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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated December 9, 2010
Supplementing the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement dated December 9, 2010
(To Prospectus dated February 10, 2010)
Registration Statement No. 333-164823
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Final Term Sheet
December 9, 2010
         
 
  3.50% Senior Notes due 2016   5.00% Senior Notes due 2021
 
       
Size:
  $400,000,000    $400,000,000 
 
       
Maturity:
  January 15, 2016   January 15, 2021
 
       
Coupon (Interest Rate):
  3.50%    5.00% 
 
       
Yield to Maturity:
  3.534%    5.056% 
 
       
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
  T+ 165 basis points   T+ 185 basis points
 
       
Benchmark Treasury:
  UST 1.375% due November 30, 2015   UST 2.625% due November 15, 2020
 
       
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:
  Price: 97-19   Price: 95-03 
 
  Yield: 1.884%   Yield: 3.206% 
 
       
Interest Payment Dates:
  January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2011   January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2011
 
       
Redemption Provisions:
  In whole or in part, at the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount or (2) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.   In whole or in part, at the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount or (2) discounted present value at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date prior to October 15, 2020.
 
     
In whole or in part, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date on or after October 15, 2020.
 
       
Price to Public:
  99.840%    99.556% 
 
       
Settlement Date:
  December 14, 2010   December 14, 2010
 
       
CUSIP/ISIN Number:
  53217V AD1 / US53217VAD10   53217V AE9 / US53217VAE92
 
       
Joint Book-Running Managers:
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
 
                        Incorporated                         Incorporated
 
  RBS Securities Inc.   RBS Securities Inc.
 
  Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.   Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
Senior Co-Managers:
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
  DnB NOR Markets, Inc.   DnB NOR Markets, Inc.
Co-Managers:
  Goldman, Sachs & Co.   Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
 
  U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.   U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
 
  Moelis & Company LLC   Moelis & Company LLC
 
       
Ratings:*
  Ba1 / BBB / BBB-   Ba1 / BBB / BBB-
 
*   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.
 
    The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or RBS Securities Inc. can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling or e-mailing Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at 1-800-294-1322 or dg.prospectus_distribution@bofasecurities.com; or RBS Securities Inc. at 1-866-884-2071.