Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration StatementNo. 333-224333-04
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
(a Minnesota corporation)
$600,000,000 2.90% FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES DUE MARCH 1, 2050
| Issuer: | Northern States Power Company (a Minnesota corporation) | |
| Issue Format: | SEC Registered | |
| Expected Ratings*: | Aa3/A/A+ (Stable/Stable/Stable) (Moody’s/Standard & Poor’s/Fitch) | |
| Security Type: | First Mortgage Bonds | |
| Pricing Date: | September 3, 2019 | |
| Settlement Date: | September 10, 2019 (T+5) | |
| Maturity Date: | March 1, 2050 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on March 1 and September 1, commencing on March 1, 2020 | |
| Principal Amount: | $600,000,000 | |
| Reference Benchmark: | 2.875% due May 15, 2049 | |
| Benchmark Price: | 120-27+ | |
| Benchmark Yield: | 1.947% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +105 bps | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 2.997% | |
| Coupon: | 2.90% | |
| Price to Public: | 98.071% of the principal amount | |
| Net Proceeds to Issuer: | $583,176,000 (after underwriting discount but before transaction expenses) | |
| Make-Whole Call: | Prior to September 1, 2049 (the par call date), T+20 bps (calculated to the par call date) | |
| Par Call: | On or after September 1, 2049, at par | |
| CUSIP/ISIN: | 665772 CR8 / US665772CR86 | |
| Minimum Denominations: | $2,000 and integral multiples of 1,000 in excess thereof | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | CIBC World Markets Corp. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Mizuho Securities USA LLC | |
| Co-Manager: | Loop Capital Markets LLC |
*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.
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