ITEM 2.03 | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT. |
On January 14, 2025, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (“Oncor”) completed a sale of $100 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.65% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “New 2029 Notes”). The New 2029 Notes constitute an additional issuance of Oncor’s 4.65% Senior Secured Notes due 2029, $550 million of which Oncor previously issued on November 13, 2024 and are currently outstanding (the “Outstanding 2029 Notes”).
Oncor used the proceeds (net of discounts and fees to the initial purchaser, estimated expenses related to the offering of the New 2029 Notes, and accrued interest) of approximately $97.6 million from the sale of the New 2029 Notes for general corporate purposes, including to repay a portion of the outstanding commercial paper notes issued under its commercial paper program.
The New 2029 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”), supplemented by an Officer’s Certificate, dated January 14, 2025 (the “2025 Officer’s Certificate”), and further supplemented by an Officer’s Certificate, dated November 13, 2024 (the “2024 Officer’s Certificate”). The Indenture and each of the 2024 Officer’s Certificate and the 2025 Officer’s Certificate establish the terms of the New 2029 Notes. The New 2029 Notes were issued as part of the same series as the Outstanding 2029 Notes and will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture. The New 2029 Notes will be treated together with Oncor’s other outstanding debt securities issued under the Indenture for amendments and waivers and for taking certain other actions.
Oncor’s obligations under the New 2029 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 New 2029 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.65% per annum and mature on November 1, 2029. Interest on the New 2029 Notes will accrue from November 13, 2024 and will be payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on May 1, 2025. Prior to October 1, 2029, Oncor may redeem the New 2029 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 October 1, 2029, Oncor may redeem the New 2029 Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the New 2029 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The New 2029 Notes, the Indenture and the Deed of Trust also contain customary events of default, including failure to pay principal or interest on the New 2029 Notes when due, among others. If any such event of default occurs and is continuing, the outstanding principal of the New 2029 Notes may be declared due and payable, among other remedies as provided in the Indenture.
The New 2029 Notes were sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. This current report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New 2029 Notes.
In connection with the completion of the sale of the New 2029 Notes, on January 14, 2025, Oncor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the initial purchaser of the New 2029 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 the New 2029 Notes for publicly registered notes (the “Exchange Offer Registration Statement”), or under certain circumstances, a shelf registration statement to cover resales of the New 2029 Notes (the “Shelf Registration Statement”).