Capital Power Corporation (“Capital Power” or the “Company”)
(TSX:CPX) announced today that it has priced a public offering in
Canada of C$450M 8.125% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes,
Series 2 due June 5, 2054 (the “Notes”).
The Offering is expected to close on or about
June 5, 2024.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from
the sale of the Notes to repay certain amounts drawn on the
Company’s credit facilities (which include amounts drawn for the
acquisition of a 50% interest in New Harquahala Generating Company,
LLC, and a 100% interest in CXA La Paloma, LLC, and related
expenses, development purposes and in respect of ongoing
operations), to redeem all of the Company’s outstanding Cumulative
Minimum Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series 11 (TSX: CPX.PR.K) (the
“Preferred Shares”), and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes have been assigned a provisional
rating of BB by S&P Global Ratings and BB by DBRS Limited.
The Offering is being made in Canada through a
syndicate of investment dealers co-led by RBC Capital Markets and
Scotiabank under Capital Power’s short form base shelf prospectus
dated June 10, 2022, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement
dated May 14, 2024 to be filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The
short form base shelf prospectus and prospectus supplement contain
important detailed information about the Notes. Copies of these
documents are, and in the case of the prospectus supplement will
be, available electronically on the System for Electronic Document
Analysis and Retrieval + at www.sedarplus.ca.
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes in any
jurisdiction. The Notes have not been approved or disapproved by
any regulatory authority. The Notes have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any state securities law, and may not be offered or
sold within the United States, or to or for the account of, United
States persons.
Forward-looking
Information:
Forward-looking information or statements
included in this press release are provided to inform the Company’s
shareholders and potential investors about management’s assessment
of Capital Power’s future plans and operations. This information
may not be appropriate for other purposes. The forward-looking
information in this press release is generally identified by words
such as will, anticipate, believe, plan, intend, target, and expect
or similar words that suggest future outcomes.
Material forward-looking information in this
press release includes expectations regarding the Offering,
including: (i) the timing of closing, and (ii) the
expected use of proceeds, including the redemption of the Preferred
Shares.
These statements are based on certain
assumptions and analyses made by the Company considering its
experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions,
expected future developments and other factors it believes are
appropriate including its review of purchased businesses and
assets. The material factors and assumptions used to develop these
forward-looking statements relate to: (i) electricity, other energy
and carbon prices, (ii) performance, (iii) business prospects
(including potential re-contracting of facilities) and
opportunities including expected growth and capital projects, (iv)
status of and impact of policy, legislation and regulations and (v)
effective tax rates.
Whether actual results, performance or
achievements will conform to the Company’s expectations and
predictions is subject to a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results and experience to
differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Such material
risks and uncertainties are: (i) changes in electricity, natural
gas and carbon prices in markets in which the Company operates and
the use of derivatives, (ii) regulatory and political environments
including changes to environmental, climate, financial reporting,
market structure and tax legislation, (iii) disruptions, or price
volatility within the Company’s supply chains, (iv) generation
facility availability, wind capacity factor and performance
including maintenance expenditures, (v) ability to fund current and
future capital and working capital needs, (vi) acquisitions and
developments including timing and costs of regulatory approvals and
construction, (vii) changes in the availability of fuel, (viii)
ability to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, (ix)
limitations inherent in the Company’s review of acquired assets,
(x) changes in general economic and competitive conditions,
including inflation and recession and (xi) changes in the
performance and cost of technologies and the development of new
technologies, new energy efficient products, services and programs.
See Risks and Risk Management in the Company’s Integrated
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023, prepared
as of February 27, 2024, for further discussion of these and other
risks.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the specified approval date. The Company does not undertake
or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect
any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based,
except as required by law.
Territorial AcknowledgementIn
the spirit of reconciliation, Capital Power respectfully
acknowledges that we operate within the ancestral homelands,
traditional and treaty territories of the Indigenous Peoples of
Turtle Island, or North America. Capital Power’s head office is
located within the traditional and contemporary home of many
Indigenous Peoples of the Treaty 6 region and Métis Nation of
Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge the diverse Indigenous communities
that are located in these areas and whose presence continues to
enrich the community.
About Capital PowerCapital
Power is a growth-oriented power producer committed to net zero by
2045, with approximately 9,300 MW of power generation at 32
facilities across North America. We
prioritize delivering reliable and affordable power
communities can depend on today, building clean power
systems needed for tomorrow, and creating balanced
solutions for our energy future. We are Powering Change by Changing
PowerTM.
For more information, please
contact:
Investor and Media Relations:Media
RelationsKatherine Perron(780)
392-5335 kperron@capitalpower.comInvestor RelationsRoy
Arthur(403) 736-3315investor@capitalpower.com |
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