Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE:AGR) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01
On June29, 2018, Avangrid, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Company”), New York State Electric& Gas Corporation (“NYSEG”), Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (“RGE”), Central Maine Power Company (“CMP”), The United Illuminating Company (“UI”), Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (“CNG”), The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (“SCG”) and The Berkshire Gas Company (“BGC” and together with the Company, NYSEG, RGE, CMP, UI and CNG, the Borrowers”) entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Facility”), that provides for maximum borrowings of up to $2.5billion in the aggregate.
This Credit Facility replaces and supersedes the prior revolving credit facility entered into by the Borrowers with a syndicate of banks on April5, 2016 with a maturity date of April5, 2021, which provided for maximum borrowings of up to $1.5billion in the aggregate on substantially similar terms as the Credit Facility.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, each joint borrower has a maximum borrowing entitlement, or sublimit, which can be periodically adjusted to address specific short-term capital funding needs, subject to the maximum limit established by the banks. The Company’s maximum sublimit is $2billion, NYSEG, RGE, CMP and UI have maximum sublimits of $400million, CNG, and SCG have maximum sublimits of $150million and BGC has a maximum sublimit of $40million.
The Credit Facility contains no rating triggers that would cause default, acceleration or puts but does contain rating sensitive pricing and pricing that is sensitive to the reduction of the Borrower’s consolidated greenhouse gas emissions intensity. The Credit Facility also contains negative covenants, including one that sets the ratio of maximum allowed consolidated debt to consolidated total capitalization at 0.65 to 1.00, for each borrower.
Under the Credit Facility, each of the borrowers will pay an annual facility fee that is dependent on their credit rating. The initial facility fees will range from 12.5 to 17.5 basis points. The maturity date for the Credit Facility is June29, 2023.
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Credit Facility and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions in such Credit Facility, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 1.01 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
| Item 1.01 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
| Item 1.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
| ExhibitNo. | Description |
| 10.1 | Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June29, 2018, among Avangrid, Inc., New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, Central Maine Power Company, The United Illuminating Company, Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation, The Southern Connecticut Gas Company, The Berkshire Gas Company, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, MUFG Bank, LTD. and Santander Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York Branch, as Sustainability Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner& Smith Incorporated, , MUFG Bank, LTD., Santander Bank, N.A., and BBVA Securities, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners. |
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About Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE:AGR)
Avangrid, Inc. is a diversified energy and utility company with more than $30 billion in assets and operations in 25 states. The company operates regulated utilities and electricity generation through two primary lines of business. Avangrid Networks includes eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving approximately 3.1 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid Renewables operates 6.3 gigawatts of electricity capacity, primarily through wind power, in states across the United States. Iberdrola S.A. (Madrid: IBE), a worldwide leader in the energy industry, owns 81.5% of AVANGRID.