Tampa Electric 8-K Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2021

TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	1-5007	59-0475140
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

TECO Plaza

702 N. Franklin Street

Tampa, Florida 33602

(Address of principal executive offices)

(813) 228-1111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation of a Registrant

On May 25, 2021, Tampa Electric Company (the “Company”) entered into definitive documentation to establish a commercial paper program (the “Program”) under which the Company may issue on a private placement basis unsecured commercial paper notes (the “Notes”) pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Amounts available under the Program may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed with the aggregate amount of the Notes outstanding under the Program at any time not to exceed $800,000,000.

Initially, three commercial paper dealers will each act as a dealer under the Program (each a “Dealer” and, collectively, the “Dealers”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of a commercial paper dealer agreement entered into between the Company and each Dealer (each, a “Dealer Agreement”). Each Dealer Agreement provides the terms under which the Dealers will either purchase from the Company or arrange for the sale by the Company of Notes. Each Dealer Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions. A national bank acts as the issuing and paying agent under the Program pursuant to the terms of an issuing and paying agent agreement.

The maturities of the Notes will vary, but may not exceed 270 days from the date of issue. The Notes will bear such interest rates, if interest bearing, or will be sold at such discount from their face amounts, as shall be agreed upon from time to time by the Dealers and the Company. The rates of interest will depend on whether the Note will be a fixed or floating rate.

No direct financial obligations of the Company have arisen under the Program as of the date hereof.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase Notes under the Program.

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.

Date: May 25, 2021		TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ David E. Schwartz
		David E. Schwartz
		Vice President – Governance and Corporate Secretary