The Notes will mature on June 15, 2026. The interest rate on the Notes will be reset to % per annum, effective on and after the Settlement Date (as defined herein). Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The first interest payment on the Notes will be payable on June 15, 2024, which payment will include interest accrued at an annual rate of 1.18% from and including March 15, 2024 to but excluding the Settlement Date and at an annual rate of % from and including the Settlement Date to but excluding June 15, 2024.
The Corporation will not receive proceeds from the Remarketing of the Notes. See “Use of Proceeds”.
The Notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Corporation and rank on a parity in right of payment with all of the Corporation’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness outstanding from time to time. In addition, the Notes are structurally subordinated to all liabilities and other obligations of the Corporation’s subsidiaries. See “Description of the Notes”.
Subject to applicable laws, the Remarketing Agents may, in connection with the Remarketing, effect transactions intended to stabilize or maintain the market price of the Notes at levels other than those which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. See “Remarketing”.
This Remarketing is made by a Canadian issuer that is permitted, under the multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the U.S. and Canada, to prepare this Prospectus Supplement in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements. Purchasers of the Notes should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the U.S.
The Remarketing Agents expect to deliver the Notes on or about , 2024 (the “Settlement Date”) in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company and its direct and indirect participants (each, a “Participant”), including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking S.A.
The Remarketing Agents have severally agreed to use their commercially reasonable efforts to remarket the Notes in the U.S. and in Canada in accordance with the conditions contained in the Remarketing Agreement and referred to under “Remarketing” and subject to the approval of certain legal matters on behalf of the Corporation by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as to Canadian matters, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, as to U.S. matters, and on behalf of the Remarketing Agents by Bennett Jones LLP, as to Canadian matters, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, as to U.S. matters.
There is no market through which the Notes may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell the Notes purchased under this Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus to which it relates. This may affect the pricing of the Notes in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the Notes and the extent of issuer regulation. See “Risk Factors”. The Corporation does not intend to apply for listing of the Notes on any securities exchange or quotation system and, consequently, purchasers may not be able to resell the Notes purchased under this Prospectus Supplement.
An investment in the Notes is subject to certain risks. Prospective purchasers should therefore carefully consider the disclosure with respect to the Corporation included and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus Supplement. See “Risk Factors”.
Owning the Notes may subject you to tax consequences both in the United States and in Canada. Such consequences for purchasers who are resident in, or citizens of, the United States or who are residents in Canada may not be described fully herein or in the Base Shelf Prospectus. Purchasers of the Notes should read the tax discussion contained under “Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Prospectus Supplement and consult their own tax advisor.
The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Canada, that most of its officers and directors are residents of Canada and that a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation and said persons are located outside of the U.S. See “Enforcement of Certain Civil Liabilities” in this Prospectus Supplement and in the Base Shelf Prospectus.
NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) NOR ANY STATE OR CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATOR HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE NOTES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
BofA Securities, Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC are affiliates of financial institutions which are lenders to the Corporation and/or certain subsidiary entities of the Corporation. Consequently, the Corporation may be considered a connected issuer to each of the foregoing Remarketing Agents for purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws. See “Relationship Between the Corporation and Certain Remarketing Agents”.
Melissa Barnes, D. Randy Laney, Masheed Saidi and Dilek Samil, directors of the Corporation, each reside outside of Canada. Each of Ms. Barnes, Mr. Laney, Ms. Saidi and Ms. Samil has appointed Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1 as his or her agent for service of process in Canada. Purchasers are advised that it may not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person or company that is incorporated, continued or otherwise organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or resides outside of Canada, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process. See “Enforcement of Certain Civil Liabilities”.
The registered and head office of the Corporation is located at 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1.