PRICING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1(a)
PRICING AGREEMENT
February 18, 2003
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Dear Sirs:
WAL-MART STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated February 18, 2003, (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company, on the one hand, and you, on the other hand, to issue and sell to you (the “Underwriter”) the Securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the “Designated Securities”).
Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this 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 that refers to the Prospectus in Section 2 or 3 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting 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 that are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
A supplement to the Prospectus, relating to the Designated Securities, in the form heretofore delivered to you, is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Company, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Underwriter 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 three counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between the Underwriter and the Company.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| WAL-MART STORES, INC.
| ||
| By: | /s/ Rick W. Brazile | |
| Name: Rick W. Brazile Title: Vice President of Planning and Analysis | ||
Accepted as of the date hereof:
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED
| By: | /s/ Harold J. Hendershot III | |
| Name: Harold J. Hendershot III Title: Executive Director |
SCHEDULE I
| Underwriter | Principal Amount of Notes to be Purchased | ||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | $ | 1,500,000,000 | |
| TOTAL | $ | 1,500,000,000 | |
Schedule I
SCHEDULE II
TITLE OF DESIGNATED SECURITIES:
Floating Rate Notes Due 2005 (the “Notes”).
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
$1,500,000,000.
INITIAL OFFERING PRICE TO PUBLIC:
The Underwriter will offer the Notes to the public from time to time for sale in negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at varying prices to be determined at the time of each sale.
PURCHASE PRICE TO UNDERWRITERS:
The purchase price to the Underwriter shall be 100.00% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from February 21, 2003.
SPECIFIED FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE:
Immediately available funds by wire.
INDENTURE:
Indenture dated as of December 11, 2002, between the Company, as Issuer, and Bank One Trust Company, NA, as Trustee.
MATURITY:
February 22, 2005.
INTEREST RATE:
Three-Month LIBOR (determined as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement) minus 4.25 basis points (0.0425%).
Accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable quarterly in arrears and shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days during the relevant interest period and a 360-day year.
In addition, the Company shall pay Additional Amounts to holders of the Notes as, and to the extent set forth under the caption “Description of the Notes—Payment of Additional Amounts” in the Prospectus Supplement dated the date hereof relating to the Notes.
Schedule II – Page 1
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
February 22, May 22, August 22 and November 22 of each year, commencing on May 22, 2003.
INTEREST PAYMENT RECORD DATES:
The fifteenth day next preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date.
INTEREST DETERMINATION DATES:
Quarterly, on the second London business day prior to each Interest Payment Date, except that the Initial Interest Determination Date will be February 19, 2003.
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS:
No mandatory redemption provisions.
The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes in whole, but not in part, as set forth under the caption “Description of the Notes—Redemption upon a Tax Event” in the Prospectus Supplement dated the date hereof relating to the Notes.
SINKING FUND PROVISIONS:
None.
OTHER PROVISIONS:
As set forth in the Prospectus Supplement dated February 18, 2003 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Prospectus dated December 27, 2002 (the “Prospectus”).
TIME OF DELIVERY:
9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on February 21, 2003.
CLOSING LOCATION:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
NAMES AND ADDRESS OF UNDERWRITER:
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
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ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES:
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
1585 Broadway
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Debt Syndicate Desk
Fax: (212) 761-0783
OTHER MATTERS:
| (A) | The Underwriter hereby represents to, and agrees with, the Company that: (1) it has not offered or sold and, prior to the expiry of the period of six months after the date of issue of the notes, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995; (2) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and (3) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. |
| (B) | The Underwriter hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and are not being offered or sold and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the account of any resident of Japan, except (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan and (ii) in compliance with any other applicable requirements of Japanese law. |
| (C) | The Underwriter hereby represents to, and agrees with, the Company that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Notes, nor will it circulate or distribute this Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus or any other offering document or material in connection with the offer of the Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to the public or any member of the public in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor or other person specified in Section 106C of the Singapore Companies Act, (ii) to a sophisticated investor, and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 106D of the Singapore Companies Act or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the Singapore Companies Act. |
Schedule II – Page 3
| (D) | The Underwriter hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Notes may not be offered, sold, transferred or delivered in or from The Netherlands, as part of their initial distribution or as party of any re-offering, and neither the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus nor any other document in respect of the offering may be distributed or circulated in The Netherlands, other than to individuals or legal entities which include, but are not limited to, banks, brokers, dealers, institutional investors and undertakings with a treasury department, who or which trade or invest in securities in the conduct of a business or profession. |
| (E) | The Underwriter hereby confirms, and the Company hereby acknowledges, that the sole information furnished in writing to the Company by, or on behalf of, the Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the Prospectus Supplement is as follows: |
(1) the name of the Underwriter on the front cover page of the Prospectus Supplement;
(2) the fourth paragraph of text under the caption “Table of Contents” in the Prospectus Supplement concerning stabilization, overallotment and related activities by the Underwriter.
(3) the first sentence of the second paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus Supplement concerning certain terms of the offering by the Underwriter; and
(4) the third paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus Supplement concerning stabilization, overallotment and related activities by the Underwriter.
| (F) | With respect to matters of New York law, Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. may rely on a written opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., a true and correct copy of which is to be delivered to the Underwriter at the Time of Delivery. |
Schedule II – Page 4
