Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration StatementNo. 333-224333-04
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
(a Minnesota corporation)
$700,000,000 2.60% FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, SERIES DUE JUNE 1, 2051
| 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: | June 8, 2020 | |
| Settlement Date: | June 15, 2020 (T+5) | |
| Principal Amount: | $700,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date: | June 1, 2051 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, commencing on December 1, 2020 | |
| Reference Benchmark: | 2.000% due February 15, 2050 | |
| Benchmark Price: | 108-13+ | |
| Benchmark Yield: | 1.640% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +105 bps | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 2.690% | |
| Coupon: | 2.60% | |
| Price to Public: | 98.118% of the principal amount | |
| Net Proceeds to Issuer: | $680,701,000 (after deducting the underwriting discount but before transaction expenses) | |
| Make-Whole Call: | Prior to December 1, 2050 (the par call date), T+20 bps (calculated to the par call date) | |
| Par Call: | On or after December 1, 2050, at par | |
| CUSIP/ISIN: | 665772 CS6 / US665772CS69 | |
| Minimum Denominations: | $2,000 and integral multiples of 1,000 in excess thereof | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers: | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC MUFG Securities Americas Inc. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC BofA Securities, Inc. Mizuho Securities USA LLC | |
| SeniorCo-Managers: | BMO Capital Markets Corp. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | |
| Co-Managers: | Fifth Third Securities, Inc. 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.
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 website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at1-866-718-1649, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. toll-free at1-877-649-6848, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. toll-free at1-877-558-2607 or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at1-800-645-3751.
