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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 earliest event reported: September 8, 2017
Commission File Number | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter, address of principal executive offices and registrant's telephone number | IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
1-36518 | NEXTERA ENERGY PARTNERS, LP | 30-0818558 | ||
700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, Florida 33408 (561) 694-4000 | ||||
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization: Delaware
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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 8, 2017, NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NEP) issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 1.50% convertible senior notes due 2020 (the notes) pursuant to an indenture dated as of September 8, 2017 among NEP, NextEra Energy Operating Partners, LP (NEP OpCo), as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2018. The notes will mature on September 15, 2020, unless converted in accordance with their terms or repurchased prior to such date. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes were approximately $293 million, after deducting the initial purchaser's discount and the estimated offering expenses payable by NEP.
The notes are unsecured obligations of NEP and are absolutely and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by NEP OpCo. A holder may convert all or a portion of its notes into NEP common units and cash in lieu of any fractional common unit at the conversion rate in accordance with the indenture. The conversion rate is initially 18.9170 NEP common units per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which rate is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $52.8625 per NEP common unit, representing a premium of approximately 25% to the $42.29 closing price of NEP common units on September 6, 2017. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, as set forth in the indenture. In addition, upon the occurrence of a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the indenture), NEP will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional NEP common units for a holder that elects to convert its notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change.
Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture) holders of the notes may require NEP to repurchase all or a portion of their notes for cash in an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The notes are not redeemable at NEP’s option prior to maturity.
The indenture contains, among other provisions, certain default and acceleration provisions relating to the failure to make required payments or to observe other covenants in the indenture and related documents, certain bankruptcy-related events and certain cross-default provisions with respect to other indebtedness agreements or instruments of NEP or NEP OpCo.
The foregoing description of the indenture and the notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the indenture (including the form of notes), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
SECTION 3 - SECURITIES AND TRADING MARKETS
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The notes were sold to the initial purchaser thereof in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), for resale to qualified institutional buyers as defined in, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
NEP used approximately $12 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to pay the costs of a capped call transaction entered into by NEP with an affiliate of the initial purchaser. The capped call transaction has a strike price of $52.8625 and a cap price of $63.4350, in each case per NEP common unit. If, upon conversion of the notes, the price per NEP common unit during the relevant settlement period is above the strike price, there would generally be a payment to NEP (if NEP elects to cash settle) or an offset of potential dilution to NEP's common units (if NEP elects to settle in NEP common units).
In addition, NEP has entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchaser, for the benefit of the initial purchaser and holders of the notes, pursuant to which, among other things, NEP has agreed to file a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective on or prior to September 7, 2018, covering resales of NEP common units, if any, issuable upon a conversion of the notes.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 11, 2017
NextEra Energy Partners, LP |
(Registrant) |
TERRELL KIRK CREWS, II |
Terrell Kirk Crews, II Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |