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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-263730
The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not offers to sell these securities and they are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to completion, dated August 6, 2024
Prospectus Supplement
(To prospectus dated March 21, 2022)
Targa Resources Corp.
$ % Senior Notes due 2035
We are offering $ aggregate principal amount of our % Senior Notes due 2035 (the “notes”).
The notes will bear interest at the rate of % per year and will mature on , 2035. Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually on and of each year, beginning on , 2025.
We may redeem some or all of the notes at our option at any time and from time to time prior to their maturity at the redemption prices set forth in this prospectus supplement, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Please read the section entitled “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.” There will be no mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments for the notes or requirement to repurchase the notes at the option of the holders.
We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to repay borrowings under our unsecured commercial paper note program (the “Commercial Paper Program”), a portion of which were incurred to repay the remaining $500.0 million outstanding under our prior $1.5 billion unsecured term loan facility due July 2025 (the “term loan facility”), which was terminated in May 2024. Other general corporate purposes may include repayment of other indebtedness, capital expenditures, additions to working capital and investments in our subsidiaries.
The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with our current and future unsecured senior debt, including debt under our revolving credit facility and the Commercial Paper Program, and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated debt that we may incur. The notes will initially be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by certain of our subsidiaries (each, a “guarantor”). Each guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with all of such guarantor’s existing and future unsecured senior debt and other unsecured guarantees of senior debt. The notes and the guarantees will be effectively junior to any secured indebtedness of ours or any guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.
The notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for the listing of the notes on any securities exchange or for the quotation of the notes on any automated dealer quotation system.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Investing in the notes involves risks. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and on page 6 of the accompanying base prospectus.
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Public offering price(1) | % | $ | ||||||
Underwriting discount | % | $ | ||||||
Proceeds to Targa Resources Corp. (before expenses) | % | $ |
(1) | Plus accrued interest from , 2024, if any. |
The underwriters expect to deliver the notes in registered book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, including Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg and Euroclear Bank NV/SA, on or about , 2024.
Joint Book-Running Managers
Citigroup | J.P. Morgan | RBC Capital Markets | TD Securities |
Barclays | BofA Securities | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | ||
Morgan Stanley | PNC Capital Markets LLC | Truist Securities |
The date of this prospectus supplement is , 2024.
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We expect that delivery of the notes will be made to investors on or about , 2024, which will be the business day following the date hereof (such settlement being referred to as “T+ ”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on any date prior to one business day before delivery of the notes hereunder may be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially settle in T+ , to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and such purchasers should consult their own advisors.
Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide any information other than that which is contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. Neither we nor the underwriters take any responsibility for, or provide any assurance as to, the reliability of any other information that others may give you. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor does this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.
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The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any free writing prospectus is accurate as of the date of the document in which the information appears. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus or in any free writing prospectus is accurate on any date other than the respective date of such document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed after any of such dates.
Information about this Prospectus Supplement
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering. The second part is the accompanying base prospectus, which gives more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering of notes. Generally, when we refer only to the “prospectus,” we are referring to both parts combined. If information varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
Any statement made in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus. Please read “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for more information.
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This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference for a more complete understanding of this offering. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and page 6 of the accompanying base prospectus for more information about important risks that you should consider before investing in the notes.
Throughout this prospectus supplement, when we use the terms “Targa,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company,” we are referring either to Targa Resources Corp. in its individual capacity or to Targa Resources Corp. and its subsidiaries collectively, as the context requires.
Our Company
Overview
Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent infrastructure companies in North America. We own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of: (i) gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and purchasing and selling natural gas; (ii) transporting, storing, fractionating, treating, and purchasing and selling natural gas liquids (“NGL(s)”) and NGL products, including services to liquified petroleum gas exporters; and (iii) gathering, storing, terminaling, and purchasing and selling crude oil. Targa Resources Partners LP (“TRP” or the “Partnership”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Our Principal Executive Offices
Our principal executive offices are located at 811 Louisiana St., Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77002, and our telephone number is (713) 584-1000. Our website is located at www.targaresources.com. We make our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the SEC available, free of charge, through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other information are electronically filed with or furnished to the Commission. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus supplement, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, and the accompanying base prospectus, when making a decision to invest or not invest in the notes.
Additional Information
For additional information about us, including our corporate structure and management, please refer to the documents set forth under “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Our Corporate Structure
The diagram below depicts our simplified ownership structure after giving effect to the consummation of this offering:
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(1) | We guarantee all of the Partnership’s outstanding senior unsecured notes. Our guarantor subsidiaries, including the Partnership, guarantee our revolving credit facility as well as the Commercial Paper Program and will guarantee the notes offered hereby. |
(2) | The borrowings of the Commercial Paper Program are supported through maintaining a minimum available borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility equal to the aggregate amount outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program. |
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The Offering
We provide the following summary solely for your convenience. This summary is not a complete description of the notes. You should read the full text of, and more specific details contained elsewhere in, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. For a more detailed description of the notes, please read the section entitled “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus supplement and the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities” in the accompanying base prospectus.
Issuer | Targa Resources Corp. |
Notes Offered | We are offering $ aggregate principal amount of % Senior Notes due 2035. |
Maturity Date | The notes will mature on , 2035. |
Interest Rate | The notes will bear interest at the rate of % per annum, accruing from , 2024. |
Interest Payment Dates | Interest is payable semi-annually for the notes on and of each year, beginning , 2025. |
No Mandatory Redemption | We will not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments on the notes or to repurchase the notes at the option of the holders. |
Optional Redemption | Prior to , (three months prior to maturity), we may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at our option, at the “make-whole” redemption price described in this prospectus supplement under “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption.” |
On or after , we may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. |
Subsidiary Guarantees | The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by our subsidiaries that guarantee our revolving credit facility for so long as such subsidiaries guarantee our revolving credit facility. Any of our other subsidiaries that in the future guarantee our revolving credit facility may be required to guarantee the notes on the same basis, and the guarantees may be released or terminated under certain circumstances. |
Ranking | The notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with our current and future unsecured senior debt, including debt under our revolving credit facility and the Commercial Paper Program, and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated debt that we may incur. |
Each guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with all of such guarantor’s existing and future unsecured senior debt and other unsecured guarantees of senior debt. |
The notes and the guarantees will be effectively junior to any secured indebtedness of ours or any guarantor to the extent of the value of the |
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assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes. |
Use of Proceeds | We expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $ from this offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses. We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to repay borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program, a portion of which were incurred to repay the remaining $500.0 million outstanding under our prior term loan facility, which was terminated in May 2024. Other general corporate purposes may include repayment of other indebtedness, capital expenditures, additions to working capital and investments in our subsidiaries. For more information, see “Use of Proceeds.” |
Listing and Trading | The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or included in any automated quotation system. Certain of the underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the notes. The underwriters are not obligated, however, to make a market in the notes, and any such market may be discounted by the underwriters in their discretion at any time without notice. |
Trustee | U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association. |
Governing Law | The notes and the indenture will be governed by the laws of the State of New York. |
Risk Factors | An investment in the notes involves risks. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and on page 6 of the accompanying base prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before investing in the notes. |
Conflicts of Interest | Certain of the underwriters and/or their affiliates are dealers under the Commercial Paper Program. Because certain of the underwriters and/or their affiliates are expected to receive at least 5% of the net offering proceeds of this offering, such underwriters and/or their affiliates could be deemed to have a “conflict of interest” under Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“Rule 5121”). See “Use of Proceeds.” Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121. The appointment of a “qualified independent underwriter” is not required in connection with this offering because the notes are “investment grade rated” as defined in paragraph (f)(8) of Rule 5121. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).” |
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An investment in the notes involves risks. You should carefully consider all of the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference as provided under “Where You Can Find More Information,” including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” therein. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference also contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please read “Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, in the accompanying base prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference. If any of these risks occur, our business, financial condition or results of operation could be adversely affected.
Risks Related to the Notes
We have a substantial amount of indebtedness that may adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under the notes.
We currently have, and following this offering will continue to have, a substantial amount of indebtedness. Our revolving credit facility, which matures in February 2027, provides for a revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount up to $2.75 billion (with an option to increase such maximum aggregate principal amount by up to $500.0 million in the future, subject to the terms of our revolving credit facility), including a swing line sub-facility of up to $100.0 million. Under the terms of the Commercial Paper Program, we may issue, from time to time, unsecured commercial paper notes with varying maturities of less than one year. Amounts available under the Commercial Paper Program may be issued, repaid and re-issued from time to time, with the maximum aggregate face or principal amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $2.75 billion. We maintain a minimum available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility equal to the aggregate amount outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program as support for the program. As of June 30, 2024, on an “as adjusted” basis as described in “Capitalization,” we would have had no borrowings outstanding and approximately $ of borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility and $ of borrowings outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program.
Our substantial level of indebtedness increases the possibility that we may be unable to generate cash sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of, interest on or other amounts due in respect of indebtedness. This substantial indebtedness, combined with lease and other financial obligations and contractual commitments, could have other important consequences to us, including the following:
• | our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes may be impaired or such financing may not be available on favorable terms; |
• | satisfying our obligations with respect to indebtedness may be more difficult and any failure to comply with the obligations of any debt instruments could result in an event of default under the agreements governing such indebtedness; |
• | we will need a portion of cash flow to make interest payments on debt, reducing the funds that would otherwise be available for operations and future business opportunities; |
• | our debt level may influence how counterparties view our creditworthiness, which could limit our ability to enter into commercial transactions at favorable rates or require us to post additional collateral in commercial transactions; |
• | our debt level will make us more vulnerable to competitive pressures or a downturn in our business or the economy generally; and |
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• | our debt level may limit flexibility in planning for, or responding to, changing business and economic conditions. |
We have a holding company structure in which our subsidiaries conduct our operations and own our operating assets.
We are a holding company, and our subsidiaries conduct all of our operations and own all of our operating assets. We have no significant assets other than the equity interests in our subsidiaries. As a result, our ability to make required payments on the notes depends on the performance of our subsidiaries and their ability to distribute funds to us. The ability of our subsidiaries to make distributions to us may be restricted by, among other things, applicable state limited liability company laws and other laws and regulations. If we are unable to obtain the funds necessary to pay the principal amount at maturity of the notes, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as a refinancing of the notes. We cannot assure you that we would be able to refinance the notes.
Payment of principal and interest on the notes will be structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our current and any future non-guarantor subsidiaries and effectively subordinated to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness.
Not all of our subsidiaries will guarantee the notes. Although certain of our existing subsidiaries, including all of our subsidiaries that guarantee our indebtedness under our revolving credit facility on the issue date, will initially guarantee the notes, in the future, under certain circumstances, the note guarantees are subject to release, and we may have other subsidiaries that are not guarantors. The notes will be structurally subordinated to the claims of all creditors, including trade creditors and tort claimants, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy or similar proceeding of the business of a non-guarantor subsidiary, creditors of such subsidiary would generally have the right to be paid in full before any distribution is made to us or the holders of the notes. Accordingly, there may not be sufficient funds remaining to pay amounts due on all or any of the notes.
The notes and the guarantees thereof will be our and the guarantors’ general unsecured senior obligations, and effectively subordinated to any secured debt that we or the guarantors may have, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that debt. The indenture will permit us and the guarantors to incur secured debt provided certain conditions are met. If we are declared bankrupt or insolvent, or are liquidated, the holders of our secured debt will be entitled to be paid from our assets securing their debt before any payment may be made with respect to the notes. If any of the preceding events occur, we may not have sufficient assets to pay amounts due on our secured debt and the notes.
Despite our and our subsidiaries’ current level of indebtedness, we may still be able to incur substantially more indebtedness. This could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although the instruments governing our outstanding indebtedness contain restrictions that may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to waiver and a significant number of qualifications and exceptions, and indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. If we incur any additional indebtedness that ranks equally with the notes and the note guarantees, the holders of that indebtedness will be entitled to share ratably with the holders of the notes and the note guarantees in any proceeds distributed in connection with any insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding-up of us. This may have the effect of reducing the amount of proceeds paid to you. If new indebtedness is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries now face could intensify.
The note guarantees could be deemed fraudulent conveyances under certain circumstances, and a court may try to subordinate or void the note guarantees.
Under the federal bankruptcy laws and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, a note guarantee could be voided, or claims in respect of a note guarantee could be subordinated to all other debts of
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that subsidiary guarantor if, among other things, the subsidiary guarantor, at the time it incurred the indebtedness evidenced by its note guarantee:
• | received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of such note guarantee; |
• | was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence; |
• | was engaged in a business or transaction for which the subsidiary guarantor’s remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or |
• | intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. |
In addition, any payment by that subsidiary guarantor pursuant to its note guarantee could be voided and required to be returned to the subsidiary guarantor or to a fund for the benefit of the creditors of the subsidiary guarantor. The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a subsidiary guarantor would be considered insolvent if:
• | the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all of its assets; |
• | the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability, including contingent liabilities, on its existing debts, as they become absolute and mature; or |
• | it could not pay its debts as they become due. |
Your ability to transfer the notes may be limited by the absence of a trading market.
The notes will be new securities for which currently there is no trading market. We do not currently intend to apply for listing of the notes on any securities exchange or stock market. Although certain of the underwriters have informed us that they currently intend to make a market in the notes, they are not obligated to do so. In addition, they may discontinue any such market making at any time without notice. The liquidity of any market for the notes will depend on the number of holders of those notes, the interest of securities dealers in making a market in those notes and other factors. Accordingly, we cannot assure you as to the development or liquidity of any market for the notes.
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We expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $ from this offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses. We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to repay borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program, a portion of which were incurred to repay the remaining $500.0 million outstanding under our prior term loan facility, which was terminated in May 2024. Other general corporate purposes may include repayment of other indebtedness, capital expenditures, additions to working capital and investments in our subsidiaries.
As of June 30, 2024, we had $1.3 billion of outstanding borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program. The notes outstanding under our Commercial Paper Program have varying maturities of less than one year. Borrowings outstanding under the Commercial Paper Program bore interest at a weighted average rate of 6.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program have been incurred for general corporate purposes.
Certain of the underwriters and/or their affiliates are dealers under the Commercial Paper Program. Accordingly, any such underwriters and/or their affiliates will receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).”
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The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization as of June 30, 2024, on an:
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• | as adjusted to give effect to the consummation of this offering and the application of the net proceeds therefrom to reduce borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program in the manner described under “Use of Proceeds.” |
This table should be read together with our historical financial statements and the accompanying notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 166.4 | $ | 166.4 | ||||
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Targa senior revolving credit facility, variable rate, due February 2027 (1) | 1,303.0 | |||||||
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5.200% fixed rate, due July 2027 | 750.0 | 750.0 | ||||||
6.150% fixed rate, due March 2029 | 1,000.0 | 1,000.0 | ||||||
4.200% fixed rate, due February 2033 | 750.0 | 750.0 | ||||||
6.125% fixed rate, due March 2033 | 900.0 | 900.0 | ||||||
6.500% fixed rate, due March 2034 | 1,000.0 | 1,000.0 | ||||||
4.950% fixed rate, due April 2052 | 750.0 | 750.0 | ||||||
6.250% fixed rate, due July 2052 | 500.0 | 500.0 | ||||||
6.500% fixed rate, due February 2053 | 850.0 | 850.0 | ||||||
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Unamortized discount | (29.5 | ) | ||||||
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6.500% fixed rate, due July 2027 | 705.2 | 705.2 | ||||||
5.000% fixed rate, due January 2028 | 700.3 | 700.3 | ||||||
6.875% fixed rate, due January 2029 | 679.3 | 679.3 | ||||||
5.500% fixed rate, due March 2030 | 949.6 | 949.6 | ||||||
4.875% fixed rate, due February 2031 | 1,000.0 | 1,000.0 | ||||||
4.000% fixed rate, due January 2032 | 1,000.0 | 1,000.0 | ||||||
Partnership accounts receivable securitization facility, variable rate, due August 2024 (3) | 550.0 | 550.0 | ||||||
Debt issuance costs, net of amortization | (84.6 | ) | ||||||
Finance lease liabilities | 293.7 | 293.7 | ||||||
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Total Targa stockholders’ equity | 2,467.5 | |||||||
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Total capitalization | $ | 17,916.0 | $ | |||||
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outstanding and the Commercial Paper Program had $1.3 billion of borrowings outstanding (a portion of which were incurred to repay the remaining $500.0 million outstanding under our prior term loan facility, which was terminated in May 2024), resulting in approximately $1.4 billion of available liquidity, after accounting for outstanding letters of credit of $26.0 million. |
(2) | We guarantee all of the Partnership’s outstanding senior unsecured notes. Our guarantor subsidiaries, including the Partnership, guarantee our revolving credit facility and Commercial Paper Program and existing senior notes and will guarantee the notes offered hereby. |
(3) | In August 2023, the Partnership amended its accounts receivable securitization facility (the “Securitization Facility”) to decrease the size of the Securitization Facility from $800.0 million to $600.0 million and to extend the termination date of the Securitization Facility to August 29, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, the Partnership had $550.0 million of qualifying receivables under the Securitization Facility, resulting in $50.0 million of availability thereunder. |
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Targa will issue the notes as a series of its debt securities described in the accompanying base prospectus. The notes will be issued under an indenture entered into on April 6, 2022, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture establishing the notes to be dated as of the closing of this offering (collectively, the “indenture”), among Targa, certain subsidiary guarantors, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “trustee”). This description is a summary of the material provisions of the notes and the indenture. The summary of selected provisions of the notes and the indenture referred to below supplements, and to the extent inconsistent, supersedes and replaces, the description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities and the indenture contained in the accompanying prospectus under the caption “Description of Debt Securities.” This description does not restate those agreements and instruments in their entirety. You should refer to the notes and the indenture, forms of which are available as set forth below under “Where You Can Find More Information,” for a complete description of our obligations and your rights.
Defined terms used in this description, but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them under the caption “Description of Debt Securities—Glossary” in the accompanying base prospectus. In this description, the terms “Targa,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer only to Targa Resources Corp. and not to any of its subsidiaries. The registered holder of a note (each, a “holder”) will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the indenture.
General
The notes:
• | will be general unsecured, senior obligations of Targa, ranking equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of Targa; |
• | will initially be issued in an aggregate principal amount of $ ; |
• | will mature on , 2035; |
• | will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; |
• | will bear interest at an annual rate of %; and |
• | will be redeemable at any time at our option at the redemption prices described below under “—Optional Redemption.” |
The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities we may issue under the indenture from time to time in one or more series.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The notes will be issued in an initial aggregate principal amount of $ and will mature on , 2035.
Interest on the notes will accrue from and including , 2024 or from and including the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for.
We will pay interest on the notes semi-annually on and of each year, beginning on , 2025. We will make interest payments on the notes to the persons in whose names the notes are registered at the close of business on or , as applicable, before the next interest payment date.
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business day, and no interest will accrue on the amount of interest due on that payment date for the period from and after the interest payment date to the date of payment. Under the indenture, a business day is a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York or a place of payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
Further Issuances
We may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the holders of the notes, issue additional notes having the same terms as the notes offered by this prospectus supplement, except for the issue date, issue price, and in some cases, the first interest payment date. Additional notes issued in this manner will form a single series with the previously issued and outstanding notes of such series.
Optional Redemption
Prior to , (three months prior to maturity) (the “Par Call Date”), we may redeem the notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
(1) | (a)the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming such notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus basis points, less |
(b) | interest accrued to the date of redemption; and |
(2) | 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, |
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)—H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury constant maturities—Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date with respect to the notes to be redeemed (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields—one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.
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If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notes called for redemption will become due on the date fixed for redemption, subject to satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption. Notices of redemption will be sent at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the notes to be redeemed. The notice of redemption for the notes to be redeemed will state, among other things, the amount of notes to be redeemed, if less than all of the outstanding notes are to be redeemed, the redemption date, the redemption price (or the method of calculating it) and each place that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of the notes to be redeemed. Any such redemption may, at our discretion, be conditioned on the satisfaction or waiver of one or more conditions, including a sale of securities or other financing, in each case as specified in the notice to the trustee. A notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all conditions to the redemption have occurred on or before the redemption date or have been waived by us on or before the redemption date. We will provide notice of any waiver of a condition or failure to meet such conditions no later than the redemption date.
Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on any notes that have been called for redemption on the redemption date. If less than all the notes are redeemed at any time, the trustee will select the notes (or any portion of notes in integral multiples of $1,000) to be redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the trustee deems fair and appropriate, but beneficial interests in notes in global form will be selected for redemption in accordance with DTC’s customary practices.
The trustee shall have no responsibility for calculating the redemption price.
Subsidiary Guarantees
The notes initially will be guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries that guarantees the Credit Agreement on the terms provided for in the base indenture attached to the accompanying base prospectus. None of our other subsidiaries will guarantee the notes upon their issuance; however, if at any time following the issuance of the notes, any subsidiary that is not already a guarantor of the notes guarantees any indebtedness of us under the Credit Agreement, then we will cause such subsidiary to execute and deliver to the trustee a supplemental indenture within 60 days after it guarantees such indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, pursuant to which such subsidiary will become a guarantor of the notes. The subsidiary guarantees will be joint and several obligations of the subsidiary guarantors. The obligations of each subsidiary guarantor under its subsidiary guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that subsidiary guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law.
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The subsidiary guarantees may be released under certain circumstances which are described under the caption “Description of Debt Securities—The Subsidiary Guarantees” in the accompanying base prospectus.
Ranking
The notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Targa and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness of Targa. The guarantee of the notes by any of our subsidiaries will be an unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of such subsidiary and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of such subsidiary. The notes and each guarantee, if any, will effectively rank junior to any future indebtedness of Targa and any subsidiary that guarantees the notes that is both secured and unsubordinated to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, and the notes will structurally rank junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of Targa’s existing and future subsidiaries that do not guarantee the notes.
No Sinking Fund
We are not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the notes.
Covenants
The notes will have the benefit of the covenants set forth under “Description of Debt Securities—Certain Covenants” in the accompanying base prospectus.
Book-Entry System
We have obtained the information in this section concerning The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and its book-entry systems and procedures from DTC, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information. In addition, the description in this section reflects our understanding of the rules and procedures of DTC as they are currently in effect. DTC could change its rules and procedures at any time. The notes will initially be represented by one or more fully registered global notes. Each such global note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC or any successor thereto and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s nominee). You may hold your interests in the global notes through DTC either as a participant in DTC or indirectly through organizations that are participants in DTC.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of the global securities representing the notes, DTC or such nominee will be considered the sole owner and holder of the notes for all purposes of the notes and the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in the notes will not be entitled to have the notes registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the notes in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the notes under the indenture, including for purposes of receiving any reports delivered by us or the trustee pursuant to the indenture.
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a note must rely on the procedures of DTC or its nominee and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, in order to exercise any rights of a holder of notes.
The Depository Trust Company. DTC will act as securities depositary for the notes. The notes will be issued as fully registered notes registered in the name of Cede & Co. DTC has advised us as follows: DTC is
• | a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law; |
• | a “banking organization” under the New York Banking Law; |
• | a member of the Federal Reserve System; |
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• | a “clearing corporation” under the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and |
• | a “clearing agency” registered under the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
DTC holds securities that its direct participants deposit with DTC. DTC facilitates the settlement among direct participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in direct participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.
Direct participants of DTC include securities brokers and dealers (including the underwriters), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of its direct participants. Access to the DTC system is also available to securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly.
If you are not a direct participant or an indirect participant and you wish to purchase, sell or otherwise transfer ownership of, or other interests in, notes, you must do so through a direct participant or an indirect participant. DTC agrees with and represents to DTC participants that it will administer its book-entry system in accordance with its rules and by-laws and requirements of law. The SEC has on file a set of the rules applicable to DTC and its direct participants.
Purchases of notes under DTC’s system must be made by or through direct participants, who will receive a credit for the notes on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of each beneficial owner is in turn to be recorded on the records of direct participants and indirect participants. Beneficial owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, but beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct participants or indirect participants through which such beneficial owners entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the notes, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the notes is discontinued.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all notes deposited by direct participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC’s nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. do not effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the notes. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts such notes are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Euroclear and Clearstream. If the depositary for a global debt security is DTC, you may hold interests in the global debt security through Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, which we refer to as “Clearstream,” or Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System, which we refer to as “Euroclear,” in each case, as a participant in DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests, in each case, on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in the names of Euroclear and Clearstream on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers’ securities in the depositaries’ names on DTC’s books. Payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to the notes made
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through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those systems. Those systems could change their rules and procedures at any time. We have no control over those systems or their participants, and we take no responsibility for their activities. Transactions between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on one hand, and other participants in DTC, on the other hand, would also be subject to DTC’s rules and procedures. Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other transactions involving any securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United States. In addition, because of time-zone differences, U.S. investors who hold their interests in the notes through these systems and wish on a particular day, to transfer their interests, or to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other right with respect to their interests, may find that the transaction will not be effected until the next business day in Luxembourg or Brussels, as applicable. Thus, investors who wish to exercise rights that expire on a particular day may need to act before the expiration date. In addition, investors who hold their interests through both DTC and Euroclear or Clearstream may need to make special arrangements to finance any purchase or sales of their interests between the U.S. and European clearing systems, and those transactions may settle later than transactions within one clearing system. We have obtained the foregoing information concerning Euroclear and Clearstream from sources we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
Book-Entry Format. Under the book-entry format, the trustee will pay interest or principal payments to Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. DTC will forward the payment to the direct participants, who will then forward the payment to the indirect participants or to you as the beneficial owner. You may experience some delay in receiving your payments under this system. Neither we, the trustee under the indenture nor any paying agent has any direct responsibility or liability for the payment of principal or interest on the notes to owners of beneficial interests in the notes.
DTC is required to make book-entry transfers on behalf of its direct participants and is required to receive and transmit payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the notes. Any direct participant or indirect participant with which you have an account is similarly required to make book-entry transfers and to receive and transmit payments with respect to the notes on your behalf. We, the underwriters and the trustee under the indenture have no responsibility for any aspect of the actions of DTC or any of its direct or indirect participants. We, the underwriters and the trustee under the indenture have no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records kept by DTC or any of its direct or indirect participants relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in the notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. We also do not supervise these systems in any way.
The trustee will not recognize you as a holder under the indenture, and you can only exercise the rights of a holder indirectly through DTC and its direct participants. DTC has advised us that it will only take action regarding a note if one or more of the direct participants to whom the note is credited directs DTC to take such action and only in respect of the portion of the aggregate principal amount of the notes as to which that participant or participants has or have given that direction. DTC can only act on behalf of its direct participants. Your ability to pledge notes to non-direct participants, and to take other actions, may be limited because you will not possess a physical certificate that represents your notes.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor such other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the notes unless authorized by a direct participant in accordance with DTC’s procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those direct participants to whose accounts the notes are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy).
DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of the notes among its participants. However, DTC is under no obligation to perform or continue to perform those procedures, and may discontinue those procedures at any time.
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Concerning the Trustee
The indenture contains certain limitations on the right of the trustee, should it become our creditor, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize for its own account on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in certain other transactions. However, if it acquires any conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act after a default has occurred and is continuing, it must eliminate the conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign.
If an event of default occurs and is not cured or waived, the trustee is required to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by the indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will not be under any obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any of the holders of notes unless they have offered to the trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities it may incur.
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association will be the trustee under the indenture and has been appointed by Targa as registrar and paying agent with regard to the notes. The trustee’s address is 13737 Noel Rd, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75240. The trustee and its affiliates maintain commercial banking and other relationships with Targa.
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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the notes. This discussion is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), applicable U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial authority and administrative interpretations, all as of the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect, or are subject to different interpretations. We cannot assure you that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) will not challenge one or more of the U.S. federal income tax consequences described in this discussion, and we have not obtained, nor do we intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning or disposing of the notes.
This discussion is limited to holders (as defined below) who purchase the notes in this offering for cash at a price equal to the issue price of the notes (i.e., the first price at which a substantial amount of the notes is sold for cash other than to bond houses, brokers or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers) and who hold the notes as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address any U.S. federal tax consequences other than U.S. federal income tax consequences (such as estate and gift tax consequences), or the tax consequences arising under the laws of any foreign, state, local or other jurisdiction or any income tax treaty. In addition, this discussion does not address all tax consequences that may be important to a particular holder in light of the holder’s circumstances, or to certain categories of investors that may be subject to special rules, such as:
• | dealers in securities or currencies; |
• | traders in securities that have elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities; |
• | insurance companies; |
• | U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; |
• | U.S. holders who hold the notes through foreign brokers or other foreign intermediaries; |
• | persons holding the notes as part of a hedge, straddle, conversion or other “synthetic security” or integrated transaction; |
• | former U.S. citizens or long-term residents of the United States; |
• | banks or other financial institutions; |
• | regulated investment companies and real estate investment trusts; |
• | persons subject to the alternative minimum tax; |
• | entities that are tax-exempt for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | “controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; |
• | persons required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to the notes as a result of such income being recognized on an “applicable financial statement” (within the meaning of Section 451(b) of the Code); |
• | partnerships, S corporations and other entities treated as pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and holders of interests therein; and |
• | persons deemed to sell the notes under the constructive sale provisions of the Code. |
If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds notes, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner of the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the
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partner and the activities of the partnership and upon certain determinations made at the partner level. Partnerships (or any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) considering an investment in the notes and the partners thereof should consult their own tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences to them of acquiring, owning and disposing of the notes.
For purposes of this discussion, a “holder” means a U.S. holder or a non-U.S. holder (as defined below), as applicable.
INVESTORS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF NOTES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE NOTES UNDER OTHER U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS OR UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY.
Certain Additional Payments
In certain circumstances (see “Description of the Notes—Optional Redemption”), we may elect to redeem all or a portion of the notes prior to maturity or pay amounts on the notes that are in excess of stated interest or principal on the notes. In the event that any of these contingencies occur, it would affect the amount and timing of income recognized by you. Furthermore, these contingencies may implicate the provisions of the U.S. Treasury regulations relating to “contingent payment debt instruments.” However, we do not intend to treat such contingencies as causing the notes to be treated as contingent payment debt instruments. Our position is binding on you unless you disclose your contrary position in the manner required by applicable U.S. Treasury regulations. However, our position is not binding on the IRS, and it is possible that the IRS may take a different position, in which case, if the IRS’s position is sustained, you might be required to accrue ordinary interest income at a higher rate than the stated interest rate and to treat as ordinary income rather than capital gain any gain recognized on a taxable disposition of a note. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the notes will not be treated as contingent payment debt instruments. You should consult your own tax advisor regarding the possible application of the contingent payment debt instrument rules to the notes.
Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders
The following summary will apply to you if you are a U.S. holder of a note. You are a “U.S. holder” for purposes of this discussion if you are a beneficial owner of a note and you are for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
• | an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, that was created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust (i) the administration of which is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and that has one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) that have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii) that has made a valid election under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. |
Interest on the Notes
Interest on the notes generally will be taxable to you as ordinary income at the time it is received or accrued in accordance with your regular method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Disposition of the Notes
You generally will recognize capital gain or loss on the sale, redemption, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized on such disposition and your adjusted tax basis in the note. The amount realized will include the amount of any cash and the fair market value of any other property received for the note. To the extent that any portion of the amount realized on a sale, redemption, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note is attributable to accrued but unpaid interest on the note, this amount generally will not be included in the “amount realized” but will instead be treated in the same manner as described above in “—Interest on the Notes.” Your adjusted tax basis in the note will generally equal the amount you paid for the note. Any gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the note for more than one year at the time of the sale, redemption, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition. Otherwise, such gain or loss will be short-term capital gain or loss. Long-term capital gains of individuals, estates and trusts currently are eligible for reduced rates of U.S. federal income tax. The deductibility of capital losses may be subject to limitation.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Information reporting generally will apply to payments of interest on, and the proceeds of the sale or other disposition (including a redemption, exchange or retirement) of, notes held by you, and backup withholding will apply to such payments unless you provide to the applicable withholding agent your taxpayer identification number, certified under penalties of perjury, as well as certain other information or otherwise establish an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules is allowable as a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and a refund may be obtained from the IRS if the amounts withheld exceed your actual U.S. federal income tax liability and you timely provide the required information or appropriate claim form to the IRS. U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the foregoing requirements with respect to the notes.
Additional Tax on Net Investment Income
An additional 3.8% tax is imposed on the “net investment income” of certain United States citizens and residents, and on the undistributed “net investment income” of certain estates and trusts. Among other items, “net investment income” generally includes gross income from interest and net gain from the disposition of property, such as the notes, less certain deductions. You should consult your tax advisor with respect to this additional tax and its applicability in your particular circumstances.
Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders
The following summary will apply to you if you are a non-U.S. holder of a note. You are a “non-U.S. holder” for purposes of this discussion if you are a beneficial owner of a note that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, an individual, corporation, estate or trust, in each case, that is not a U.S. holder.
Interest on the Notes
Subject to the discussion below of backup withholding and FATCA (as defined below) withholding, payments to you of interest on the notes generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax and will be exempt from withholding of U.S. federal income tax under the “portfolio interest” exemption if you properly certify as to your foreign status, as described below, and:
• | you do not own, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote; |
• | you are not a “controlled foreign corporation” that is related to us (actually or constructively); |
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• | you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on the notes is in connection with an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of your trade or business; and |
• | interest on the notes is not effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business. |
The portfolio interest exemption generally applies only if you certify your foreign status prior to payment. You can generally meet this certification requirement by providing a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or other applicable or successor form) to the applicable withholding agent. If you hold the notes through a financial institution or other agent acting on your behalf, you may be required to provide appropriate certifications to the agent. Your agent will then generally be required to provide appropriate certifications to the applicable withholding agent, either directly or through other intermediaries. Special rules apply to foreign partnerships, estates and trusts, and in certain circumstances certifications as to the foreign status of partners, trust owners or beneficiaries may have to be provided to the applicable withholding agent. In addition, special rules apply to qualified intermediaries that enter into withholding agreements with the IRS.
If you cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest made to you will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate, unless (i) you provide the applicable withholding agent with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or other applicable or successor form) claiming an exemption from (or a reduction of) withholding under the benefits of an applicable income tax treaty, or (ii) the payments of such interest are effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by you in the United States) and you meet the certification requirements described below. See “—Income or Gain Effectively Connected with a U.S. Trade or Business.”
The certifications described above and below must be provided to the applicable withholding agent prior to the payment of interest and may need to be updated periodically. If you do not timely provide the applicable withholding agent with the required certification, but you qualify for an exemption or a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty, you may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate claim form with the IRS. You should consult your tax advisors regarding your entitlement to benefits under any applicable income tax treaty.
Disposition of the Notes
Subject to the discussion below of backup withholding, you generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized on the sale, redemption, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note unless:
• | the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by you in the United States); or |
• | you are an individual who has been present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition and certain other requirements are met. |
If your gain is described in the first bullet point above, you generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same manner as a U.S. holder. Further, if you are a corporation you may be subject to a “branch of profits tax” at a 30% rate (or lower applicable income tax treaty rate) (see “—Income or Gain Effectively Connected with a U.S. Trade or Business”). If you are a non-U.S. holder described in the second bullet point above, you will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate (or a lower applicable income tax treaty rate) on the gain derived from the sale or other disposition, which gain may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses. To the extent that any portion of the amount recognized on a sale, redemption, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of a note is attributable to accrued but unpaid interest on the note, this amount generally will be treated in the same manner as described above in “—Interest on the Notes.”
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Income or Gain Effectively Connected with a U.S. Trade or Business
If any interest on the notes or gain from the sale, redemption, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of the notes is effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by you in the United States), then the interest income or gain will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular graduated income tax rates generally in the same manner as if you were a U.S. holder, unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise. Effectively connected interest income will not be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax if you satisfy certain certification requirements by providing to the applicable withholding agent a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable or successor form) if you are claiming an exemption from U.S. income taxation under an applicable income tax treaty) or other applicable or successor form. In addition, if you are a corporation, that portion of your earnings and profits that is effectively connected with your U.S. trade or business may also be subject to a “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate, unless an applicable income tax treaty provides for a lower rate. For this purpose, interest received on a note and gain recognized on the disposition of a note will be included in earnings and profits if the interest or gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments to you of interest on a note, and amounts withheld from such payments, if any, generally will be required to be reported to the IRS and to you. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest payments and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities of the country in which you reside or are established under the provisions of an applicable treaty or agreement.
Backup withholding generally will not apply to payments to you of interest on a note if the certification described in “—Interest on the Notes” is duly provided or you otherwise establish an exemption.
Payment of the proceeds from the disposition of a note effected by the U.S. office of a U.S. or foreign broker will be subject to information reporting requirements and backup withholding unless you properly certify under penalties of perjury as to your foreign status on IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or other applicable or successor form) and certain other conditions are met or you otherwise establish an exemption. Information reporting requirements and backup withholding generally will not apply to any payment of the proceeds from the disposition of a note effected outside the United States by a foreign office of a broker. However, unless such a broker has documentary evidence in its records that you are not a United States person and certain other conditions are met, or you otherwise establish an exemption, information reporting will apply to a payment of the proceeds of the disposition of a note effected outside the United States by such a broker if it has certain relationships with the United States.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to you may be allowed as a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, and may entitle you to a refund from the IRS if the amounts withheld exceed your actual U.S. federal income tax liability and you timely provide the required information or appropriate claim form to the IRS.
Withholding on Payments to Certain Foreign Entities
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations and administrative guidance issued thereunder (referred to as “FATCA”) impose a 30% U.S. federal withholding tax on “withholdable payments” (as defined in the Code), including payments of interest on the notes if paid to a “foreign financial institution” or a “non-financial foreign entity” (each as defined in the Code) (including, in some cases, when such foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity is acting as an intermediary), unless: (i) in the case of a foreign financial institution, such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold on certain payments, and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding U.S.
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account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners); (ii) in the case of a non-financial foreign entity, such entity certifies that it does not have any “substantial United States owners” (as defined in the Code) or provides the withholding agent with a certification identifying its direct and indirect substantial United States owners (generally by providing an IRS Form W-8BEN-E); or (iii) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules and provides appropriate documentation (such as an IRS Form W-8BEN-E). While withholdable payments would have originally included payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of a note on or after January 1, 2019, proposed U.S. Treasury regulations provide that such payments of gross proceeds (other than amounts treated as interest) do not constitute withholdable payments. Taxpayers may rely generally on these proposed U.S. Treasury regulations until they are revoked or final U.S. Treasury regulations are issued.
Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States with respect to these rules may be subject to different rules. Under certain circumstances, a beneficial owner of notes might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the effects of FATCA on your investment in the notes.
THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF ACQUIRING, OWNING AND DISPOSING OF THE NOTES, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement among us and the underwriters, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the principal amount of notes set forth opposite its name below.
Underwriters | Principal Amount of Notes | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $ | |||
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | ||||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | ||||
TD Securities (USA) LLC | ||||
Barclays Capital Inc. | ||||
BofA Securities, Inc. | ||||
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | ||||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | ||||
PNC Capital Markets LLC | ||||
Truist Securities, Inc. | ||||
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Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act (as defined below), or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
The underwriters are offering the notes, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the notes, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officer’s certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
Commissions and Discounts
The representatives have advised us that the underwriters propose initially to offer the notes to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to certain dealers at such price less a concession not in excess of % of the principal amount of the notes. The underwriters may allow, and dealers may re-allow, a concession not in excess of % of the principal amount of the notes to other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering price, concession or any other term of the offering may be changed.
The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting discount, are estimated at approximately $1.4 million and are payable by us.
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New Issue of Notes
The notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for listing of the notes on any national securities exchange or for inclusion of the notes on any automated dealer quotation system. We have been advised by the underwriters that they presently intend to make a market in the notes after completion of the offering. However, they are under no obligation to do so and may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without any notice. We cannot assure the liquidity of the trading market for the notes or that an active public market for the notes will develop. If an active public trading market for the notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the notes may be adversely affected. If the notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors.
Settlement
We expect to deliver the notes against payment for the notes on or about the date specified on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, which will be the business day following the date of the pricing of the notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes prior to the business day before the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+ , to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
Price Stabilization, Short positions and Penalty Bids
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell the notes in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of notes made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to another underwriter a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because such other underwriter has repurchased notes sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.
These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market prices of the notes. As a result, the prices of the notes may be higher than the prices that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
Other Relationships
Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates are dealers under the Commercial Paper Program and may be holders of our senior notes. Accordingly, such underwriters or affiliates may receive a portion of any net proceeds from this offering
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used to repay borrowings under the Commercial Paper Program. Moreover, we have entered into derivative financial transactions with affiliates of certain of the underwriters. For a description of these transactions, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Commodity Price Risk” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2024. We have entered into these derivative financial transactions on terms we believe to be customary in connection with these transactions.
If the underwriters or their affiliates have a lending relationship with us, certain of the underwriters or their affiliates routinely hedge, certain other of the underwriters or their affiliates are likely to hedge and certain other of the underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, these underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the notes offered hereby.
In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.
Conflicts of Interest
Certain of the underwriters and/or their affiliates are dealers under the Commercial Paper Program. Because certain of the underwriters and/or their affiliates are expected to receive at least 5% of the net offering proceeds of this offering, such underwriters and/or their affiliates could be deemed to have a “conflict of interest” under Rule 5121. See “Use of Proceeds.” Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with the requirements of Rule 5121. The appointment of a “qualified independent underwriter” is not required in connection with this offering because the notes are “investment grade rated” as defined in paragraph (f)(8) of Rule 5121. Such underwriters and/or their affiliates will not confirm sales of the notes offered hereby to any account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior written approval of the customer. Such underwriters and/or their affiliates will retain documentation of such approval in its records.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area
The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of the notes in any Member State of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
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In connection with the offering, the underwriters are not acting for anyone other than the issuer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the issuer for providing the protections afforded to their clients nor for providing advice in relation to the offering.
The above selling restriction is in addition to any other selling restrictions set out below.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom
The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (“UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of the notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation and the FSMA from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation or the FSMA.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters are not acting for anyone other than the issuer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the issuer for providing the protections afforded to their clients nor for providing advice in relation to the offering.
This document is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who qualify as investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Financial Promotion Order, (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (“FSMA”)) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland
This prospectus supplement does not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant to Article 652a or Article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and the notes will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Therefore, this prospectus supplement may not comply with the disclosure standards of the listing rules (including any additional listing rules or prospectus schemes) of the SIX Swiss Exchange. Accordingly, the notes may not be offered to the public in or from Switzerland, but only to a selected and limited circle of investors who do not subscribe to the notes with a view to distribution. Any such investors will be individually approached by the underwriters from time to time.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre
This prospectus supplement relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus supplement is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this prospectus supplement. The notes to which this prospectus supplement relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the notes offered should conduct their own due diligence on the notes. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement you should consult an authorized financial advisor.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Arab Emirates
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been reviewed, approved or licensed by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”), the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (the “SCA”) or any other relevant licensing authority in the UAE including any licensing authority incorporated under the laws and regulations of any of the free zones established and operating in the UAE including, without limitation, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (the “DFSA”), a regulatory authority of the Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”).
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not intended to, and do not, constitute an offer, sale or delivery of notes or other securities under the laws of the UAE. Each underwriter has represented and agreed that the notes have not been and will not be registered with the SCA or the UAE Central Bank, the Dubai Financial Market, the Abu Dhabi Securities Market or any other UAE regulatory authority or exchange. The issue and/or sale of the notes has not been approved or licensed by the SCA, the UAE Central Bank or any other relevant licensing authority in the UAE, and does not constitute a public offer of securities in the UAE in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law, Federal Law No. 1 of 2015 (as amended) or otherwise, does not constitute an offer in the UAE in accordance with the Board Decision No. 37 of 2012 Concerning the Regulation of Investment Funds (whether by a Foreign Fund, as defined therein, or otherwise), and further does not constitute the brokerage of securities in the UAE in accordance with the Board Decision No. 27 of 2014 Concerning Brokerage in Securities.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Bermuda
The notes may be offered or sold in Bermuda only in compliance with the provisions of the Investment Business Act of 2003 of Bermuda which regulates the sale of securities in Bermuda. Additionally, non-Bermudian persons (including companies) may not carry on or engage in any trade or business in Bermuda unless such persons are permitted to do so under applicable Bermuda legislation.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada
The notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contain a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the
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purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong
The notes have not been and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “SFO”) and any rules made thereunder, or (ii) in other circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “C(WUMP)O”) or which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the C(WUMP)O. No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes has been or will be issued or has been or will be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made thereunder.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore
Each underwriter has acknowledged that this prospectus supplement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, each underwriter has represented, warranted and agreed that it has not offered or sold any securities or caused the securities to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any securities or cause the securities to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the securities, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA or (ii) to an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA.
Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification—Solely for the purposes of the issuer’s obligations pursuant to Sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, the issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A of the SFA) that the securities are a “prescribed capital markets product” (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and an Excluded Investment Product (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan
The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended) (the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”) and each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (as defined under Item 5, Paragraph 1, Article 6 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949, as amended)), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, a resident of Japan, except in each
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case (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and (ii) in compliance with any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Taiwan
The notes have not been, and will not be, registered or filed with, or approved by, the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, the Republic of China (“Taiwan”) and/or other regulatory authority of Taiwan pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations and may not be sold, issued or offered within Taiwan through a public offering or in circumstances which constitute an offer within the meaning of the Taiwan Securities and Exchange Act or relevant laws and regulations that requires a registration, filing or approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan and/or other regulatory authority of Taiwan. No person or entity in Taiwan is authorized to offer, sell or distribute or otherwise intermediate the offering of the notes or the provision of information relating to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The notes may be made available to Taiwan resident investors outside Taiwan for purchase by such investors outside Taiwan for purchase outside Taiwan by investors residing in Taiwan, but may not be issued, offered, sold or resold in Taiwan, unless otherwise permitted by Taiwan laws and regulations. No subscription or other offer to purchase the notes shall be binding on us until received and accepted by us or any underwriter outside of Taiwan (the “Place of Acceptance”), and the purchase/sale contract arising therefrom shall be deemed a contract entered into in the Place of Acceptance.
Notice to prospective investors in Australia
No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), in relation to the offering. This prospectus supplement does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.
Any offer in Australia of the notes may only be made to persons (the “Exempt Investors”) who are “sophisticated investors” (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the notes without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.
The notes applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring the notes must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.
This prospectus supplement contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus supplement is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.
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Notice to Prospective Investors in the Abu Dhabi Global Market
This prospectus supplement is for distribution only to persons who (a) are outside the Abu Dhabi Global Market, or (b) are Authorised Persons or Recognised Bodies (as such terms are defined in the Financial Services and Markets Regulations 2015 (“FSMR”)), or (c) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 18 of FSMR) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This prospectus supplement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this prospectus supplement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This document relates to an “Exempt Offer” within the meaning of section 61(3)(a) of the FSMR and Rule 4.3.1 of the Market Rules of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority or otherwise in circumstances which do not require the publication of an “Approved Prospectus” (as defined in section 61(2) of the FSMR).
Notice to Prospective Investors in Korea
The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Investments Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FSCMA”), and the notes have been and will be offered in Korea as a private placement under the FSCMA. None of the notes may be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea, including the FSCMA and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder, or the FETL. The notes have not been listed on any securities exchanges in the world including, without limitation, the Korea Exchange in Korea. Furthermore, the purchaser of the notes shall comply with all applicable regulatory requirements (including, but not limited to, requirements under the FETL) in connection with the purchase of the notes. By the purchase of the notes, the relevant holder thereof will be deemed to represent and warrant that if it is in Korea or is a resident of Korea, it purchased the notes pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea.
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Certain legal matters with respect to the legality of the notes being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas. Certain legal matters with respect to the legality of the notes being offered hereby will be passed upon for the underwriters by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Dallas, Texas.
The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file periodic reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also make available free of charge on our website, at http://www.targaresources.com, all materials that we file electronically with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 reports and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. You can also obtain information about us at the office of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
We “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, which means that we disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained expressly in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus, and the information we file later with the SEC will automatically supersede this information. You should not assume that (i) the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the respective date of the documents incorporated by reference or (ii) the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus is accurate as of any date other that the date on the front page of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus, as applicable.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement the documents listed below and any future filings made by Targa Resources Corp. with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished and not filed pursuant to 2.02 or 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K), including all such documents we may file with the SEC from the date of this prospectus supplement until the termination of each offering under this prospectus supplement:
• | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023; |
• | those portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed on March 21, 2024 and are incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023; |
• | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2024; and |
• | our Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed on February 28, 2024, March 14, 2024, May 17, 2024, May 20, 2024, June 25, 2024 and August 1, 2024. |
You can obtain copies of any of these documents, and any exhibit specifically incorporated by reference in those documents, without charge upon written or oral request by requesting them in writing or by telephone at:
Targa Resources Corp.
811 Louisiana St., Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: (713) 584-1000
We also maintain a website at www.targaresources.com. However, the information on our website is not part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus when making a decision as to whether or not to invest in the notes.
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Some of the information included in this prospectus supplement contains our reports, filings and other public announcements, which may from time to time contain statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements.” You can typically identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act by the use of forward-looking statements, such as “may,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast” and other similar words.
All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth in “Risk Factors,” the risks set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, as well as the following risks and uncertainties:
• | the level and success of crude oil and natural gas drilling around our assets, our success in connecting natural gas supplies to our gathering and processing systems, oil supplies to our gathering systems and natural gas liquid supplies to our logistics and transportation facilities and our success in connecting our facilities to transportation services and markets; |
• | the timing and extent of changes in natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and other commodity prices, interest rates and demand for our services; |
• | our ability to access the capital markets, which will depend on general market conditions, including the impact of increased interest rates, the potential for additional rate increases, associated Federal Reserve policies and potential economic recession, our credit ratings and leverage levels, and demand for our common equity, senior notes and commercial paper; |
• | downside commodity price volatility from a variety of potential factors that can result in lower activity in our areas of operation; |
• | actions taken by other countries with significant hydrocarbon production; |
• | the timing and success of business development efforts; |
• | the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions; |
• | our success in risk management activities, including the use of derivative instruments to hedge commodity price risks; |
• | the level of creditworthiness of counterparties to various transactions with us; |
• | changes in laws and regulations, particularly with regard to taxes, safety and the protection of the environment; |
• | the impact of outbreaks of illnesses, pandemics or any other public health crises; |
• | weather and other natural phenomena, and related impacts; |
• | industry changes, including the impact of consolidations, changes in competition and the drive to reduce fossil fuel use and substitute alternative forms of energy for oil and gas; |
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• | our ability to timely obtain and maintain necessary licenses, permits and other approvals; |
• | our ability to grow through internal growth capital projects or acquisitions and the successful integration and future performance of such assets; |
• | general economic, market and business conditions; |
• | the impact of disruptions in the bank and capital markets, including those resulting from lack of access to liquidity for banking and financial services firms; and |
• | the risks described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference herein. |
You should read these forward-looking statements carefully because they discuss our expectations about our future performance, our future operating results or our future financial condition, or state other “forward-looking” information. Before you invest, you should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in “Risk Factors” or “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference herein, could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference herein occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus supplement.
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PROSPECTUS
Targa Resources Corp.
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
We may offer and sell the securities listed above from time to time in one or more offerings. Any debt securities we offer pursuant to this prospectus may be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that may be offered. Each time securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will contain more specific information about the offering and the terms of the securities being offered. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering.
We may offer and sell these securities directly or through agents, underwriters or dealers, or through a combination of these methods, on a continuous or delayed basis. See “Plan of Distribution.” The prospectus supplement will list any agents, underwriters or dealers that may be involved and the compensation they will receive. The prospectus supplement will also show you the total amount of money that we will receive from selling the securities being offered, after the expenses of the offering. You should carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, before you invest in any of our securities.
Investing in any of our securities involves risks. Please read carefully the information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement for a discussion of the factors you should consider before deciding to purchase our securities. See “Risk Factors” on page 6 of this prospectus.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “TRGP.”
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus is dated March 21, 2022.
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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information, and we take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it.
This prospectus is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which they relate and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation in that jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents. You should not assume that the information contained in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the respective dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or “SEC,” using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide you with this prospectus and a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering and the offered securities. That prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Any statement that we make in this prospectus will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a prospectus supplement.
Additional information, including our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, is incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our reports filed with the SEC. Please read “Where You Can Find More Information” below. You are urged to read this prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors,” and the documents incorporated by reference in their entirety before investing in our securities.
Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise noted, all references in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement to “TRC” and to the “Company,” “Targa,” “we” or “us” are to Targa Resources Corp. and its subsidiaries.
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Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE: TRGP) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation formed in October 2005. Targa is a leading provider of midstream services and is one of the largest independent midstream infrastructure companies in North America. We own, operate, acquire, and develop a diversified portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of: (i) gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting and purchasing and selling natural gas; (ii) transporting, storing, fractionating, treating and purchasing and selling natural gas liquids (“NGL(s)”) and NGL products, including services to liquified petroleum gas exporters; and (iii) gathering, storing, terminaling and purchasing and selling crude oil. Our principal executive offices are located at 811 Louisiana St., Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77002, and our telephone number at that location is (713) 584-1000. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “TRGP.”
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file periodic reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also make available free of charge on our website, at http://www.targaresources.com all materials that we file electronically with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Section 16 reports and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. You can also obtain information about us at the office of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
We “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained expressly in this prospectus, and the information we file later with the SEC will automatically supersede this information. You should not assume that (i) the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the respective date of the documents incorporated by reference or (ii) the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other that the date on the front page of this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents listed below and any future filings made by Targa Resources Corp. with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding any information furnished and not filed pursuant to 2.02 or 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K), including all such documents we may file with the SEC from the date of this prospectus until the termination of each offering under this prospectus:
• | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021; |
• | our Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed on February 23, 2022 and March 9, 2022; and |
• | the description of our common stock included in our Form 8-A (File No. 001-34991), filed on December 2, 2010 and Exhibit 4.8 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating, changing or otherwise modifying such description. |
You can obtain copies of any of these documents, and any exhibit specifically incorporated by reference in those documents, without charge upon written or oral request by requesting them in writing or by telephone at:
Targa Resources Corp.
811 Louisiana St., Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: (713) 584-1000
We also maintain a website at www.targaresources.com. However, the information on our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus when making a decision as to whether or not to invest in our securities.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the information included in this prospectus contains our reports, filings and other public announcements, which may from time to time contain statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts. Such statements are “forward-looking statements.” You can typically identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act by the use of forward-looking statements, such as “may,” “could,” “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “potential,” “plan,” “forecast” and other similar words.
All statements that are not statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements include known and unknown risks. Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth in “Risk Factors,” the risks set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any risk factors included in any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the following risks and uncertainties:
• | the level and success of crude oil and natural gas drilling around our assets, our success in connecting natural gas supplies to our gathering and processing systems, oil supplies to our gathering systems and natural gas liquid supplies to our logistics and transportation facilities and our success in connecting our facilities to transportation services and markets; |
• | the timing and extent of changes in natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil and other commodity prices, interest rates and demand for our services; |
• | our ability to access the capital markets, which will depend on general market conditions, the credit ratings for our debt obligations and the debt obligations of Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership, and demand for our common equity and the Partnership’s senior notes; |
• | the impact of outbreaks of illnesses, pandemics (like COVID-19) or any other public health crises; |
• | the amount of collateral required to be posted from time to time in our transactions; |
• | our success in risk management activities, including the use of derivative instruments to hedge commodity price risks; |
• | the level of creditworthiness of counterparties to various transactions with us; |
• | changes in laws and regulations, particularly with regard to taxes, safety and protection of the environment; |
• | weather and other natural phenomena, and related impacts; |
• | industry changes, including the impact of consolidations and changes in competition; |
• | our ability to timely obtain and maintain necessary licenses, permits and other approvals; |
• | our ability to grow through internal growth capital projects or acquisitions and the successful integration and future performance of such assets |
• | general economic, market and business conditions; and |
• | the risks described elsewhere in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein. |
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You should read these forward-looking statements carefully because they discuss our expectations about our future performance, our future operating results or our future financial condition, or state other “forward-looking” information. Before you invest, you should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in “Risk Factors” or “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated by reference herein, and any risk factors included in any applicable prospectus supplement could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus.
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An investment in our securities involves a significant degree of risk. Before you invest in our securities, you should carefully consider those risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than, in each case, information furnished rather than filed), all of which are incorporated herein by reference, and those risk factors that may be included in any applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference, in evaluating an investment in our securities. If any of the risks discussed in the foregoing documents were to occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and financial condition. Please read “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements” for additional information.
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Except as may otherwise be stated in any applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds we receive from any sales of securities by us under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayment of indebtedness, repurchases and redemptions of securities, the acquisition of businesses, other capital expenditures and additions to working capital.
Any specific allocation of the net proceeds of an offering of securities to a specific purpose will be determined at the time of the offering and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Our Dividend Policy
We intend to continue to pay a quarterly dividend to our common stockholders; however, any payment of future dividends is dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, the level of our capital expenditures, future business prospects and any other matters that our board of directors, in consultation with management, deems relevant. Covenants contained in our debt agreements could limit the payment of dividends. In addition, so long as any of our Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, certain limitations on our ability to declare dividends on our common stock exist. For a discussion of restrictions on our and our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends or make distributions, please see “Note 8—Debt Obligations” and “Note 11—Preferred Stock” in our Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which has been incorporated herein by reference.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a prospectus supplement. We will also indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement to what extent the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities.
Throughout this Description of Debt Securities, when we use the terms “Targa,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company,” we are referring solely to Targa Resources Corp. and not to its subsidiaries.
We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, or upon the conversion or exercise of or in exchange for, other securities described in this prospectus. Debt securities may be our senior, senior subordinated or subordinated obligations and, unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series.
The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us, as issuer and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. We have summarized select portions of the form of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The form of the indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and you should read the form of indenture for provisions that may be important to you. Please see “—Glossary” for a description of certain terms described in the summary below. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the form of indenture.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors, or a committee thereof, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors, or a committee thereof, in an officer’s certificate or by a supplemental indenture. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:
• | the title and ranking of the debt securities (including the terms of any subordination provisions); |
• | the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities; |
• | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; |
• | the date or dates on which the principal of the securities of the series is payable; |
• | the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date; |
• | the place or places where principal of, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable (and the method of such payment), where the securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to us in respect of the debt securities may be delivered; |
• | the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities; |
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• | any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and in the terms and conditions upon which securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; |
• | the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations; |
• | the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; |
• | whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities; |
• | the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount; |
• | the currency of denomination of the debt securities, which may be United States dollars or any foreign currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency; |
• | the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, premium and interest on the debt securities will be made; |
• | if payments of principal of, premium or interest on the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will be determined; |
• | the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index; |
• | any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities; |
• | any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; |
• | any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; |
• | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities; |
• | the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any debt securities of such series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price and period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange; |
• | any other terms of the debt securities, which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series, including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the securities; and |
• | whether any of our direct or indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the debt securities of that series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees. |
We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or a foreign currency unit, or if the principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or a foreign currency unit, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or foreign currency unit in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The Subsidiary Guarantees
Our payment obligations under any series of debt securities may be jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the indenture (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor”), but such subsidiary will be a Subsidiary Guarantor only so long as such subsidiary is a guarantor with respect to the debt securities on the terms provided for in the indenture. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any guarantee by the Subsidiary Guarantors. If a series of debt securities is guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors and is designated as subordinate to our Senior Indebtedness, then the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors will be subordinated to the Senior Indebtedness of the Subsidiary Guarantors to substantially the same extent as the series is subordinated to our Senior Indebtedness. Please read “—Subordination.”
The guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor may be released under certain circumstances. If we exercise our legal or covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities as under the applicable provisions in the indenture, then the guarantees of such debt securities by all Subsidiary Guarantors will be released. Further, except as provided in an applicable prospectus supplement, a Subsidiary Guarantor will be unconditionally released and discharged from its guarantee of all debt securities:
• | automatically upon any sale, exchange or transfer, whether by way of merger or otherwise, to any person that is not our affiliate, of all of our direct or indirect Capital Stock in the Subsidiary Guarantor; |
• | automatically upon the merger of the Subsidiary Guarantor into us or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or the liquidation and dissolution of the Subsidiary Guarantor; or |
• | following delivery of a written notice by us to the trustee, upon the release of all guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the obligations of us under the Credit Agreement. |
If at any time following any release of a Subsidiary Guarantor from its guarantee of such series of debt securities pursuant to the third bullet point in the preceding paragraph, the Subsidiary Guarantor again guarantees, becomes a co-obligor with respect to or otherwise provides direct credit support for any obligations of the us or any of our subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement, then we will cause the Subsidiary Guarantor to again guarantee such series of debt securities in accordance with the indenture.
Transfer and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or the Depositary, or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “certificated debt security”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated form.
You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange.
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You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, premium and interest on certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.
Certain Covenants
Except as set forth below, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are restricted by the indenture from incurring any type of indebtedness or other obligation, from paying dividends or making distributions on our or its respective equity interests or from purchasing or redeeming our or its respective equity interests. The indenture does not require the maintenance of any financial ratios or specified levels of net worth or liquidity. In addition, the indenture does not contain any provisions that would require us to repurchase or redeem or otherwise modify the terms of the debt securities upon a change in control or other events involving us that could adversely affect our creditworthiness.
Limitations on Liens. We will not, nor will we permit any of our subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, charge or other encumbrance (“liens”) upon any Principal Property or upon any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the date of the issuance of any debt securities or thereafter acquired, to secure any Indebtedness of us or any other person (other than the debt securities issued under the indenture), without in any such case making effective provisions whereby all of the outstanding debt securities are secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Indebtedness so long as such Indebtedness is so secured.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, under the indenture, we may, and may permit any of our subsidiaries to, create, assume, incur, or suffer to exist without securing the debt securities (a) any Permitted Lien, (b) any lien upon any Principal Property or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary to secure our Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any other person, provided that the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding secured by such lien and all similar liens under this clause (b) does not exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, determined at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness or (c) any lien upon (i) any Principal Property that was not owned by us or any of our subsidiaries on the date of the supplemental indenture creating the debt securities or (ii) Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary that owns no Principal Property and was owned by us or any of our subsidiaries on the date of the supplemental indenture creating the debt securities (an “Excluded Subsidiary”) that (A) is not, and is not required to be, a Subsidiary Guarantor and (B) has not granted any liens on any of its property securing Indebtedness of us or any of our subsidiaries other than such Excluded Subsidiary or any other Excluded Subsidiary.
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. We shall not, in a transaction or series of transactions, consolidate with or merge into any person or sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to any person unless:
(1) | the person formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger or to which such assets have been sold, leased, conveyed, transferred or otherwise disposed of (the “successor”) is us or expressly assumes by supplemental indenture the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium (if any) and interest on all of the debt securities and the performance of our covenants and obligations under the indenture and the debt securities; |
(2) | the successor is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; and |
(3) | immediately after giving effect to the transaction or series of transactions, no default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. |
The successor will be substituted for us in the indenture with the same effect as if it had been an original party to the indenture. Thereafter, the successor may exercise our rights and powers under the indenture. If we convey or
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transfer all or substantially all of our assets, we will be released from all liabilities and obligations under the indenture and under the debt securities except that no such release will occur in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of our assets.
Reporting Covenant. If we are subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, we shall file with the trustee, within 15 days after we file the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) that we are required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, and any successor statute, the “Exchange Act”). If the indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act (“TIA”), but not otherwise, we and our Subsidiary Guarantors shall also comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314(a). If the issuer is not subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the issuer shall file with the trustee, within 15 days after it would have been required to file with the SEC, financial statements (and with respect to annual reports, an auditor’s report by a firm of established national reputation) and a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both comparable to what it would have been required to file with the SEC had it been subject to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Any reports, information or documents filed with the SEC pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) (or any successor) system shall be deemed filed with the trustee as required pursuant to this covenant.
No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
Except as described above or we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions that may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) that could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Events of Default
“Event of Default” means, with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following:
• | default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day period); |
• | default in the payment of principal of any security of that series at its maturity, upon redemption, upon required repurchase or otherwise; |
• | default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us, or if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor, by such Subsidiary Guarantor, in the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or we and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture; |
• | certain voluntary or involuntary events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us, or, if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor, of such Subsidiary Guarantor; |
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• | if the series of debt securities is guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor: |
• | any of the subsidiary guarantees ceases to be in full force and effect, except as otherwise provided in the indenture; |
• | any of the subsidiary guarantees is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding; or |
• | any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under the indenture or its guarantee; or |
• | any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities. The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain indebtedness of ours or our subsidiaries outstanding from time to time.
We will provide the trustee written notice of any default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence of such default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such default or Event of Default and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof.
If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal of (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. In the case of an Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. We refer you to the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
The indenture provides that the trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense that might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power. Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series.
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:
• | that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to debt securities of that series; and |
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• | the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered indemnity or security satisfactory to the trustee, to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days. |
Notwithstanding any other provision in the indenture, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, premium and any interest on that debt security on or after the due dates expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment.
The indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the indenture. If a default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the securities of any series and if it is known to a responsible officer of the trustee, the trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the securities of that series notice of a default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a responsible officer of the trustee has knowledge of such default or Event of Default. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any default or Event of Default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if the trustee determines in good faith that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities.
Modification and Waiver
We and the trustee may modify, amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of any series without the consent of any holder of any debt security to:
• | cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
• | comply with covenants in the indenture described above under “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets”; |
• | provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities; |
• | add guarantees with respect to debt securities of any series or secure debt securities of any series; |
• | surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture; |
• | provide for the issuance of bearer debt securities (with or without coupons); |
• | supplement any of the provisions of the indenture to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities; provided that the rights of the holders of the debt securities of such series or any other series are not adversely affected in any material respect; |
• | change or eliminate any provisions of the indenture that are effective only when there is no outstanding debt security of any series created prior to the execution of such amendment or supplemental indenture that is adversely affected by such change in or elimination of such provision; |
• | add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of any series; |
• | comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary; |
• | make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities; |
• | provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture; |
• | effect the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of any series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to provide for or facilitate administration by more than one trustee; or |
• | to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. |
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We may also modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:
• | reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
• | reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security; |
• | reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities; |
• | reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity; |
• | waive a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); |
• | make the principal of or premium or interest on any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security; |
• | change the coin or currency in which any debt security or any premium or interest with respect thereto is payable; |
• | impair the right of any holder to receive payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such holder’s debt securities or to institute suit for the enforcement of the payment of such amounts; |
• | make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, premium and interest on those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or |
• | waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security. |
Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, waive our compliance, or the compliance of any Subsidiary Guarantor, with provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series, waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or any interest on any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration.
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may defease and be released from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (subject to certain exceptions). We will be so defeased upon the irrevocable deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than United States dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized
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firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.
This defeasance may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case, to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:
• | we may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants which may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and |
• | any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a default or an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of that series (“covenant defeasance”). |
The conditions include:
• | depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than United States dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and |
• | delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case, to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred. |
Satisfaction and Discharge. The indenture provides that, if at any time we shall have delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of any series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than any debt securities of such series that shall have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which shall have been replaced or paid as provided in the indenture and debt securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to us as provided in the indenture) or all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, or are by their terms to become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the trustee for the giving of notice of redemption, and we shall deposit with the trustee as trust funds the entire amount in the currency in which such debt securities are denominated (except as otherwise provided pursuant to the indenture) sufficient to pay at stated maturity or upon redemption all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation, including principal and premium,
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if any, and interest due or to become due on such date of stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, and if in either case we shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums then due and payable hereunder by us with respect to the debt securities of such series, then the indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the debt securities of such series, and the trustee, on our demand accompanied by an officer’s certificate and opinion of counsel and at our cost and expense, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and discharging the indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series.
Subordination
Debt securities of a series may be subordinated to our “Senior Indebtedness,” which we define generally to include any obligation created or assumed by us for the repayment of borrowed money and any guarantee thereof, whether outstanding or hereafter issued, unless, by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing such obligation, it is provided that such obligation is subordinate or not superior in right of payment to the debt securities or to other obligations that are pari passu with, or subordinated to, the debt securities. Subordinated debt securities and the related guarantees will be subordinate in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the indenture and the applicable prospectus supplement relating to such series, to the prior payment of all of our indebtedness and that of, if applicable, any Subsidiary Guarantor that is designated as “Senior Indebtedness” with respect to the series.
The holders of Senior Indebtedness of ours or, if applicable, a Subsidiary Guarantor will receive payment in full of the Senior Indebtedness before holders of subordinated debt securities will receive any payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to the subordinated debt securities upon any payment or distribution of our assets or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, a Subsidiary Guarantor’s assets, to creditors:
• | upon a liquidation or dissolution of us or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, the Subsidiary Guarantors; or |
• | in a bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding relating to us or, if applicable to any series of outstanding debt securities, to the Subsidiary Guarantors. |
Until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, any distribution to which holders of subordinated debt securities would otherwise be entitled will be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness, except that the holders of subordinated debt securities may receive Capital Stock in us and any debt securities that are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the subordinated debt securities.
If we do not pay any principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to Senior Indebtedness within any applicable grace period (including at maturity), or any other default on Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of the Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms, we may not:
• | make any payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest with respect to subordinated debt securities; |
• | make any deposit for the purpose of defeasance or discharge of the subordinated debt securities; or |
• | repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire any subordinated debt securities, except that in the case of subordinated debt securities that provide for a mandatory sinking fund, we may deliver subordinated debt securities to the trustee in satisfaction of our sinking fund obligation, |
unless, in either case:
• | the default has been cured or waived and any declaration or acceleration has been rescinded; |
• | the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; or |
• | we and the trustee receive written notice approving the payment from the representatives of each issue of “Designated Senior Indebtedness.” |
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Generally, “Designated Senior Indebtedness” will include:
• | any specified issue of Senior Indebtedness of at least $100 million; and |
• | any other Senior Indebtedness that we may designate in respect of any series of subordinated debt securities. |
During the continuance of any default, other than a default described in the immediately preceding paragraph, that may cause the maturity of any Designated Senior Indebtedness to be accelerated immediately without further notice, other than any notice required to effect such acceleration, or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, we may not pay the subordinated debt securities for a period called the “Payment Blockage Period.” A Payment Blockage Period will commence on the receipt by us and the trustee of written notice of the default, called a “Blockage Notice,” from the representative of any Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and will end 179 days thereafter.
The Payment Blockage Period may be terminated before its expiration:
• | by written notice from the person or persons who gave the Blockage Notice; |
• | by repayment in full in cash of the Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which the Blockage Notice was given; or |
• | if the default giving rise to the Payment Blockage Period is no longer continuing. |
Unless the holders of the Designated Senior Indebtedness have accelerated the maturity of the Designated Senior Indebtedness, we may resume payments on the subordinated debt securities after the expiration of the Payment Blockage Period.
Generally, not more than one Blockage Notice may be given in any period of 360 consecutive days. The total number of days during which any one or more Payment Blockage Periods are in effect, however, may not exceed an aggregate of 179 days during any period of 360 consecutive days.
After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the subordinated debt securities are paid in full, holders of the subordinated debt securities shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to Senior Indebtedness.
As a result of the subordination provisions described above, in the event of insolvency, the holders of Senior Indebtedness, as well as certain of our general creditors, may recover more, ratably, than the holders of the subordinated debt securities.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities, including any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the indenture or the securities, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
The indenture will provide that we, the trustee and the holders of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of, or relating to, the indenture, the debt securities or the transactions contemplated thereby.
Glossary
“Capital Stock” means:
(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;
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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;
(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or limited); and
(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date of determination, the total amount of assets of us and our consolidated subsidiaries after deducting therefrom:
(1) all current liabilities (excluding (A) any current liabilities that by their terms are extendable or renewable at the option of the obligor thereon to a time more than twelve months after the time as of which the amount thereof is being computed and (B) current maturities of long-term debt; and
(2) the value (net of any applicable reserves) of all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents and other like intangible assets, all as set forth, or on a pro forma basis would be set forth, on our consolidated balance sheet and our consolidated subsidiaries for our most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been filed with the SEC, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2022, among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent, collateral agent and swing line lender and the other agents and lenders party thereto, as the same may be further amended, restated, refinanced, replaced, renewed, refunded or otherwise modified, in whole or in part, from time to time.
“Indebtedness” of any person at any date means any obligation created or assumed by such person for the repayment of borrowed money or any guaranty thereof.
“Joint Venture” means any Person that is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of ours in which we or any of our subsidiaries owns Capital Stock.
“Non-Recourse Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness incurred by any Joint Venture or Non-Recourse Subsidiary which does not provide for recourse against us or any subsidiary of ours (other than a Non-Recourse Subsidiary) or any property or asset of ours or any subsidiary of ours (other than the Capital Stock or the properties or assets of a Joint Venture or Non-Recourse Subsidiary).
“Non-Recourse Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of ours (i) whose principal purpose is to incur Non-Recourse Indebtedness and/or construct, lease, own or operate the assets financed in whole or in part thereby, or to become a direct or indirect partner, member or other equity participant or owner in a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association or joint venture created for such purpose (collectively, a “Business Entity”), (ii) who is not an obligor or otherwise bound with respect to any Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (iii) the majority of the assets of which subsidiary or Business Entity are limited to (x) those assets being financed (or to be financed), or the operation of which is being financed (or to be financed), in whole or in part by Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (y) Capital Stock in, or Indebtedness or other obligations of, one or more other Non-Recourse Subsidiaries or Business Entities or (z) other assets reasonably related thereto and (iv) any subsidiary of a Non-Recourse Subsidiary; provided that such subsidiary shall be considered to be a Non-Recourse Subsidiary only to the extent that and for so long as each of the above requirements are met.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(1) liens upon rights-of-way for pipeline purposes;
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(2) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use of real property or minor imperfections in title thereto and which do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of the properties encumbered thereby or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of us and our subsidiaries;
(3) rights reserved to or vested by any provision of law in any municipality or public authority to control or regulate any of the properties of us or any subsidiary or the use thereof or the rights and interests of us or any subsidiary therein, in any manner under any and all laws;
(4) rights reserved to the grantors of any properties of us or any subsidiary, and the restrictions, conditions, restrictive covenants and limitations, in respect thereto, pursuant to the terms, conditions and provisions of any rights-of-way agreements, contracts or other agreements therewith;
(5) any statutory or governmental lien or lien arising by operation of law, or any mechanics’, repairmen’s, materialmen’s, suppliers’, carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s or similar lien incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than sixty (60) days past due or which is being contested in good faith by appropriate processes or proceedings and any undetermined lien which is incidental to construction, development, improvement or repair;
(6) any right reserved to, or vested in, any municipality or public authority by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant, license, permit or by any provision of law, to purchase or recapture or to designate a purchaser of, any property;
(7) liens for taxes and assessments which are (a) for the then current year, (b) not at the time delinquent, or (c) delinquent but the validity or amount of which is being contested at the time by us or any of our subsidiaries in good faith by appropriate processes or proceedings;
(8) liens of, or to secure performance of, leases;
(9) any lien in favor of us or any subsidiary;
(10) any lien upon any property or assets of us or any subsidiary in existence on the date of the initial issuance of the debt securities;
(11) any lien incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability, social security, retiree health or similar laws or regulations or to secure obligations imposed by statute or governmental regulations;
(12) liens in favor of any person to secure obligations under provisions of any letters of credit, bank guarantees, bonds or surety obligations required or requested by any governmental authority in connection with any contract or statute, provided that such obligations do not constitute Indebtedness; or any lien upon or deposits of any assets to secure performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory obligations, and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(13) any lien upon any property or assets created at the time of acquisition of such property or assets by us or any of our subsidiaries or within one year after such time to secure all or a portion of the purchase price for such property or assets or debt incurred to finance such purchase price, whether such debt was incurred prior to, at the time of or within one year after the date of such acquisition;
(14) any lien upon any property or assets to secure all or part of the cost of construction, development, repair or improvements thereon or to secure Indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within one year after completion of such construction, development, repair or improvements or the commencement of full operations thereof (whichever is later), to provide funds for any such purpose;
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(15) any lien upon any property or assets existing thereon at the time of the acquisition thereof by us or any of our subsidiaries and any lien upon any property or assets of a person existing thereon at the time such person becomes a subsidiary of us by acquisition, merger or otherwise; provided that, in each case, such lien only encumbers the property or assets so acquired or owned by such person at the time such person becomes a subsidiary;
(16) liens imposed by law or order as a result of any proceeding before any court or regulatory body that is being contested in good faith, and liens which secure a judgment or other court-ordered award or settlement as to which we or the applicable subsidiary has not exhausted its appellate rights;
(17) any extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancing, refunding or replacements) of liens, in whole or in part, referred to in clauses (1) through (16) above; provided, however, that any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be limited to the property or assets covered by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and that the obligations secured by any such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement lien shall be in an amount not greater than the amount of the obligations secured by the lien extended, renewed, refinanced, refunded or replaced and any expenses of us or our subsidiaries (including any premium) incurred in connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing, refunding or replacement;
(18) any lien on property or assets, or pledges of Capital Stock, of (a) any Joint Venture owned by us or any subsidiary of ours or (b) any Non-Recourse Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Joint Venture or Non-Recourse Subsidiary; and
(19) any lien resulting from the deposit of moneys or evidence of indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing Indebtedness of us or any of our subsidiaries.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.
“Principal Property” means, whether owned or leased on the date of the initial issuance of the debt securities or thereafter acquired:
(1) any pipeline assets of us or any of our subsidiaries, including any related facilities employed in the gathering, transportation, distribution, storage or marketing of natural gas, refined petroleum products, natural gas liquids and petrochemicals, that are located in the United States of America; and
(2) any processing, compression, treating, blending or manufacturing plant or terminal owned or leased by us or any of our subsidiaries that is located in the United States except in the case of either of the preceding clause (1) or this clause (2):
(a) any such assets consisting of inventories, furniture, office fixtures and equipment (including data processing equipment), vehicles and equipment used on, or useful with, vehicles; and
(b) any such assets which, in our good faith opinion, are not material in relation to the activities of us and our subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any subsidiary owning or leasing, directly or indirectly through ownership in another subsidiary, any Principal Property.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association or business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the equity interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustees thereof or any partnership of which more than 50% of the partners’ equity interests (considering all partners’ equity interests as a single class) is, in each case, at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more subsidiaries of such Person or combination thereof.
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The following summary of our common stock, preferred stock, amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “amended and restated certificate of incorporation”) and amended and restated bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of applicable law and to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Common Stock
The authorized common stock of Targa Resources Corp. consists of 450,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share. As of March 18, 2022, we had 228,486,051 shares of common stock issued outstanding.
Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and do not have cumulative voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of common stock, as such, are not entitled to vote on any amendment to the certificate of incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) that relates solely to the terms of any outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the certificate of incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) or pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares or series of preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends (payable in cash, stock or otherwise), if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividend payments. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of common stock have no preferences or rights of conversion, exchange, pre-emption or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our affairs, holders of common stock will be entitled to share ratably in our assets that are remaining after payment or provision for payment of all of our debts and obligations and after liquidation payments to holders of outstanding shares of preferred stock, if any.
Preferred Stock
The authorized preferred stock of Targa Resources Corp. consists of 100,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share. As of March 18, 2022, we had 919,300 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further stockholder approval, to establish and to issue from time to time one or more classes or series of preferred stock. Each class or series of preferred stock will cover the number of shares and will have the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions determined by the board of directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, voting rights, conversion rights, preemptive rights and redemption rights. Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, the holders of preferred stock will not be entitled to vote at or receive notice of any meeting of stockholders.
In March 2016, we issued 965,100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which rank senior to our common stock with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation. In December 2020, we repurchased 45,800 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Subject to certain exceptions, so long as any Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, we may not declare any dividend or distribution on our common stock unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends have been declared and paid on the Series A Preferred Stock. In the event of our liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock would have the right to receive proceeds from any such transaction before the holders of the common stock. Distributions on the Preferred Shares are paid quarterly out of funds legally available for payment, in an amount equal to an annual rate of 9.5% ($95.00 per share annualized) of $1,000 per Preferred Share, subject to certain adjustments.
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The Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preferred Stock provides the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock with the right to vote, under certain conditions, on an as-converted basis with our common stockholders on matters submitted to a stockholder vote. So long as any Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, subject to certain exceptions, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, will be necessary for effecting or validating, among other things: (i) any issuance of stock senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by any of our consolidated subsidiaries of any issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of securities, (iii) any issuance by us of parity stock, subject to certain exceptions and (iv) any incurrence of indebtedness by us and our consolidated subsidiaries for borrowed monies, other than under our existing credit agreement and the Partnership’s existing credit agreement (or replacement commercial bank credit facilities) in an aggregate amount up to $2.75 billion, or indebtedness that complies with a specified fixed charge coverage ratio.
Anti-Takeover Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Our Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law
Some provisions of Delaware law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws described below, contain provisions that could make the following transactions more difficult: acquisitions of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise and removal of our incumbent officers and directors. These provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interest or in our best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for our shares.
These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection and our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Delaware Law
Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, those provisions prohibit a Delaware corporation, including those whose securities are listed for trading on the NYSE, from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
• | the transaction is approved by the board of directors before the date the interested stockholder attained that status; |
• | after the completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced; or |
• | on or after such time as such person becomes an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
Section 203 defines “business combination” to include the following:
• | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
• | any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (in one or a series of transactions) of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder; |
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• | subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; |
• | subject to certain exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or |
• | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly, of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. |
In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of these entities or persons.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Among other things, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws:
• | provide advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of our stockholders, which may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our stockholders at an annual or special meeting; |
• | these procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to our corporate secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken; |
• | generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year; |
• | provide our board of directors the ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock. This ability makes it possible for our board of directors to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company; |
• | provide that our board of directors shall be divided into three classes of directors; |
• | provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our board of directors; |
• | provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum; |
• | provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing in lieu of a meeting of such stockholders, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock; |
• | provide that directors may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of our then outstanding common stock; |
• | provide that our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of our then outstanding common stock; |
• | provide that special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by our board of directors, our chief executive officer or the chairman of the board; and |
• | provide that our amended and restated bylaws can be amended or repealed by our board of directors or our stockholders. |
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Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except for the following liabilities that cannot be eliminated under the DGCL:
• | for any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders; |
• | for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
• | for an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, as provided under Section 174 of the DGCL; or |
• | for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
Any amendment, repeal or modification of these provisions will be prospective only and would not affect any limitation on liability of a director for acts or omissions that occurred prior to any such amendment, repeal or modification.
Our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Our amended and restated bylaws also permit us to purchase insurance on behalf of any of our officers, directors, employees or agents or any person who is or was serving at our request as an officer, director, employee or agent of another enterprise for any expense, liability or loss asserted against such person and incurred by any such person in any such capacity, or arising out of that person’s status as such, regardless of whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. The agreements provide that we will indemnify and hold harmless each indemnitee for certain expenses to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by law, including the DGCL, in effect on the date of the agreement or as it may be amended to provide more advantageous rights to the indemnitee. If such indemnification is unavailable as a result of a court decision and if we and the indemnitee are jointly liable in the proceeding, we will contribute funds to the indemnitee for his expenses in proportion to relative benefit and fault of us and the indemnitee in the transaction giving rise to the proceeding. The indemnification agreements also provide that we will indemnify the indemnitee for monetary damages for actions taken as our director or officer or for serving at our request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be but only if (i) the indemnitee acted in good faith and, in the case of conduct in his official capacity, in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interests and, in all other cases, not opposed to our best interests and (ii) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the indemnitee must have had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The indemnification agreements also provide that we must advance payment of certain expenses to the indemnitee, including fees of counsel, subject to receipt of an undertaking from the indemnitee to return such advance if it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.
We believe that the limitation of liability provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the indemnification agreements will facilitate our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and our Series A Preferred Stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Listing
Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “TRGP.”
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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES
We may offer depositary shares (either separately or together with other securities) representing fractional interests in our preferred stock of any series. In connection with the issuance of any depositary shares, we will enter into a depositary agreement with a bank or trust company, as depositary, which will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the related depositary agreement. If we elect to offer fractional interests in shares of preferred stock to the public, we will deposit the preferred stock with the relevant preferred stock depositary and will cause the preferred stock depositary to issue, on our behalf, the related depositary receipts. Subject to the terms of the depositary agreement, each owner of a depositary receipt will be entitled, in proportion to the fraction of a share of preferred stock represented by the related depositary share, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of, and will be subject to all of the limitations and restrictions on, the preferred stock represented by the depositary receipt (including, if applicable, dividend, voting, conversion, exchange redemption and liquidation rights).
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We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with our debt securities, preferred stock or common stock offered by any prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of warrants. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all provisions of the warrant agreements.
You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants for the terms of and information relating to the warrants, including, where applicable:
(1) | the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and the price at which such number of shares of common stock may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants; |
(2) | the date on which the right to exercise the warrants commences and the date on which such right expires (the “Expiration Date”); |
(3) | United States federal income tax consequences applicable to the warrants; |
(4) | the amount of the warrants outstanding as of the most recent practicable date; and |
(5) | any other terms of the warrants. |
Warrants will be offered and exercisable for United States dollars only. Warrants will be issued in registered form only. Each warrant will entitle its holder to purchase such number of shares of common stock at such exercise price as is in each case set forth in, or calculable from, the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants. The exercise price may be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of events described in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the Expiration Date (or such later date to which we may extend such Expiration Date), unexercised warrants will become void. The place or places where, and the manner in which, warrants may be exercised will be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants.
Prior to the exercise of any warrants, holders of the warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of common stock, including the right to receive payments of any dividends on the common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, or to exercise any applicable right to vote.
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Under this prospectus, we intend to offer our securities to the public:
• | through one or more broker-dealers who may act as agent or may purchase securities as principal and thereafter resell the securities from time to time; |
• | through one or more underwriters for public offering and sale; or |
• | directly to investors. |
We will fix a price of our securities or will price our securities at:
• | market prices prevailing at the time of any sale under this registration statement; |
• | prices related to then-current market prices; or |
• | negotiated prices. |
We may change the price of the securities offered from time to time.
We will pay or allow distributors’ or sellers’ commissions that will not exceed those customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers may act as agents or may purchase securities as principal and thereafter resell the securities from time to time:
• | in or through one or more transactions (which may involve cross transactions and block trades) or distributions; |
• | on the NYSE; |
• | in the over-the-counter market; or |
• | in private transactions. |
Broker-dealers or underwriters may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may receive commissions from purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agents. If any broker-dealer purchases the securities as principal, it may effect resales of the securities from time to time to or through other broker-dealers, and other broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of concessions or commissions from the purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agents.
The prospectus supplement with respect to any offering of securities will set forth the terms of the offering, including: (i) the name or names of any underwriters; (ii) the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to us from the sale; (iii) any underwriting discounts and commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; (iv) any delayed delivery arrangements; and (v) other important information.
We will enter into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters at the time of sale to them. We will set forth the names of these underwriters and the terms of the transaction in the prospectus supplement, which will be used by the underwriters to make resales of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered to the public. We may indemnify underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents against specific liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Any underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents who participate in any sale of the securities may also engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or our affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses.
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Certain legal matters in connection with the securities will be passed upon by Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas, as our counsel. Any underwriter or agent will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by its own legal counsel.
The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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Targa Resources Corp.
$ % Senior Notes due 2035
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Joint Book-Running Managers
Citigroup | J.P. Morgan | RBC Capital Markets | TD Securities |
Barclays | BofA Securities | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
Morgan Stanley | PNC Capital Markets LLC | Truist Securities |
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