Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-130736
WellPoint, Inc.
FINAL TERM SHEET
Dated January 5, 2006
| Issuer: | WellPoint, Inc. | |
| Size: | $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Notes due 2011
$1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Notes due 2016
$900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.85% Notes due 2036 | |
| Maturity: | January 15, 2011 for the 2011 Notes,
January 15, 2016 for the 2016 Notes
January 15, 2036 for the 2036 Notes | |
| Coupon (Interest Rate): | 5.000% for the 2011 Notes,
5.250% for the 2016 Notes,
5.850% for the 2036 Notes | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 5.038% for the 2011 Notes
5.298% for the 2016 Notes
5.888% for the 2036 Notes | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | Treasury + .75% for the 2011 Notes
Treasury + .95% for the 2016 Notes
Treasury + 1.35% for the 2036 Notes | |
| Benchmark Treasury: | 4.375% due 12/15/10 for the 2011 Notes
4.50% due 11/15/15 for the 2016 Notes
5.375% due 2/15/31 for the 2036 Notes | |
| Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 4.288% for the 2011 Notes
4.348% for the 2016 Notes
4.538% for the 2036 Notes | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | January 15 and July 15, beginning July 15, 2006, to record holders on the next preceding January 1 and July 1 | |
| Redemption Provision: | Treasury Rate + .15% for the 2011 Notes
Treasury Rate + .15% for the 2016 Notes
Treasury Rate + .20% for the 2036 Notes | |
| Price to Public: | 99.833% for the 2011 Notes
99.630% for the 2016 Notes
99.467% for the 2036 Notes | |
| Net proceeds to Issuer (before expenses) | $694,631,000 for the 2011 Notes
$1,088,780,000 for the 2016 Notes
$887,328,000 for the 2036 Notes | |
| Settlement Date: | January 10, 2006 | |
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, the issuer or any underwriter participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, which, in the case of the issuer, you may request the prospectus by calling Corporate Secretary, (317) 488-6000 or emailing shareholder.services@wellpoint.com at WellPoint, Inc.