Southern California Gas Company PFD 6% (SOCGM)
Filed: 19 Sep 18, 5:12pm
Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration StatementNo. 333-222651
Southern California Gas Company
Final Term Sheet
September 19, 2018
4.30% First Mortgage Bonds, Series VV, due 2049
This free writing prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should be read together with Southern California Gas Company’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 19, 2018 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), the accompanying prospectus dated February 1, 2018 and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
Issuer: | Southern California Gas Company (the “Company”) |
Anticipated Ratings1: | Aa2 (stable) by Moody’s Investor Service |
| A+ (negative) by S&P Global Ratings |
| AA- (stable) by Fitch Ratings |
Trade Date: | September 19, 2018 |
Settlement Date: | September 24, 2018 (T+3) |
Securities Offered: | 4.30% First Mortgage Bonds, Series VV, due 2049 |
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered: | $550,000,000 |
Interest Payment Dates: | January 15 and July 15, commencing January 15, 2019 (short first interest period) |
Coupon: | 4.30% per annum, accruing from September 24, 2018 |
Maturity: | January 15, 2049 |
Yield to Maturity: | 4.303% |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +107 basis points |
Benchmark Treasury: | 3.125% due May 15, 2048 |
Benchmark Treasury Yield: | 3.233% |
Optional Redemption Provision: | Prior to July 15, 2048 (the “Par Call Date”), make-whole call at Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) +20 basis points. On and after the Par Call Date, 100% of the principal amount. See the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for the definition of “Adjusted Treasury Rate” and for further terms and provisions applicable to optional redemption. |
| 1 | Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. |
Price to Public: | 99.955%, plus accrued interest, if any |
CUSIP: | 842434 CS9 |
ISIN: | US842434CS98 |
Total Net Proceeds: | Approximately $544.9 million, after deducting the underwriting discount but before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
| MUFG Securities Americas Inc. |
| UBS Securities LLC |
| The Williams Capital Group, L.P. |
Co-Managers: | Academy Securities, Inc. |
| Telsey Advisory Group LLC |
Delayed Settlement: | We expect that the delivery of the bonds offered hereby will be made against payment therefor on or about the settlement date specified above, which will be the third business day following the date of this term sheet. Under rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to that trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the bonds offered hereby before the second business day prior to the settlement date specified above will be required, by virtue of the fact that the normal settlement date for that trade would occur prior to the settlement date for the issuance of the bonds offered hereby, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement, and should consult their own advisors with respect to these matters. |
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