Capital Power Corporation (“Capital Power” or the “Company”) (TSX:
CPX) announced today that it has completed its previously announced
public and private placement offerings of subscription receipts
(collectively the “Offerings”). The public offering consisted of
the issuance of 8,231,000 subscription receipts (the “Public
Subscription Receipts”), on a bought deal basis, at an issue price
of $36.45 per Public Subscription Receipt (the “Offering Price”),
for total gross proceeds of approximately $300 million (the “Public
Offering”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement with a syndicate
of underwriters (the “Underwriters”) led by TD Securities Inc. and
National Bank Financial Inc. The Company has granted the
Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase, in whole or
part, up to an additional 1,234,650 Public Subscription Receipts at
the Offering Price to cover over-allotments, if any, exercisable at
any time and from time to time until the date that is 30 days
following the closing of the Public Offering. If the over-allotment
option is exercised in full, gross proceeds from the Public
Offering will be approximately $345 million.
Concurrently, the Company issued 2,745,000 subscription receipts
(together with the Public Subscription Receipts, the “Subscription
Receipts”) at the Offering Price to Alberta Investment Management
Corporation (“AIMCo”) on a private placement basis for gross
proceeds of approximately $100 million (the “Private Placement”).
TD Securities Inc. acted as the sole agent and bookrunner for the
Private Placement.
Each Subscription Receipt will entitle the holder thereof to
receive, without payment of additional consideration or further
action, upon the first to close of the Acquisitions (as defined
below), one common share of Capital Power.
The net proceeds from the Offerings will be used to partially
finance the previously announced acquisitions of (i) 100% of the
equity interests in CXA La Paloma, LLC, which owns the 1,062 MW La
Paloma natural gas generation facility in California, and (ii) 50%
of the equity interests in New Harquahala Generation Company, LLC,
which owns the 1,092 MW Harquahala natural gas generation facility
in Arizona (collectively, the “Acquisitions”) from CSG Investments,
Inc., a subsidiary of Beal Financial Corporation, which are
expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, subject to the
receipt of regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other
customary closing conditions. Details of the Acquisitions and the
Offerings were announced on November 20, 2023.
The gross proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts
less one-half of the Underwriters’ fee for the Public Offering and
the capital commitment fee for the Private Placement (the “Escrowed
Funds”) will be held in escrow by Computershare Trust Company of
Canada, as subscription receipt agent for the Offerings (the
“Subscription Receipt Agent”), and invested in interest-bearing
deposits with banks and other financial institutions with issuer
credit ratings with S&P Global Ratings, Inc. of at least A (as
contemplated by, or specified in, the subscription receipt
agreements for the Offerings) or other approved investments as set
forth in the subscription receipt agreements for the Offerings,
provided that Dividend Equivalent Payments may be made from the
Escrowed Funds and the interest credited or received thereon from
time to time, as described above.
The Public Subscription Receipts will begin trading on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CPX.R.
All references to dollar amounts contained herein are to
Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
U.S. Securities Laws Disclosures
The distribution of this announcement may be
restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose
possession any document or other information referred to herein
comes should inform themselves about and observe any such
restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may
constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for
sale in the United States, nor may any securities referred to
herein be offered or sold in the United States absent registration
or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), and the rules and
regulations thereunder. The securities referred to herein have not
been registered pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act or any state
securities laws, and except pursuant to exemptions from
registration requirements in the U.S. Securities Act or any state
securities laws, there is no intention to register any of the
securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of
securities in the United States.
Forward-looking Information
Certain information in this news release is forward-looking
information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws as it
relates to anticipated financial or operating performance, events
or strategies. When used in this context, words such as
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "estimate", "plan", "intend",
"expect", "target" and "will" or similar words suggest future
outcomes. By their nature, such statements are subject to
significant risks, assumptions and uncertainties, which could cause
the Company's actual results and experience to be materially
different than the anticipated results. Forward-looking information
or statements included in this news release are provided to inform
the Company's shareholders and potential investors about
management's assessment of the Company's future plans and
operations. This information may not be appropriate for other
purposes.
Material forward-looking information in this press release
includes information about the Acquisitions, including expectations
regarding transaction close timing, the Offerings and the
Subscription Receipts, including the terms thereof and use of
proceeds therefrom.
These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses
made by the Company in light of its experience and perception of
historical trends, current conditions, expected future
developments, and other factors it believes are appropriate,
including its review of the Acquisitions and re-contracting
opportunities. The material factors and assumptions used to develop
these forward-looking statements relate to the anticipated timing
of regulatory and third party consents and approvals.
Whether actual results, performance or achievements will conform
to the Company's expectations and predictions is subject to a
number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could
cause actual results and experience to differ materially from the
Company's expectations. Such material risks and uncertainties are:
(i) changes in electricity prices in markets in which the Company
operates; (ii) regulatory and political environments including
changes to environmental, climate, financial reporting, market
structure and tax legislation; (iii) disruptions, or price
volatility within our supply chains; (iv) generation facility
availability; (v) ability to fund current and future capital and
working capital needs; (vi) acquisitions (including the
Acquisitions) and developments including timing and costs of
regulatory approvals and construction; (vii) changes in the
availability of fuel; (viii) ability to realize the anticipated
benefits of acquisitions (including the Acquisitions); (ix)
limitations inherent in the Company's review of acquired assets;
(x) changes in general economic and competitive conditions,
including inflation; (xi) changes in the performance and cost of
technologies and the development of new technologies, new energy
efficient products, services and programs; and (xii) the risks and
uncertainties discussed under Risks and Risk Management in Capital
Power’s 2022 Integrated Annual Report under Capital Power’s profile
on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca), and other reports filed by Capital
Power with Canadian securities regulators.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the specified
approval date. The Company does not undertake or accept any
obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change
in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as
required by law.
Territorial Acknowledgement
In the spirit of reconciliation, Capital Power respectfully
acknowledges that we operate within the ancestral homelands,
traditional and treaty territories of the Indigenous Peoples of
Turtle Island, or North America. Capital Power’s head office is
located within the traditional and contemporary home of many
Indigenous Peoples of the Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation of
Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge the diverse Indigenous communities
that are located in these areas and whose presence continues to
enrich the community.
About Capital Power
Capital Power is a growth-oriented power producer committed to
net zero by 2045. Our balanced approach to the energy transition
prioritizes reliable, affordable and decarbonized power that
communities across North America can depend on.
Capital Power owns approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of power
generation capacity at 29 facilities across North America. Projects
in advanced development include approximately 213 MW of renewable
generation capacity in Alberta and North Carolina, 512 MW of
incremental natural gas combined cycle capacity from the repowering
of Genesee 1 and 2 in Alberta, and approximately 350 MW of natural
gas and battery energy storage systems in Ontario.
For more information, please
contact:
Investor and Media Relations:Katherine Perron(780)
392-5335investor@capitalpower.com &
kperron@capitalpower.com |
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