Corteva $1 billion senior notes offering
Davis Polk advised the representatives of the several underwriters, in connection with an SEC-registered offering by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company d/b/a Corteva Agriscience, a direct subsidiary Corteva, Inc., of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 1.700% senior notes due 2025 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.300% senior notes due 2030.
Corteva, Inc. is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that provides farmers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry – including a balanced and diverse mix of seed, crop protection and digital solutions focused on maximizing productivity to enhance yield and profitability. Corteva became an independent public company on June 1, 2019, and was previously the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc.
The Davis Polk capital markets team included partner Byron B. Rooney and associates Jennifer Ying Lan, Sean Michael Pinckney and Shuang Ci. Partner Po Sit provided tax advice. Counsel David A. Zilberberg and associate Cristina Harshman provided environmental advice. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.