Underwriting Agreement between Edison International and the Underwriters named therein dated as of November 4, 2021
Exhibit 1.1
Edison International
$750,000,000
5.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
November 4, 2021
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
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, an aggregate of 750,000 shares ($750,000,000 aggregate liquidation value) 5.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Company (the “Securities”). The terms of the Preferred Stock will be set forth in the Certificate of Determination of Preferences (the “Certificate of Determination”) to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California by the Company. 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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement 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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement 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 Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement, 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.
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 Supplement 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) and (v) above, an assumption that the law of the State of California governs the Securities. References to the Final Prospectus Supplement 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:
(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.
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“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.
“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
“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.
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“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, 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 Supplement” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Initial Sale Time” shall mean 4:10 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 Supplement” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus which describes the Securities and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus Supplement, together with the Base Prospectus.
“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.
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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/ Robert C. Boada
Name: | Robert C. Boada |
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.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
By: /s/ Brian D. Bednarski
Name: Brian D. Bednarski
Title: Managing Director
Barclays Capital Inc.
By: /s/ Lindsey VanEgmond
Name: Lindsey VanEgmond
Title: Managing Director
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
By: /s/ Nevin Bhatia
Name: Nevin Bhatia
Title: Managing Director
MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC
By: /s/ Brittany Starck Pinkerton
Name: Brittany Starck Pinkerton
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 | Number of Securities |
131,250 | |
131,250 | |
131,250 | |
131,250 | |
50,000 | |
50,000 | |
50,000 | |
12,500 | |
12,500 | |
12,500 | |
12,500 | |
12,500 | |
12,500 | |
750,000 | |
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SCHEDULE II
$750,000,000
5.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B
Security: | 5.00% Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) |
Issuer: | Edison International (“EIX”) |
Size: | 750,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock |
Aggregate Liquidation Preference: | $750,000,000 |
Anticipated Ratings*: | Ba2 / BB+ / BB (Stable / Stable / Stable) (Moody's / S&P / Fitch) |
Trade Date: | November 4, 2021 |
Settlement Date**: | November 12, 2021 (T+5) |
Maturity: | Perpetual (unless redeemed by EIX as described below under “Optional Redemption”) |
Public Offering Price: | $1,000 per share |
Liquidation Preference: | $1,000 per share |
Dividend Rate (Cumulative): | From and including the Settlement Date to, but excluding, March 15, 2027 (the “First Reset Date”), 5.00% per annum. For each Reset Period (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 4, 2021 relating to the Series B Preferred Stock (the “Preliminary Prospectus”)) on and after the First Reset Date, 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 Dividend Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus), plus a spread equal to: ● in respect of each Reset Period commencing on or after the First Reset Date but before March 15, 2032, 3.901% (the “Initial Margin”); ● in respect of each Reset Period commencing on or after March 15, 2032 but before March 15, 2047, 4.151% (the Initial Margin plus 0.25%); and ● in respect of each Reset Period commencing on or after March 15, 2047, 4.901% (the Initial Margin plus 1.00%). |
Dividend Payment Dates: | March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing on March 15, 2022 (short first dividend period). |
Optional Redemption: | EIX may, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock: - in whole or in part, from time to time, on any day during any Par Call Period at a redemption price in cash equal to $1,000 per share; or - in whole but not in part, at any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process instituted by EIX following the occurrence of a Ratings Event (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus), or, if no review or appeal process is available or sought with respect to such Ratings Event, at any time within 120 days after the occurrence of such Ratings Event, at a redemption price in cash equal to $1,020 per share, |
plus, in each case, but subject to certain exceptions, all accumulated and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) 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 December 15 immediately preceding such Reset Date through and including such Reset Date. |
Reset Date: | The First Reset Date and March 15 of every fifth year after 2027. |
Intention Regarding Redemption or Repurchase: | In the event EIX redeems or repurchases any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, EIX intends (without thereby assuming a legal obligation), subject to standard exceptions, to do so only to the extent the aggregate redemption or repurchase price is equal to or less than the net proceeds, if any, EIX receives from new issuances by the issuer or a subsidiary of it prior to the date of such redemption or repurchase of securities which are assigned by S&P at the time of sale or issuance an aggregate equity credit that is equal to or greater than the equity credit assigned to the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed or repurchased. |
Listing: | None. |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 281020AT4 / US281020AT41 |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Barclays Capital Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Mizuho Securities USA LLC BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. Truist Securities, Inc. |
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Co-Managers: | Cabrera Capital Markets LLC CastleOak Securities, L.P. C.L. King & Associates, Inc. Guzman & Company Mischler Financial Group, Inc. Tribal Capital Markets, LLC |
* 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 Series B Preferred Stock on the Trade Date and the next two business days will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Series B Preferred Stock 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 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at ###-###-####, Barclays Capital Inc. at ###-###-####, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at ###-###-#### or Mizuho Securities USA LLC at ###-###-####.
SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
NONE
SCHEDULE IV
List of Significant Subsidiaries of the Company
Southern California Edison Company
SCHEDULE V
Legal Opinion Matters
1.The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
2.The Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, when issued and delivered to the Underwriters by the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement against payment of the consideration therefor as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable.
3.No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, qualification or filing of or with any United States federal or California governmental agency or instrumentality is required on the part of the Company for the issuance of the Securities as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, except those as have been obtained or made or are required under federal securities laws.
4.The issuance of the Securities by the Company as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement does not (i) violate the provisions of the EIX Articles or the EIX Bylaws or (ii) violate any federal law of the United States of America or law of the State of California known to us to which the Company is subject.
5.The statements set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement under the heading “Certain Terms of the Series B Preferred Stock” and in the Base Prospectus under the heading “Description of Capital Stock-Preferred Stock”, to the extent those statements purport to summarize the documents referred to therein, are accurate summaries in all material respects, except to the extent that information was omitted from the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Act.
6.Although the discussion in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” does not purport to discuss all possible United States federal income tax consequences of purchase, ownership and disposition of the Securities, such discussion, to the extent it constitutes a summary of matters of law or legal conclusions, and based on the assumptions and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth therein, constitutes an accurate summary of the matters discussed therein in all material respects. Except as set forth in the prior sentence, we express no opinion as to the tax consequences, whether federal, state, local or foreign, of the issuance of the Securities or of any transactions related to or contemplated by such issuances.
7.The Company is not an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
8. The Company has the corporate power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Securities as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, and each of the Company and Southern California Edison Company has the corporate power and authority to own and lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Final Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus.