CenterPoint Energy, Inc. Announces Offering of $900 Million of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026
01 Agosto 2023 - 12:45PM
Business Wire
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced the
commencement of its offering of $900 million of Convertible Senior
Notes due 2026 (the “convertible notes”) in a private placement to
persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”). In addition, CenterPoint Energy intends to
grant the initial purchasers of the convertible notes in the
offering the option to purchase up to an additional $100 million
aggregate principal amount of convertible notes within a 13-day
period beginning on, and including, the date on which the
convertible notes are first issued.
The convertible notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of
CenterPoint Energy. The convertible notes will mature on August 15,
2026, unless earlier converted or repurchased. Interest on the
convertible notes will be paid semiannually in arrears on February
15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2024.
Prior to May 15, 2026, the convertible notes will be convertible
only upon the occurrence of certain events and during certain
periods. Thereafter, the convertible notes will be convertible by
holders at any time in whole or in part until the close of business
on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the
maturity date. Upon conversion, CenterPoint Energy will pay cash up
to the aggregate principal amount of the convertible notes to be
converted and pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of
CenterPoint Energy’s common stock, par value $0.01 (“common
stock”), or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at
its election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of its
conversion obligation. CenterPoint Energy may not redeem the
convertible notes prior to the maturity date. The final terms of
the convertible notes, including the interest rate, initial
conversion rate and certain other terms of the convertible notes,
will be determined at the time of pricing of the offering.
CenterPoint Energy intends to use the net proceeds from this
offering for general corporate purposes, including the redemption
of our Series A preferred stock, after its call date, and repayment
of a portion of our outstanding commercial paper.
The convertible notes and any shares of common stock issuable
upon conversion of the convertible notes will be offered and sold
only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional
buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A under the
Securities Act. The offer and sale of the convertible notes and any
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible
notes have not been 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. This press release does not constitute an offer to
sell, or the solicitation of any offer to buy, any securities and
shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any
jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful.
This press release includes forward-looking statements. Actual
events and results may differ materially from those projected. The
statements in this press release regarding the size and terms of
the offering, the intention to grant a 13-day option to the initial
purchasers, the use of proceeds from the offering, and other
statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking
statements. Factors that could affect actual results include, but
are not limited to, factors, risk and uncertainties discussed in
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and CenterPoint’s Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June
30, 2023 and other reports CenterPoint Energy may file from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As the only investor owned electric and gas utility based in
Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery
company with electric transmission and distribution, power
generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more
than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. As of June 30, 2023, the company owned
approximately $38 billion in assets. With approximately 9,000
employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have
been in business for more than 150 years.
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