Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 8, 2023, PG&E Corporation (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), entered into that certain Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which amended that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2020 (as amended, the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders party thereto from time to time and the Administrative Agent. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Term Loan Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date of the term loans outstanding thereunder to June 23, 2027 and (ii) reduce the applicable margin from 300 basis points to 250 basis points. As a result of voluntary prepayments of the term loans made by the Company on December 4, 2023 and December 8, 2023, and after giving effect to the effectiveness of the Amendment, the aggregate principal amount of term loans outstanding under the Term Loan Credit Agreement is $500,000,000.
The foregoing description of the Amendment and the Term Loan Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Certain of the lenders under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and/or their affiliates have in the past provided, and may in the future provide, investment banking, underwriting, lending, commercial banking and other advisory services to PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”). Such lenders have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation from PG&E Corporation and the Utility for such services.
Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
As previously reported, on December 4, 2023, the Company issued $2,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of December 4, 2023 (the “Convertible Notes Indenture”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent. In connection with the Amendment, the Company delivered an irrevocable notice (the “Irrevocable Notice”) to the Trustee on the date hereof to irrevocably fix the Settlement Method (as defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture) to Combination Settlement (as defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture) with a Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Convertible Notes Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes at or above $1,000 for any conversions of the Notes occurring subsequent to the delivery of such Irrevocable Notice on the date hereof; provided that in no event shall the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes be less than $1,000.
The foregoing description of the Irrevocable Notice is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Irrevocable Notice, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and the Convertible Notes Indenture, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 hereto. Such exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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4.1 | | Indenture, dated as of December 4, 2023, by and among PG&E Corporation, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent (including the form of Convertible Note) (incorporated by reference to PG&E Corporation’s Form 8-K dated December 4, 2023 (File No. 1-12609), Exhibit 4.1) |
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10.1 | | Amendment No. 3 to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2023, among PG&E Corporation, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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99.1 | | Irrevocable Notice, dated December 8, 2023 from PG&E Corporation to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |