Underwriting Agreement dated as of December 4, 2023
Exhibit 1.1
Edison International
$450,000,000 7.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2054
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
December 4, 2023
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Edison International, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, $450,000,000 principal amount of its 7.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2054 (the “Notes,” or the “Securities”), to be issued under the Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to be dated as of December 7, 2023, to the Indenture dated as of March 1, 2023 (the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). To the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date
of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 21 hereof.
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Such opinion will also include language to the effect that such counsel has no reason to believe that, as of the Initial Sale Time, the documents included in the Disclosure Package contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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Such opinion will also include language to the effect that counsel has no reason to believe that on the Effective Date the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Final Prospectus as of its date and on the Closing Date included or includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent such counsel deems proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom such counsel believes to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent such counsel deems proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. Such counsel may render such opinion subject to such exceptions and qualifications as are reasonable or customary under the circumstances and acceptable to counsel for the Underwriters, including, with respect to opinions (iv), (v) and (vi) above, an assumption that the law of the State of California governs the Base Indenture, Supplemental Indenture and the Securities, as applicable. References to the Final Prospectus in this paragraph (b) shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
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If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at One Liberty Plaza, New York, NY, on the Closing Date.
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For the purposes of this Section 15:
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
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(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the Initial Sale Time, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, (iii) the Final Term Sheet and (iv) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus relating to the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Initial Sale Time” shall mean 4:40 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Underwriting Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to the Company, any effect that is materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business.
“Preliminary Prospectus” shall mean the preliminary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date, which describes the Securities and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus.
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“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule 433”, “Rule 456” and “Rule 457” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
EDISON INTERNATIONAL
By: /s/ Brendan Bond
Name: Brendan Bond
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By: /s/ Robert Stowe
Name: Robert Stowe
Title: Managing Director
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By: /s/ Adam D. Bordner
Name: Adam D. Bordner
Title: Director
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC
By: /s/ Stephen E. Leamer
Name: Stephen E. Leamer
Title: Managing Director
For themselves and the other several Underwriters
named in Schedule I to the foregoing Agreement.
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
Underwriter | Principal Amount of Notes to Be Purchased |
$135,000,000 | |
$135,000,000 | |
$135,000,000 | |
$15,000,000 | |
$15,000,000 | |
$15,000,000 | |
Total | $450,000,000 |
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SCHEDULE II
$450,000,000 7.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2054
SUMMARY OF TERMS | |
Security: | 7.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2054 (the “Subordinated Notes”) |
Issuer: | Edison International (“EIX”) |
Principal Amount: | $450,000,000 |
Expected Ratings of Securities*: | Baa3, BB+, BB+ (Stable / Stable / Stable) (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) |
Trade Date: | December 4, 2023 |
Settlement Date**: | December 7, 2023 (T+3) |
Public Offering Price: | 100% of Principal Amount |
Maturity Date: | June 15, 2054 (unless redeemed by EIX as described below under “Optional Redemption”) |
Ranking: | The Subordinated Notes will be unsecured obligations of EIX and will rank junior and subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all existing and future Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus dated December 4, 2023 relating to the Subordinated Notes (the “Preliminary Prospectus”)), to the extent and in the manner set forth under “Description of the Notes—Subordination” in the Preliminary Prospectus. The Subordinated Notes will rank equally in right of payment with any future unsecured indebtedness that EIX may incur from time to time if the terms of such indebtedness provide that it ranks equally with the Subordinated Notes in right of payment. The Subordinated Notes also will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to any secured indebtedness EIX has incurred or may incur (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such secured indebtedness) and will also be effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities and preferred equity of EIX’s subsidiaries. In addition, the Subordinated Notes will rank senior to Capital Stock of Edison International. |
Interest: | From and including the Settlement Date to, but excluding, June 15, 2029 (the “First Reset Date”), 7.875% per annum. For each Reset Period and on and after the First Reset Date, during each Reset Period (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus), a per annum rate equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus) as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus), plus a spread equal to 3.658%. |
Interest Payment Dates: | June 15 and December 15 (subject to EIX’s right to defer interest payments as described under “Optional Interest Deferral” below) |
First Interest Payment Date: | June 15, 2024 |
Optional Interest Deferral: | So long as no event of default (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus) with respect to the Subordinated Notes has occurred and is continuing, EIX may, at its option, defer interest payments on the Subordinated Notes, from time to time, for one or more Optional Deferral Periods (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus) of up to 20 consecutive semi-annual Interest |
Payment Periods (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus) each, except that no such Optional Deferral Period may extend beyond the final maturity date of the Subordinated Notes or end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date. No interest will be due or payable on the Subordinated Notes during any such Optional Deferral Period, subject to certain exceptions described in the Preliminary Prospectus. EIX may elect, at its option, to extend the length of any Optional Deferral Period that is shorter than 20 consecutive semi-annual Interest Payment Periods (so long as the entire Optional Deferral Period does not exceed 20 consecutive semi-annual Interest Payment Periods or extend beyond the final maturity date of the Subordinated Notes) and to shorten the length of any Optional Deferral Period. EIX cannot begin a new Optional Deferral Period until it has paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Notes from any previous Optional Deferral Period. During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the Subordinated Notes will continue to accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Subordinated Notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Notes). In addition, during any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the deferred interest will accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the Subordinated Notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Notes), compounded semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law. | |
Certain Restrictions During | During an Optional Deferral Period, EIX (and its subsidiaries, as applicable) may not do any of the following (subject to certain exceptions described in the Preliminary Prospectus): ● declare or pay any dividends or distributions on any Capital Stock (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus) of EIX; ● redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any Capital Stock of EIX; ● pay any principal, interest or premium on, or repay, repurchase or redeem, any indebtedness of EIX that ranks equally with or junior to the Subordinated Notes in right of payment; or ● make any payments with respect to any guarantees by EIX of any indebtedness if such guarantees rank equally with or junior to the Subordinated Notes in right of payment. |
Optional Redemption: | EIX may, at its option, redeem the Subordinated Notes: ● in whole or from time to time in part, on any day during any Par Call Period at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of Subordinated Notes to be redeemed; or ● in whole but not in part, at any time within 120 days after a Tax Event (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus), at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of Subordinated Notes to be redeemed; or ● in whole but not in part, at any time within 120 days after a Rating Agency Event (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus), at a redemption price in cash equal to 102% of the principal amount of Subordinated Notes to be redeemed plus, in each case, all accumulated and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Notes to, but excluding, such redemption date. |
Par Call Period: | With respect to any Reset Date, including the First Reset Date, the period from and including the March 15 immediately preceding such Reset Date through and including such Reset Date. |
Reset Date: | The First Reset Date and June 15 of every fifth year after 2029. |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 281020AZ0/ US281020AZ01 |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”) Mizuho Securities USA LLC (“Mizuho”) |
Co-Managers: | Bancroft Capital, LLC Guzman & Company Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. |
* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
** Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Subordinated Notes on the Trade Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Subordinated Notes initially will not settle in T+2, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisor.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays at ###-###-####, Citigroup at ###-###-####, or Mizuho at ###-###-####.
SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectus Included in the Disclosure Package
NONE
SCHEDULE IV
List of Significant Subsidiaries of the Company
Southern California Edison Company