FWP

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-209541

CSX Corporation

PRICING TERM SHEET

April 26, 2017

$850,000,000 3.250% Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”)

 

Issuer:    CSX Corporation
Ratings*:    Baa1 / BBB+
Security:    3.250% Notes due 2027
Size:    $850,000,000
Maturity Date:    June 1, 2027
Coupon:    3.250%
Interest Payment Dates:    June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2017
Price to Public:    99.878%
Benchmark Treasury:    2.250% due February 15, 2027
Benchmark Treasury Yield:    2.314%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    + 95 bps
Yield:    3.264%
Make-Whole Call:    T + 15 bps
Par Call:    Within three months prior to the maturity date
Expected Settlement Date:    May 1, 2017 (T+3)
CUSIP / ISIN:    126408HH9 / US126408HH96
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

UBS Securities LLC

Senior Co-Managers:   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

Co-Managers:   

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

PNC Capital Markets LLC

The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

 

* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.


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