UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |||
Washington, D.C. 20549 | |||
FORM | 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT | ||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||
December 12, 2019 | ||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
Commission File Number | Name of Registrant; State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
001-01405 | DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | 51-0084283 | ||
(a Delaware and Virginia corporation) 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702 (202) 872-2000 |
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Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On June 13, 2019, Delmarva Power & Light Company (“DPL”) entered into a Bond Purchase Agreement (“Bond Purchase Agreement”) for the offer and sale of $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 4.14% Series due December 12, 2049 (the “Bonds”). The form of the Purchase Agreement was filed as Exhibit 1.1 to DPL's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 13, 2019 and is incorporated by reference herein. The form of the Bonds is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1.
The Bonds were offered and were sold in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The closing of the sale of the Bonds occurred on December 12, 2019. DPL intends to apply the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
The Bonds were issued under and in accordance with the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of October 1, 1943, from DPL to the Mortgage Trustee, as amended and supplemented by various instruments including that certain Supplemental Indenture to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of May 2, 2019 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), establishing the terms of the Bonds (the “DPL Mortgage”). Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in the DPL Mortgage, the DPL Bonds were secured, together with all bonds now or hereafter issued, under the DPL Mortgage, by a first lien (subject to the conditions and limitations in the instruments through which DPL claims title to its properties, and to excepted encumbrances under the DPL Mortgage) on substantially all of DPL’s real and personal properties and franchises. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2.
Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. acted as joint lead placement agents in connection with the proposed issuance, offering and sale by the Company of the Bonds.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No. | Description |
101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. |
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This Current Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by the Registrant include those discussed herein as well as the items discussed in (1) the Registrant’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 22; (2) the Registrant’s Third Quarter 2019 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) Part II, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors; (b) Part I, ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) Part I, ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies and (c) Part I, Financial Information, ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Note 17; and (3) other factors discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Current Report. The Registrant undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Current Report.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | |
/s/ PHILLIP S. BARNETT | |
Phillip S. Barnett | |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |
Delmarva Power & Light Company |
December 12, 2019
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. |