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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-140970
Final Term Sheet
March 9, 2007
MASCO CORPORATION
$300,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2010
           
 
ISSUER:
    Masco Corporation  
 
 
       
 
TITLE OF SECURITIES:
    Floating Rate Notes due 2010  
 
 
       
 
RATINGS:
    Baa1 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc and BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services  
 
 
       
 
TRADE DATE:
    March 9, 2007  
 
 
       
 
SETTLEMENT DATE (T+3):
    March 14, 2007  
 
 
       
 
MATURITY DATE:
    March 12, 2010  
 
 
       
 
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OFFERED:
    $300,000,000  
 
 
       
 
PRICE TO PUBLIC (ISSUE PRICE):
    100.000%  
 
 
       
 
PROCEEDS TO MASCO (BEFORE EXPENSES):
    $298,800,000  
 
 
       
 
BENCHMARK:
    3-Month USD LIBOR  
 
 
       
 
INTEREST RATE:
    3-Month USD LIBOR + .30%  
 
 
       
 
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
    Quarterly on each March 12, June 12, September 12 and December 12 commencing on June 12, 2007  
 
 
       
 
DENOMINATIONS:
    $1,000 by $1,000  
 
 
       
 
CHANGE OF CONTROL:
    Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, we will be required to make an offer to purchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.  
 
 
       
 
JOINT BOOKRUNNERS:
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.  
 
 
       
 
CO-MANAGERS:
    Daiwa Securities America Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments, Inc., Lazard Capital Markets LLC  
 
 
       
 
CUSIP:
    574599BE5  
 

 


 

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