ITEM 2.03. | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER ANOFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT. |
On May 23, 2019, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor”) completed a sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”), $300 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.70% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.80% Senior Secured Notes due 2049 (the “2049 Notes” and, together with the 2024 Notes and the 2028 Notes, the “Notes”). The 2028 Notes constitute an additional issuance of Oncor’s 3.70% Senior Secured Notes due 2028, $350 million of which Oncor previously issued on August 10, 2018 and are currently outstanding (the “Outstanding Notes”). The 2028 Notes were issued as part of the same series as the Outstanding Notes. Additionally, the 2028 Notes exchanged or sold in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) are expected to become fungible with the Outstanding Notes. Oncor used the proceeds (net of the initial purchasers’ discount, fees, expenses and accrued interest) of approximately $1.297 billion from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, including to repay the amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2019, between Oncor, as borrower, and Barclays Bank PLC, as lender and administrative agent, to repay Oncor’s $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.15% Senior Secured Notes due June 1, 2019 and to repay notes, when due, under Oncor’s commercial paper program.
The Notes were issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2002, between Oncor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly The Bank of New York), as trustee (the “Trustee”) (as amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”) and an Officer’s Certificate, dated as of May 23, 2019 (the “Officer’s Certificate”), between Oncor and the Trustee. The Officer’s Certificate establishes the terms of the 2024 Notes and the 2049 Notes. The 2024 Notes and the 2049 Notes each constitute a separate series of notes under the Indenture, but will be treated together with Oncor’s other outstanding debt securities issued under the Indenture, including the 2028 Notes and the Outstanding Notes, for amendments and waivers and for taking certain other actions.
Oncor’s obligations under the Notes are secured by a lien on all property acquired or constructed by Oncor for the transmission and distribution of electric energy, mortgaged as described under the Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (as amended, the “Deed of Trust”), dated as of May 15, 2008, from Oncor to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Bank of New York Mellon, formerly The Bank of New York), as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agent”).
The 2024 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.75% per annum and mature on June 1, 2024. The 2028 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.70% per annum and mature on November 15, 2028. The 2049 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.80% per annum and mature on June 1, 2049. Interest on the 2024 Notes and 2049 Notes is payable in cash semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, and the first interest payment is due on December 1, 2019. Interest on the 2028 Notes is payable in cash semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, and the first interest payment is due on November 15, 2019. Prior to May 1, 2024, in the case of the 2024 Notes, August 15, 2028 in the case of the 2028 Notes and December 1, 2048, in the case of the 2049 Notes, Oncor may redeem such Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a “make-whole” premium. On and after May 1, 2024, in the case of the 2024 Notes, August 15, 2028 in the case of the 2028 Notes and December 1, 2048, in the case of the 2049 Notes, Oncor may redeem such Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Notes, the Indenture and the Deed of Trust also contain customary events of default, including failure to pay principal or interest on the Notes when due, among others.
The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States tonon-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. This current report onForm 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes.
In connection with the completion of the sale of the Notes, on May 23, 2019, Oncor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, Oncor agreed, subject to certain exceptions, to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to a registered offer to exchange