Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 26, 2023
Exhibit 1.1
Southern California Edison Company
$550,000,000 5.65% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023E,
Due 2028
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
September 26, 2023
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10020
TD Securities (USA) LLC
1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10017
as Representatives of the several Underwriters
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Southern California Edison Company, 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, $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.65% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023E, Due 2028 (the “Bonds” or the “Securities”). The Securities shall be issued under the One Hundred Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of September 27, 2023 (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to a Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 1923 (the “Trust 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 successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, and Reginald Brewer, as successor trustee to Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank, as trustees (the “Trustees”). 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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Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
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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 she deems proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom she believes to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent she 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. 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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
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“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Initial Sale Time” shall mean 2:50 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.
“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,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
By: /s/ Natalia Woodward
Name: Natalia Woodward
Title: Treasurer
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
BofA Securities, INC.
By: /s/ Patrick Boultinghouse
Name: Patrick Boultinghouse
Title: Managing Director
MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC.
By: /s/ Lee Schreibstein
Name: Lee Schreibstein
Title: Managing Director
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC
By: /s/ Luis Lanfredi
Name: Luis Lanfredi
Title: 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 Bonds to be Purchased |
$ 146,667,000 | |
$ 146,668,000 | |
$ 146,667,000 | |
$ 18,333,000 | |
$ 18,333,000 | |
$ 18,333,000 | |
$ 18,333,000 | |
$ 18,333,000 | |
$ 18,333,000 | |
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$550,000,000 |
SCHEDULE II
$550,000,000
5.65% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,
Series 2023E, Due 2028
SUMMARY OF TERMS
Security: | 5.65% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2023E, Due 2028 (the “Series 2023E Bonds”) |
Issuer: | Southern California Edison Company |
Principal Amount: | $550,000,000 |
Expected Ratings of Securities*: | A2 / A- / A- (Stable / Stable / Stable) (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) |
Trade Date: | September 26, 2023 |
Settlement Date**: | September 29, 2023 (T +3) |
Maturity: | October 1, 2028 |
Benchmark US Treasury: | 4.375% due August 31, 2028 |
Benchmark US Treasury Price: | 98-28¼ |
Benchmark US Treasury Yield: | 4.631% |
Spread to Benchmark US Treasury: | T + 105 bps |
Reoffer Yield: | 5.681% |
Coupon: | 5.65% |
Coupon Payment Dates: | April 1 and October 1 |
First Coupon Payment Date: | April 1, 2024 |
Public Offering Price: | 99.866% of Principal Amount |
Optional Redemption: | Callable at any time prior to September 1, 2028, in whole or in part, at a “make whole” premium of 20 bps, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the date of redemption. At any time on or after September 1, 2028, callable, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the date of redemption. |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 842400HY2 / US842400HY20 |
Joint Book-running Managers: | BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities”) MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (“MUFG”) TD Securities (USA) LLC (“TD Securities”) |
Co-managers: | Bancroft Capital, LLC CastleOak Securities, L.P. CAVU Securities, LLC Great Pacific Securities |
Guzman & Company Stern Brothers & Co. |
* 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 2023E Bonds on the Trade Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Series 2023E Bonds 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, BofA Securities, MUFG or TD Securities can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities at ###-###-####, MUFG at ###-###-#### or TD Securities at ###-###-####.
SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectus Included in the Disclosure Package
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