Calpine Closes $1.6 Billion First Lien Term Loan

Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) announced today that it has closed on a $1.6 billion first lien term loan (“Term Loan”). The Term Loan, which amortizes at a rate of 1% per year, bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum (subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%) and matures in 2022.

Calpine utilized the proceeds of the Term Loan to retire approximately $1.6 billion remaining on its 2018 first lien term loan which bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3% per annum (subject to a LIBOR floor of 1%).

“This refinancing demonstrates our continued ability to opportunistically access the capital markets to execute on value-enhancing opportunities,” said Stacey Peterson, Calpine’s Treasurer and Vice President, Finance. “As a result of this transaction, we have reduced our annual interest expense and extended our debt maturity profile by four years.”

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Mitsubishi, Barclays and RBC acted as lead arrangers on the transaction.

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources. Our fleet of 87 power plants in operation or under construction represents nearly 27,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Serving customers in 18 states and Canada, we specialize in developing, constructing, owning and operating natural gas-fired and renewable geothermal power plants that use advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner. Our clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet is uniquely positioned to benefit from the secular trends affecting our industry, including the abundant and affordable supply of clean natural gas, stricter environmental regulation, aging power generation infrastructure and the increasing need for dispatchable power plants to successfully integrate intermittent renewables into the grid. We focus on competitive wholesale power markets and advocate for market-driven solutions that result in nondiscriminatory forward price signals for investors. Please visit www.calpine.com to learn more about why Calpine is a generation ahead – today.

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