of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to be included in the Time of Sale Information:
| • | Final term sheet, dated March 23, 2023 relating to the 2029 Notes, the 2033 Notes, the 2053 Notes and the 2063 Notes, as filed pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act. |
SCHEDULE IV
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-270279
March 23, 2023
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
FINAL TERM SHEET
Dated March 23, 2023
$1,250,000,000 4.250% NOTES DUE JANUARY 15, 2029
$1,500,000,000 4.500% NOTES DUE APRIL 15, 2033
$2,000,000,000 5.050% NOTES DUE APRIL 15, 2053
$1,750,000,000 5.200% NOTES DUE APRIL 15, 2063
| Issuer: | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | |
| Ratings (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch)*: | [Intentionally Omitted] | |
| Note Type: | SEC Registered (No. 333-270279) | |
| Trade Date: | March 23, 2023 | |
| Settlement Date (T+3)**: | March 28, 2023 | |
| Maturity Date: | January 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) April 15, 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) April 15, 2053 (the “2053 Notes”) April 15, 2063 (the “2063 Notes”) | |
| Principal Amount Offered: | $1,250,000,000 (2029 Notes) $1,500,000,000 (2033 Notes) $2,000,000,000 (2053 Notes) $1,750,000,000 (2063 Notes) | |
| Price to Public (Issue Price): | 99.812% (2029 Notes) 99.367% (2033 Notes) 99.324% (2053 Notes) 99.263% (2063 Notes) | |
| Net Proceeds (Before Expenses) to Issuer: | $1,243,275,000 (99.462%) (2029 Notes) $1,483,755,000 (98.917%) (2033 Notes) $1,971,480,000 (98.574%) (2053 Notes) $1,723,102,500 (98.463%) (2063 Notes) | |
| Interest Rate: | 4.250% (2029 Notes) 4.500% (2033 Notes) 5.050% (2053 Notes) 5.200% (2063 Notes) | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2023 (2029 Notes) April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2023 (2033 Notes) April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2023 (2053 Notes) April 15 and October 15, commencing October 15, 2023 (2063 Notes) | |
| Regular Record Dates: | January 1 and July 1 (2029 Notes) April 1 and October 1 (2033 Notes) April 1 and October 1 (2053 Notes) April 1 and October 1 (2063 Notes) | |
| Benchmark: | T 4.000% due February 29, 2028 (2029 Notes) T 3.500% due February 15, 2033 (2033 Notes) T 4.000% due November 15, 2052 (2053 Notes) T 4.000% due November 15, 2052 (2063 Notes) | |
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| Benchmark Price / Yield: | 102-21 1⁄4 / 3.408% (2029 Notes) 100-27 / 3.399% (2033 Notes) 106-01+ / 3.664% (2053 Notes) 106-01+ / 3.664% (2063 Notes) | |
| Spread to Benchmark: | +88 basis points (2029 Notes) +118 basis points (2033 Notes) +143 basis points (2053 Notes) +158 basis points (2063 Notes) | |
| Re-offer Yield: | 4.288% (2029 Notes) 4.579% (2033 Notes) 5.094% (2053 Notes) 5.244% (2063 Notes) | |
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| Optional Redemption Provisions: | Prior to December 15, 2028 (one month prior to their maturity date), make-whole call at any time at a discount rate of U.S. Treasury plus 15 basis points; par call on or after December 15, 2028 (2029 Notes).
Prior to January 15, 2033 (three months prior to their maturity date), make-whole call at any time at a discount rate of U.S. Treasury plus 20 basis points; par call on or after January 15, 2033 (2033 Notes).
Prior to October 15, 2052 (six months prior to their maturity date), make-whole call at any time at a discount rate of U.S. Treasury plus 25 basis points; par call on or after October 15, 2052 (2053 Notes).
Prior to October 15, 2062 (six months prior to their maturity date), make-whole call at any time at a discount rate of U.S. Treasury plus 25 basis points; par call on or after October 15, 2062 (2063 Notes). | |
| Change of Control: | If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of repurchase. | |
| Day Count: | 30/360 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN: | 91324P EU2 / US91324PEU21 (2029 Notes) 91324P EV0 / US91324PEV04 (2033 Notes) 91324P EW8 / US91324PEW86 (2053 Notes) 91324P EX6 / US91324PEX69 (2063 Notes) | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
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| PNC Capital Markets LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC Truist Securities, Inc. BofA Securities, Inc. Barclays Capital Inc. | ||
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Mizuho Securities USA LLC TD Securities (USA) LLC U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. | ||
| Senior Co-Managers: | BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Santander US Capital Markets LLC Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. SG Americas Securities, LLC SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | |
| Co-Managers: | Fifth Third Securities, Inc. Huntington Securities, Inc. Regions Securities LLC Bancroft Capital, LLC Loop Capital Markets LLC R. Seelaus & Co., LLC | |
| * | Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time. |
| ** | We expect to deliver the Notes against payment for the Notes on or about March 28, 2023, which will be the third business day following the date of the pricing of the Notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes on the date of pricing will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+3, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes on the date of pricing should consult their own advisors. |
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